The 2005/06 season was the sixth season in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish ice hockey league . For the fourth time, Jukurit Mikkeli won the Mestis Championship.
Regular season
mode
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, 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 |
29 |
0 |
4th |
1 |
11 |
173 |
102 |
+71 |
63
|
| 2. |
Sports |
45 |
26th |
2 |
1 |
1 |
15th |
172 |
106 |
+66 |
58
|
| 3. |
TuTo |
45 |
24 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
16 |
157 |
123 |
+34 |
55
|
| 4th |
Hokki |
45 |
23 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
18th |
127 |
124 |
+3 |
52
|
| 5. |
KooKoo |
45 |
18th |
4th |
2 |
4th |
17th |
142 |
129 |
+13 |
50
|
| 6th |
K-Vantaa |
45 |
21st |
2 |
2 |
2 |
18th |
130 |
128 |
+2 |
50
|
| 7th |
Salamat |
45 |
19th |
0 |
4th |
3 |
19th |
146 |
151 |
−5 |
45
|
| 8th. |
Jokipojat |
45 |
17th |
3 |
3 |
2 |
20th |
131 |
160 |
−29 |
45
|
| 9. |
FPS |
45 |
17th |
1 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
127 |
140 |
−13 |
39
|
| 10. |
Hermes |
45 |
12 |
3 |
4th |
1 |
25th |
116 |
156 |
−40 |
35
|
| 11. |
Haukat |
45 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
31 |
97 |
196 |
−99 |
24
|
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, A = assists , P = points, SM = penalty minutes
| rank
|
player
|
team
|
Sp
|
T
|
A.
|
P
|
+/-
|
SM
|
| 1. |
Tero Forsell |
TuTo |
45 |
20th |
41 |
61 |
20th |
43
|
| 2. |
Mikko Liukkonen |
KooKoo |
44 |
21st |
37 |
58 |
12 |
90
|
| 3. |
Markku Vuorisalo |
TuTo |
37 |
24 |
22nd |
46 |
25th |
57
|
| 4th |
Petri Lehtonen |
Jukurit |
43 |
17th |
27 |
44 |
23 |
16
|
| 5. |
Janne Jokila |
FPS |
44 |
24 |
18th |
42 |
−10 |
89
|
| 6th |
Tuomas Tikkanen |
K-Vantaa |
42 |
15th |
26th |
41 |
3 |
62
|
| 7th |
Markus Jämsä |
Sports |
43 |
14th |
26th |
40 |
14th |
73
|
| 8th. |
Pete Suonpää |
Sports |
40 |
16 |
23 |
39 |
13 |
46
|
| 9. |
Janne Lehtinen |
Haukat / K-Vantaa |
44 |
17th |
21st |
38 |
4th |
103
|
| 10. |
Sami Ryhänen |
Salamat |
27 |
10 |
28 |
38 |
19th |
22nd
|
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: SP = games, MIN = minutes, S = wins; N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, GS = shots saved, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals against goals, GS% = shots saved (in%)
| rank
|
player
|
team
|
Sp
|
MIN
|
GT
|
GS
|
SO
|
GTS
|
GS%
|
| 1. |
Eero Kilpeläinen |
Hermes |
41 |
2141 |
111 |
1152 |
1 |
3.11 |
91.21
|
| 2. |
Janne Kurikka |
FPS |
44 |
2230 |
110 |
1100 |
2 |
2.96 |
90.91
|
| 3. |
Jaakko Suomalainen |
Jukurit |
43 |
2371 |
86 |
854 |
6th |
2.18 |
90.85
|
| 4th |
Carl Grahn |
KooKoo |
45 |
1858 |
80 |
791 |
3 |
2.58 |
90.82
|
| 5. |
Sami Heinonen |
Sports |
41 |
1780 |
78 |
767 |
3 |
2.63 |
90.77
|
mode
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
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Quarter finals
|
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Semifinals
|
|
final
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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13.3. - 3/18/2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jukurit
|
3
|
|
|
22.3. - 29.3.2006
|
|
|
Jokipojat
|
1
|
|
|
|
Jukurit
|
3
|
|
|
13.3. - 3/18/2006
|
|
|
|
Hokki
|
2
|
|
|
|
Hokki
|
3
|
|
|
|
31.3. - 5.4.2006
|
|
|
KooKoo
|
1
|
|
|
|
Jukurit
|
3
|
|
|
13.3. - 3/20/2006
|
|
|
|
Sports
|
1
|
|
|
Sports
|
3
|
|
|
22.3. - 25.3.2006
|
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|
|
Salamat
|
2
|
|
|
|
Sports
|
3
|
Game for third place
|
|
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13.3. - 3/18/2006
|
|
|
|
TuTo
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
TuTo
|
3
|
TuTo
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
K-Vantaa
|
0
|
|
Hokki
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.4.2006
|
|
|
|
Quarter finals
Semifinals
third place
|
TuTo - Hokki
|
| April 1st |
TuTo |
Hokki |
4-3 n.V.
