The 2006/07 season was the seventh season in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish ice hockey league . For the first time, Hokki Kajaani 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, an extra five minutes 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. |
Sports |
45 |
30th |
2 |
3 |
1 |
9 |
195 |
105 |
+90 |
68
|
2. |
TuTo |
45 |
29 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
171 |
93 |
+78 |
67
|
3. |
Jukurit |
45 |
29 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
10 |
198 |
110 |
+88 |
65
|
4th |
Hokki |
45 |
25th |
3 |
4th |
1 |
11 |
175 |
126 |
+49 |
63
|
5. |
KooKoo |
45 |
24 |
1 |
8th |
1 |
11 |
174 |
131 |
+43 |
59
|
6th |
Jokipojat |
45 |
22nd |
1 |
3 |
1 |
18th |
151 |
137 |
+14 |
50
|
7th |
HeKi |
45 |
14th |
2 |
4th |
2 |
23 |
124 |
151 |
−27 |
38
|
8th. |
K-Vantaa |
45 |
16 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
26th |
142 |
188 |
−46 |
37
|
9. |
SaPKo |
45 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
25th |
121 |
171 |
−50 |
33
|
10. |
Salamat |
45 |
14th |
0 |
5 |
0 |
26th |
127 |
183 |
−56 |
33
|
11. |
Koo-Vee |
45 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
30th |
133 |
227 |
−94 |
26th
|
12. |
FPS |
45 |
9 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
34 |
102 |
183 |
−81 |
20th
|
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 |
24 |
47 |
71 |
30th |
30th
|
2. |
Teemu Virtala |
Hokki |
45 |
7th |
58 |
65 |
2 |
76
|
3. |
Petri Lehtonen |
Jukurit |
45 |
19th |
37 |
56 |
15th |
28
|
4th |
Sami Puruskainen |
Jokipojat |
44 |
16 |
36 |
52 |
10 |
30th
|
5. |
Markus Jämsä |
Sports |
44 |
19th |
29 |
48 |
6th |
60
|
6th |
Jarkko Oikarinen |
K-Vantaa |
45 |
9 |
37 |
46 |
−2 |
28
|
7th |
Jouni Virpio |
TuTo |
45 |
20th |
25th |
45 |
20th |
42
|
8th. |
Tuomas Tikkanen |
Jukurit |
45 |
12 |
33 |
45 |
19th |
28
|
9. |
Tuomas Nikoskelainen |
Hokki |
34 |
14th |
30th |
44 |
7th |
74
|
10. |
Jussi-Mikko Makkonen |
K-Vantaa |
44 |
24 |
19th |
43 |
2 |
85
|
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. |
Juha Kuokkanen |
TuTo |
45 |
2254: 36 |
29 |
7th |
66 |
856 |
7th |
1.76 |
92.84
|
2. |
Antti Ore |
KooKoo |
28 |
922: 40 |
9 |
3 |
43 |
490 |
0 |
2.80 |
91.93
|
3. |
Alexander Salak |
Jokipojat |
45 |
1881: 39 |
17th |
14th |
88 |
980 |
1 |
2.81 |
91.76
|
4th |
Matti Höylä |
Sports |
43 |
2159: 35 |
27 |
7th |
79 |
866 |
4th |
2.19 |
91.64
|
5. |
Ari Reunanen |
Jukurit |
44 |
2057: 22 |
23 |
9 |
79 |
860 |
3 |
2.30 |
91.59
|
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
|
Quarter finals
|
|
Semifinals
|
|
final
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14.2. - February 17, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sports
|
3
|
|
23.2. - 1.3.2007
|
|
K-Vantaa
|
0
|
|
|
Sports
|
1
|
|
14.2. - 21.2.2007
|
|
|
Hokki
|
3
|
|
|
Hokki
|
3
|
|
|
4.3. - 7.3.2007
|
|
KooKoo
|
2
|
|
|
Jukurit
|
0
|
|
14.2. - February 18, 2007
|
|
|
Hokki
|
3
|
|
TuTo
|
3
|
|
23.2. - 1.3.2007
|
|
|
HeKi
|
0
|
|
|
TuTo
|
1
|
Game for third place
|
|
14.2. - February 17, 2007
|
|
|
Jukurit
|
3
|
|
|
|
Jukurit
|
3
|
Sports
|
1
|
|
|
|
Jokipojat
|
0
|
|
TuTo
|
0
|
|
|
|
4.3.2007
|
|
|
Quarter finals
Semifinals
third place
Sport - TuTo
|
4th of March |
Sports |
TuTo |
2-0
|
Sport wins bronze.
