Mestis 2002/03
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
Web links
- Finnish Mestis - League Table 2002-2003 at annabet.com
- The 2002/03 season at hockeyarchives.info