|
|
TuTo wins bronze.
|
final
|
Jukurit - sport
|
| March 31 |
Jukurit |
Sports |
1-3
|
| April 1st |
Sports |
Jukurit |
0-2
|
| 3rd of April |
Jukurit |
Sports |
4-2
|
| April 5th |
Sports |
Jukurit |
1-4
|
|
Jukurit wins the championship 3-1. Sport 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. |
Vesa Myllyaho |
Sports |
12 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
4th |
8th
|
| 2. |
Mika Niemi |
Jukurit |
11 |
4th |
6th |
10 |
4th |
14th
|
| 3. |
Pete Suonpää |
Sports |
10 |
4th |
6th |
10 |
3 |
49
|
| 4th |
Patrik Westerback |
Sports |
10 |
2 |
77 |
9 |
1 |
10
|
| 5. |
Samuli Piiroinen |
Jukurit |
13 |
2 |
7th |
9 |
4th |
12
|
| 6th |
Petri Lehtonen |
Jukurit |
13 |
7th |
1 |
8th |
6th |
4th
|
| 7th |
Markus Jämsä |
Sports |
12 |
4th |
4th |
8th |
3 |
16
|
| 8th. |
Antti Laakso |
Jukurit |
13 |
3 |
5 |
8th |
3 |
37
|
| 9. |
Leave Kanerva |
Jukurit |
12 |
4th |
2 |
6th |
3 |
0
|
| 10. |
Jussi Heikkinen |
Sports |
12 |
4th |
2 |
6th |
−2 |
16
|
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: SP = games, MIN = minutes, S = wins; N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, GS = shots saved, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals against goals, GS% = shots saved (in%)
| rank
|
player
|
team
|
Sp
|
MIN
|
GT
|
GS
|
SO
|
GTS
|
GS%
|
| 1. |
Jaakko Suomalainen |
Jukurit |
13 |
776 |
17th |
330 |
4th |
1.31 |
95.10
|
| 2. |
Carl Grahn |
KooKoo |
4th |
196 |
6th |
110 |
0 |
1.84 |
94.83
|
| 3. |
Simo Vehviläinen |
Salamat |
5 |
326 |
10 |
172 |
1 |
1.84 |
94.51
|
| 4th |
Matti Höylä |
Sports |
12 |
745 |
21st |
354 |
1 |
1.69 |
94.40
|
| 5. |
Joni Myllykoski |
Hokki |
10 |
592 |
22nd |
259 |
0 |
2.23 |
92.17
|
mode
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. Haukat stopped playing before the start of the qualifying round and therefore did not take part.
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 three 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. |
HeKi |
8th |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
27 |
15th |
+12 |
12
|
| 2. |
SaPKo |
8th |
4th |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
22nd |
18th |
+4 |
11
|
| 3. |
Koo-Vee |
8th |
4th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
19th |
23 |
−4 |
9
|
| 4th |
Hermes |
8th |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
29 |
23 |
−6 |
8th
|
| 5. |
Titaanite |
8th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8th |
13 |
31 |
−8 |
0
|
Heinolan Kiekko, Savonlinnan Pallorkerho and Koo-Vee rose to the Mestis. Hermes got into the Suomi-sarja. Kotkan Titaanit still played in the Suomi-sarja.
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