Mestis 2002/03

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Master: Jukurit
Relegated: UJK
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The 2002/03 season was the third season in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish ice hockey league . As in the previous two years, Jukurit won the Mestis Championship .

Regular season

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Each team had to play four times against every other team in the league. A win in regular time and after extra time earned a team two points. A tie and a defeat after extra time were rewarded with one point. There were no points for a defeat in regular time.

Closing table

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, SnV = victory after overtime, U = draw, NnV = defeat after overtime, N = defeats, ET = goals scored, GT = goals conceded, TD = goal difference, P = points

rank team Sp S. OTS U OTN N ET GT TD P
1. Jukurit 44 31 2 2 2 7th 166 86 +80 70
2. KooKoo 44 25th 3 6th 1 9 168 111 +57 63
3. Kiekko-Vantaa 44 22nd 5 4th 2 11 175 131 +44 60
4th KalPa 44 23 2 4th 2 13 156 128 +28 60
5. Sports 44 18th 3 3 3 17th 150 129 +21 48
6th Hokki Kajaani 44 20th 2 3 1 18th 151 135 +16 48
7th Ahmat 44 19th 2 2 2 19th 153 152 +1 46
8th. Hermes 44 15th 2 6th 3 18th 131 121 +10 43
9. TuTo 44 18th 0 4th 1 21st 158 160 −2 41
10. FPS 44 13 2 4th 3 22nd 143 174 −31 37
11. Haukat 44 11 2 5 3 23 123 147 −24 34
12. UJK 44 2 0 1 2 39 87 287 −200 7th

Play-offs

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Places 1-8 were qualified for the play-offs. The teams that had won the most of five games in the quarter-finals against their opponents qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the best-of-5 mode was also played. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final, while the losers in the small final played for third place. In the final five games were played again. Whoever won the most games was the winner of the season. Only one game was played in the round for third place.

The respective opponents were put together so that the top ranked team plays against the worst, the second best, against the second worst, and so on. As in the main season, a game lasted a total of 60 minutes. After the regular time, extensions of 20 minutes each were played until a winner was found through a decisive goal.

Tournament tree

Quarter finals Semifinals final
                   
March 8-11, 2003        
 Jukurit  3
March 19-25, 2003
 Hermes  0  
 Jukurit  3
March 9-13, 2003
   Sports  1  
 KooKoo  3
29.3. - 6.4.2003
 Ahmat  1  
 Jukurit  3
March 8-11, 2003
   K-Vantaa  2
 K-Vantaa  3
March 19-25, 2003
 Hokki  0  
 KooKoo  1 Game for third place
March 9-13, 2003
   K-Vantaa  3  
 KalPa  1  KooKoo  1
 Sports  3    Sports  0
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Mestis qualification

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The two last-placed teams from the Mestis and the four best teams from the Suomi-sarja competed against each other in a qualifying round in a two -legged manner to stay in the Mestis or to be promoted.

Closing table

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = victories, SnV = victory after overtime, U = draw, NnV = defeat after overtime, N = defeats, ET = goals scored, GT = goals conceded, TD = goal difference, P = points

rank team Sp S. OTS U OTN N ET GT TD P
1. Haukat 10 6th 1 2 0 1 41 22nd +19 16
2. Salamat 10 7th 0 1 0 2 36 22nd +14 15th
3. UJK 10 5 0 1 1 3 31 24 +7 12
4th SaPKo 10 4th 0 0 2 4th 28 32 −4 10
5. Jokipojat 10 0 2 1 1 6th 24 40 −16 6th
6th Discos 10 0 2 1 1 6th 18th 38 −20 6th

The HC Salamat rose to the Mestis, while UJK was relegated to the Suomi-sarja.

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