Mestis 2003/04

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Master: KalPa Kuopio
Relegated: Ahmat Hyvinkää
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The 2003/04 season was the fourth season in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish ice hockey league . For the first time KalPa Kuopio won the Mestis Championship.

Regular season

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Each team had to play four times against every other team in the league and once against the Finnish U20 national team. Each game consisted of three thirds of 20 minutes each. If there was a tie after regular time, a five-minute extra time was played. The first goal in extra time decided the game for the team that scored the goal. In the event that a winner was still not found after extra time, the game was considered a tie.

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. SnV U / NnV N ET GT TD P
1. Jukurit 45 26th 1 10 8th 148 89 +59 64
2. KalPa 45 26th 2 7th 10 168 97 +77 63
3. Hermes 45 28 0 5 12 166 103 +63 61
4th Sports 45 23 2 5 15th 151 124 +27 55
5. KooKoo 45 22nd 1 7th 15th 129 98 +31 53
6th Hokki 45 17th 6th 5 17th 132 129 3 51
7th Salamat 45 19th 1 6th 19th 139 147 −8 46
8th. K-Vantaa 45 15th 3 8th 19th 128 136 −8 44
9. Haukat 45 13 6th 4th 22nd 148 174 −26 42
10. FPS 45 14th 2 7th 22nd 121 137 −16 39
11. TuTo 45 13 0 9 23 121 162 −41 35
12. Ahmat 45 3 2 6th 34 103 257 −154 16

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, A = assists , P = points, SM = penalty minutes

rank player team Sp T A. P +/- SM
1. Teemu Kuusisto Sports 44 35 20th 55 22nd 48
2. Antti Hilden Hermes 45 22nd 28 50 19th 22nd
3. Ville Hämäläinen KalPa 45 21st 25th 46 9 36
4th Karo Koivunen Salamat 45 8th 38 46 3 52
5. Jussi Haaspasaari Haukat 41 14th 29 43 4th 30th
6th Samuli Suhonen KalPa 45 11 31 42 22nd 26th
7th Jari-Pekka Pajula Hermes 45 12 29 41 24 32
8th. Petri Lehtonen Jukurit 41 9 31 40 17th 10
9. Tuomas Tikkanen Salamat 42 19th 20th 39 0 52
10. Tomi Mustonen Hokki 44 18th 21st 39 10 65

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: SP = games, SZ = playing time (min: sec), S = victories; N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, GS = shots saved, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals against goals, GS% = shots saved (in%)

rank player team Sp SZ S. N GT GS SO GTS GS%
1. Miika Wiikman Hermes 31 1845: 27 16 10 67 956 3 2.18 93.45
2. Pasi Kuvalainen KalPa 28 1647: 14 15th 8th 52 740 3 1.89 93.43
3. Jaakko Suomalainen KooKoo 42 2475: 41 19th 15th 82 1138 7th 1.99 93.28
4th Ville salt mines FPS 17th 890: 23 2 11 39 483 1 2.63 92.53
5. Mikko Strömberg Jukurit 27 1614: 17 14th 3 52 624 4th 1.93 92.31

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 11-18, 2004        
 Jukurit  3
March 20-24, 2004
 K-Vantaa  2  
 Jukurit  3
March 11-18, 2004
   KooKoo  0  
 Sports  2
30.3. - 7.4.2004
 KooKoo  3  
 Jukurit  2
March 11-14, 2004
   KalPa  3
 KalPa  3
March 20-24, 2004
 Salamat  0  
 KalPa  3 Game for third place
March 11-14, 2004
   Hermes  0  
 Hermes  3  Hermes  0
 Hokki  1    KooKoo  1
March 27, 2004

Quarter finals

Jukurit - K-Vantaa
March 11 Jukurit K-Vantaa 3-4
March 12th K-Vantaa Jukurit 0-1
the 14th of March Jukurit K-Vantaa 1-2
March 16 K-Vantaa Jukurit 4-5 n.V.
March 18th Jukurit K-Vantaa 7-2
Jukurit wins the round 3-2.
KalPa - Salamat
March 11 KalPa Salamat 5-3
March 12th Salamat KalPa 2-6
the 14th of March KalPa Salamat 3-0
KalPa wins the round 3-0.
Hermes - Hokki
March 11 Hermes Hokki 0-3
March 12th Hokki Hermes 2-3 a.d.
the 14th of March Hermes Hokki 4-1
March 16 Hokki Hermes 4-5 n.V.
Hermes wins the round 3-1
Sports - KooKoo
March 11 Sports KooKoo 4-1
March 12th KooKoo Sports 3-0
the 14th of March Sports KooKoo 4-5
March 16 KooKoo Sports 0-1
March 18th Sports KooKoo 2-3
KooKoo wins the round 3-2.