|
final
Jukurit - Hokki
|
4th of March |
Jukurit |
Hokki |
2-3 a.d.
|
6th March |
Hokki |
Jukurit |
3-1
|
7th March |
Jukurit |
Hokki |
0-1
|
Hokki wins the championship 3-0. 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. |
Teemu Virtala |
Hokki |
12 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
18th
|
2. |
Marko Virtala |
Hokki |
12 |
7th |
3 |
10 |
5 |
2
|
3. |
Jarkko Hattunen |
Hokki |
12 |
7th |
3 |
10 |
2 |
10
|
4th |
Vesa Myllyaho |
Sports |
8th |
6th |
4th |
10 |
6th |
2
|
5. |
Petri Lehtonen |
Jukurit |
9 |
2 |
8th |
10 |
−1 |
2
|
6th |
Antti Kangasniemi |
Hokki |
12 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
2 |
12
|
7th |
Tuomas Nikoskelainen |
Hokki |
12 |
5 |
4th |
9 |
4th |
16
|
8th. |
Markus Jämsä |
Sports |
8th |
3 |
6th |
9 |
2 |
18th
|
9. |
Patrik Westerback |
Sports |
8th |
3 |
6th |
9 |
4th |
20th
|
10. |
Jaakk Järvitalo |
Sports |
8th |
3 |
6th |
9 |
4th |
20th
|
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. |
Ari Reunanen |
Jukurit |
10 |
652: 14 |
6th |
4th |
17th |
308 |
1 |
1.56 |
94.77
|
2. |
Joni Myllykoski |
Hokki |
12 |
572: 50 |
8th |
1 |
17th |
247 |
1 |
1.78 |
93.56
|
3. |
Alexander Salak |
Jokipojat |
3 |
225: 39 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
122 |
0 |
2.39 |
93.13
|
4th |
Matti Höylä |
Sports |
8th |
396: 37 |
4th |
3 |
16 |
191 |
1 |
2.42 |
92.27
|
5. |
Juha Kuokkanen |
TuTo |
8th |
468: 01 |
4th |
4th |
18th |
205 |
0 |
2.31 |
91.93
|
mode
The four last-placed teams after the regular season and the losers of the quarter-finals of the play-offs had to play in the play-downs to stay up. The losers in the first round had to go to the second round. The losers of the second round had to survive a qualifying round against the two best teams of the Suomi-sarja , the third highest Finnish ice hockey league , in order to remain in the Mestis .
The length of the play-downs matches that of the play-offs.
1 round
2nd round
SaPKo - FPS
|
6th March |
SaPKo |
FPS |
4-3 n.V.
|
8th of March |
FPS |
SaPKo |
2-4
|
March 10th |
SaPKo |
FPS |
2-1 a.d.
|
SaPKo wins the round 3-0. FPS must go to the qualifying round.
|
|
|
mode
The losers of the play-downs from 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. |
LeKi |
6th |
4th |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
26th |
19th |
+7 |
9
|
2. |
Titaanite |
6th |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
22nd |
16 |
+6 |
8th
|
3. |
Koo-Vee |
6th |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
24 |
−1 |
7th
|
4th |
FPS |
6th |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6th |
16 |
28 |
−12 |
0
|
FPS and Koo-Vee descended into the Suomi-sarja. Kotkan Titaanit and Lempäälän Kisa ascended into the Mestis.
SM liiga qualification
In spring 2007, a team from the Mestis had the opportunity to move up to the SM-liiga and form the 15th team in the highest league. This opportunity was offered to Mikkelin Jukurit, as this club with second place was the most successful team of the Mestis 2006/07 season that had applied for promotion (Kajaanin Hokki had not applied).
To qualify, Jukurit had to survive a best-of-seven round against the last-placed SM-liiga, KalPa Kuopio .
Jukurit lost the qualifying round to KalPa and therefore remained in the Mestis.
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