Mestis 2009/10

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Master: Jokipojat
Newcomers: none
Relegated: RoKi
↑ SM-liiga   | • Mestis |  Suomi-sariah ↓

The 2009/10 season was the tenth season in the Mestis , the second highest Finnish ice hockey league . Jokipojat won the Mestis championship .

Main round

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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 . A win in the regular season earned a team three points, a win after extra time two points and a defeat after extra time was 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 OTN N ET GT TD P
1. KooKoo 45 24 5 5 11 156 120 +36 87
2. Jokipojat 45 23 5 5 12 173 128 +45 84
3. LeKi 45 20th 9 1 15th 151 124 +27 79
4th Sports 45 22nd 3 4th 16 152 120 +32 76
5. D team 45 21st 4th 5 15th 153 137 +16 76
6th TuTo 45 21st 3 5 15th 153 145 +8 74
7th Kiekko-Vantaa 45 21st 2 5 17th 141 141 0 72
8th. Jukurit 45 18th 4th 5 18th 127 128 −1 67
9. Hokki 45 18th 4th 5 18th 133 146 −13 67
10. SaPKo 45 15th 4th 4th 22nd 129 158 −29 57
11. HeKi 45 10 2 6th 27 122 164 −42 40
12. RoKi 45 8th 5 1 31 117 191 −74 35
Finland U20 12 3 2 1 6th 34 39 −5 14th

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
                   
2nd - 7th March 2010        
 KooKoo  3
March 11-18, 2010
 Jukurit  1  
 KooKoo  2
2nd - 5th March 2010
   D team  3  
 Sports  1
March 20-23, 2010
 D team  3  
 Jokipojat  3
2nd - 7th March 2010
   D team  0
 Jokipojat  3
11-14 March 2010
 K-Vantaa  0  
 Jokipojat  3 Game for third place
2nd - 7th March 2010
   LeKi  0  
 LeKi  3  KooKoo  1
 TuTo  1    LeKi  0
March 20, 2010

Promotion Games

For the first time since the 1999/2000 season there was promotion and relegation between the 1st and 2nd Finnish ice hockey league. The 14th of the SM-lliga played in a best-of-7 series against the master of the Mestis.

Ilves - Jokipojat
March 30 Ilves Jokipojat 3-1
April 1st Jokipojat Ilves 4-5
2nd of April Ilves Jokipojat 4-1
April 6th Jokipojat Ilves 2-1
April 8th Ilves Jokipojat 4-2
Ilves wins 4: 1 and thus remains in the SM-liiga.

Mestis qualification

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The two last-placed teams from the Mestis and the two best teams from the Suomi-sarja competed against each other in a qualifying round in a two -way leg to remain 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 OTN N ET GT TD P
1. HeKi 6th 4th 0 0 2 26th 15th +11 12
2. RoKi 6th 3 1 0 2 31 21st +10 11
3. Kiekko laser 6th 3 0 2 1 23 24 −1 11
4th KJT TuusKi 6th 0 1 0 5 13 33 −20 2

HeKi secured relegation and RoKi was relegated to Suomi-sarja.

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