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Naisten Mestis

February 21, 2024

For the Finnish men's second-tier ice hockey league, see Mestis.

Naisten Mestis (lit. 'Women's Championship Series'; from Mestaruussarja meaning 'Championship series') is the second-highest women's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was founded as Naisten I-divisioona (Women's First Division) in 1985 by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association when the number of teams playing in the Naisten SM-sarja (now 'Naisten Liiga') was limited. It was renamed Naisten Mestis prior to the 2012-13 season.

Naisten Mestis
FormerlyNaisten I-divisioona
SportIce hockey
Founded1985
FounderFinnish Ice Hockey Association
Inaugural seasonas Naisten I-divisoona, 1985–86
as Naisten Mestis, 2012–13
AdministratorJesse Nuutinen
No. of teams18 in Qualifiers
10 in Regular season
CountryFinland
Most recent
champion(s)		HIFK Akatemia
(2021)
TV partner(s)Leijonat.tv
Promotion toNaisten Liiga
Relegation toNaisten Suomi-sarja
Official websiteleijonat.fi

Series format edit

The Mestis season format has changed many times since the founding of the league in 1985. The current format was introduced for the 2019–20 season.

Qualifiers

With the exception of the Naisten SM-liiga teams, all club representative teams start the season in the Mestis Qualifiers (Finnish: Karsinta). Each team is grouped into a division (Finnish: lohko) of five to eight teams; the number of divisions is determined by the total number of teams competing and each division is loosely defined by geographic location, with proximate teams being grouped. Each team plays a total of fifteen or sixteen matches within their division. The points earned in the games determine the team's ranking within their division; victories earn three points, overtime victories earn two points, and overtime losses earn one point. Teams that rank forth or lower in each division at the end of the qualifiers do not qualify to play in the Mestis and continue the season in the Naisten Suomi-sarja. The qualifying round runs from the beginning of the season in September to late November or early December.

Cross qualifiers

The team with the highest point total from each division of the qualifiers moves on the cross qualifying round (Finnish: ristiinkarsinta). If there are an odd number of divisions, the team with the highest point total of all remaining teams also moves on. The cross qualifiers are a round-robin tournament, each team faces all other participating teams once. The two teams earning the highest point totals at the end of the tournament continue their seasons in the Lower Division (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja) of the Naisten Liiga and have the opportunity to gain promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the following season. The teams ranked third and lower in the cross qualifiers continue the season in the Naisten Mestis regular season. The cross qualifying round is played in late November and/or early December.

Regular season

The teams ranked third and lower in the cross qualifiers and the teams that finished second or third in each division of the qualifiers fill the ranks of the Mestis regular season. If the number of divisions is odd, the third ranked team from the qualifiers with smallest point total does not qualify and moves to the Naisten Suomi-sarja so that an even number of teams is maintained in the Mestis. Each team in the regular season plays an equal number of games against each of the other teams. The regular season runs from January to March.

Teams participating in the 2022–2023 season edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
SaiPa
 
 
 
Salo HT
 
PaRa
 
TPS Ak /
Turku HC
 
 
JyKi
 
 
Kiilat
 
 
LL-89
 
S-Kiekko
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Location in Finland of teams participating in   Lohko 1 (see map below for detailed locations of teams in Uusimaa),   Lohko 2, and   Lohko 3 of the Naisten Mestis qualification series.
 
 
 
 
KJT Haukat
 
 
SaiPa
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Location in Uusimaa of teams participating in   Lohko 1 of the Naisten Mestis qualification series.

Qualifiers edit

Teams listed by ranking at the conclusion of the qualifiers.