Semifinals

Jukurit - KooKoo
March, 20th Jukurit KooKoo 3-1
March 22 KooKoo Jukurit 0-1
March 24th Jukurit KooKoo 2-1 a.d.
Jukurit wins the round 3-0.
KalPa - Hermes
March, 20th KalPa Hermes 3-1
March 22 Hermes KalPa 1-4
March 24th KalPa Hermes 3-0
KalPa wins the round 3-0.

third place

Hermes - KooKoo
27th of March Hermes KooKoo 5-2
Hermes wins bronze.

final

Jukurit - KalPa
March 30 Jukurit KalPa 2-1
April 1st KalPa Jukurit 2-1
3rd of April Jukurit KalPa 1-4
April 5th KalPa Jukurit 2-3 a.d.
7th of April Jukurit KalPa 2-3 a.d.
KalPa wins the championship 3-2. Jukurit receives silver.

Best scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, A = assists , P = points, SM = penalty minutes

rank player team Sp T A. P +/- SM
1. Sami saloons KalPa 11 6th 7th 13 5 4th
2. Antti Hilden Hermes 8th 7th 3 10 6th 0
3. Aki Korhonen KalPa 11 3 7th 10 4th 4th
4th Marko Ahosilta KalPa 11 7th 2 9 6th 12
5. Markku Vuorisalo Hermes 8th 7th 2 9 6th 4th
6th Petri Lehtonen Jukurit 13 4th 5 9 −3 0
7th Mikko Hakkarainen Jukurit 13 2 7th 9 2 6th
8th. Tuomo Jormakka Jukurit 13 5 3 8th 6th 4th
9. Leave Kanerva Jukurit 13 4th 3 7th −4 4th
10. Ville Hämäläinen KalPa 11 0 7th 7th 6th 6th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: SP = games, SZ = playing time (min: sec), S = victories; N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, GS = shots saved, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals against goals, GS% = shots saved (in%)

rank player team Sp SZ S. N GT GS SO GTS GS%
1. Pasi Kuivalainen KalPa 11 683: 37 8th 1 16 293 2 1.40 94.82
2. Mikael Vuorio Jukurit 3 204: 30 1 0 5 85 1 1.47 94.44
3. Jaakko Suomalainen KooKoo 9 531: 13 2 5 20th 287 1 2.26 93.49
4th Mikko Strömberg Jukurit 10 649: 14 3 4th 20th 274 1 1.85 93.20
5. Jaakko Huhti Hokki 4th 254: 38 1 1 12 145 1 2.83 92.36

Mestis qualification

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The last two placed the Mestis and the winners of the play-offs from the Suomi-sarja competed against each other in a qualifying round to stay in the Mestis or to be promoted.

The games consisted of three thirds of 20 minutes each. If no winner was found in regular time, an extra five minutes was played. If there was still no winner after extra time, the game was counted as a draw.

The same points were awarded as in the regular season. The two teams with the highest points played in the Mestis next season. The remaining teams played in the Suomi-sarja.

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. SnV U / NnV N ET GT TD P
1. TuTo 6th 3 2 1 1 23 10 13 11
2. Jokipojat 6th 4th 0 1 1 25th 12 +13 9
3. Ahmat 6th 2 0 1 3 16 20th −4 5
4th Koo-Vee 6th 0 0 1 5 10 32 −22 1

Jokipojat rises into the mestis. For this, Hyvinkään Ahmat descends into the Suomi-sarja. TuTo Hockey continues to play in the Mestis and Koo-Vee continues to play in the Suomi-sarja.

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