Lohko 1

  1. Saimaan Pallo (SaiPa), Lappeenranta
  2. Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia (K-Espoo Ak), Espoo
  3. KJT Haukat, Tuusula
  4. Pelicans, Lahti[1]
  5. HIFK U18, Helsinki

Lohko 2

  1. HIFK Akatemia (HIFK Ak), Helsinki
  2. HPK Akatemia, Hämeenlinna
  3. TPS Akatemia, Turku
  4. Panelian Raikas (PaRa), Eura
  5. Salo HT, Salo
  6. Turku HC, Turku

Lohko 3

  1. Alavuden Peli-Veikot (APV), Alavus
  2. KalPa Akatemia (KalPa Ak), Kuopio
  3. Kärpät Akatemia (Kärpät Ak), Oulu
  4. Kiilat, Haapajärvi
  5. Jyvässeudun Kiekko (JyKi), Jyväskylä
  6. S-Kiekko, Seinäjoki
  7. LL-89 Red Lights, Lapinlahti

Regular season edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
KJT Haukat
 
 
SaiPa
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Location in Finland of teams participating in the Naisten Mestis regular season.

The top two teams from each group proceeded directly to the Naisten Mestis regular season, while the teams that finished third in each group – KJT Haukat, TPS Akatemia, and Kärpät Akatemia – played a single round-robin cross-qualification (Finnish: ristiinkarsinta) to determine the final two teams that would participate in the regular season.[2] TPS Akatemia and all teams ranked fourth and lower in the qualifiers went on to populate the Naisten Suomi-sarja regular season.[3]

Team Location Home venue(s) Head coach Captain
APV   Alavus Alavus Areena Michael Ojala Pinja Niemistö
HIFK Akatemia   Helsinki Pirkkolan jäähalli [fi] Antti Borgenström Anniina Koskinen
HPK Akatemia   Hämeenlinna Hämeenlinnan harjoitushalli Marko Peltoniemi Viivi Simola
Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia   Espoo Leppävaaran jäähalli [fi],
Matinkylän jäähalli [fi] 		Casimir Öhman Linda Österlund
KalPa Akatemia   Kuopio Lippumäen jäähalli [fi],
Niirala 		Jarno Harrarainen Petra Keromaa
KJT Haukat   Kerava Kerava 2 Aada Käppi &
Mia Ristolainen 		Jeannette Andersson
Kärpät Akatemia   Oulu Raksila 2 Lilli Antinmäki
& Satu Kiipeli 		Alene Sankala
SaiPa   Lappeenranta Kisapuisto 2 Silja Schemeikka Eevi Ilvonen

Teams in previous seasons edit

The teams that qualified for the Naisten Mestis regular season, listed by overall rank at the end of the regular season.

Series champions edit

The manner in which the Mestis Championship is won has changed many times since the founding of the league in 1985. It has, for example, been awarded to the most successful team in the regular season, the winner of Mestis playoffs (which have repeatedly changed format or not been held), or to the team able to win promotion through the Naisten Liiga qualification/relegation series. The winner of the Naisten Mestis has not been historically guaranteed a place in the Naisten Liiga for the following season.

Champions, 2016–present edit

Season   Champions   Runners-up   Third Place
2015–16 Blues/EKS (Espoo) Pelicans 2000 (Lahti) Hermes (Kokkola)
2016–17 Sport (Vaasa) Rovaniemen Kiekko (Rovaniemi) Puhti [fi] (Kuusankoski)
2017–18 Turun Palloseura (Turku) Sport (Vaasa) JYP (Jyväskylä)
2018–19 JYP (Jyväskylä) Hermes (Kokkola) Alavuden Peli-Veikot (Alavus)
2019–20 Seasons suspend due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21
2021–22 HIFK Akatemia (Helsinki) Kiekko-Espoo Akatemia (Espoo) Kärpät Akatemia (Oulu)

See also edit

References edit

Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Naisten Mestis; see its history for attribution.

  1. ^ Urpunen, Janne (12 September 2019). "Miksi Lahti on naisjääkiekon musta aukko?". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "2022-2023 Naisten Mestiksen ristiinkarsinta: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-2023 Naisten Mestis: Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. ^ "2017-2018 Naisten Mestis, Sarja: Naisten Mestis – Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  5. ^ "2018-2019 Naisten Mestis, Sarja: Naisten Mestis – Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 10 February 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  6. ^ "2019-2020 Naisten Mestis, Sarja: Naisten Mestis – Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 22 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ Halme, Kai (4 December 2020). "Naisten Mestiksen ja Suomi-sarjan pelaamistavat". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  8. ^ "2020-2021 Naisten Mestis, Sarja: Naisten Mestis – Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  9. ^ "2021-2022 Naisten Mestis, Sarja: Naisten Mestis – Sarjataulukko". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 13 March 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

External links edit

  • League information and statistics from Eliteprospects.com and Hockeyarchives.info (in French)

February 21, 2024
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For the Finnish men s second tier ice hockey league see Mestis Naisten Mestis lit Women s Championship Series from Mestaruussarja meaning Championship series is the second highest women s ice hockey league in Finland The league was founded as Naisten I divisioona Women s First Division in 1985 by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association when the number of teams playing in the Naisten SM sarja now Naisten Liiga was limited It was renamed Naisten Mestis prior to the 2012 13 season Naisten MestisFormerlyNaisten I divisioonaSportIce hockeyFounded1985FounderFinnish Ice Hockey AssociationInaugural seasonas Naisten I divisoona 1985 86as Naisten Mestis 2012 13AdministratorJesse NuutinenNo of teams18 in Qualifiers10 in Regular seasonCountryFinlandMost recentchampion s HIFK Akatemia 2021 TV partner s Leijonat tvPromotion toNaisten LiigaRelegation toNaisten Suomi sarjaOfficial websiteleijonat fi Contents 1 Series format 2 Teams participating in the 2022 2023 season 2 1 Qualifiers 2 2 Regular season 3 Teams in previous seasons 4 Series champions 4 1 Champions 2016 present 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksSeries format editThe Mestis season format has changed many times since the founding of the league in 1985 The current format was introduced for the 2019 20 season QualifiersWith the exception of the Naisten SM liiga teams all club representative teams start the season in the Mestis Qualifiers Finnish Karsinta Each team is grouped into a division Finnish lohko of five to eight teams the number of divisions is determined by the total number of teams competing and each division is loosely defined by geographic location with proximate teams being grouped Each team plays a total of fifteen or sixteen matches within their division The points earned in the games determine the team s ranking within their division victories earn three points overtime victories earn two points and overtime losses earn one point Teams that rank forth or lower in each division at the end of the qualifiers do not qualify to play in the Mestis and continue the season in the Naisten Suomi sarja The qualifying round runs from the beginning of the season in September to late November or early December Cross qualifiersThe team with the highest point total from each division of the qualifiers moves on the cross qualifying round Finnish ristiinkarsinta If there are an odd number of divisions the team with the highest point total of all remaining teams also moves on The cross qualifiers are a round robin tournament each team faces all other participating teams once The two teams earning the highest point totals at the end of the tournament continue their seasons in the Lower Division Finnish Alempi jatkosarja of the Naisten Liiga and have the opportunity to gain promotion to the Naisten Liiga for the following season The teams ranked third and lower in the cross qualifiers continue the season in the Naisten Mestis regular season The cross qualifying round is played in late November and or early December Regular seasonThe teams ranked third and lower in the cross qualifiers and the teams that finished second or third in each division of the qualifiers fill the ranks of the Mestis regular season If the number of divisions is odd the third ranked team from the qualifiers with smallest point total does not qualify and moves to the Naisten Suomi sarja so that an even number of teams is maintained in the Mestis Each team in the regular season plays an equal number of games against each of the other teams The regular season runs from January to March Teams participating in the 2022 2023 season edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Pelicans nbsp SaiPa nbsp HIFK Ak nbsp HPK Ak nbsp Salo HT nbsp PaRa nbsp TPS Ak Turku HC nbsp APV nbsp JyKi nbsp KalPa Ak nbsp Kiilat nbsp Karpat Ak nbsp LL 89 nbsp S Kiekkoclass notpageimage Location in Finland of teams participating in nbsp Lohko 1 see map below for detailed locations of teams in Uusimaa nbsp Lohko 2 and nbsp Lohko 3 of the Naisten Mestis qualification series nbsp nbsp HIFK U18 nbsp K Espoo Ak nbsp KJT Haukat nbsp Pelicans nbsp SaiPaclass notpageimage Location in Uusimaa of teams participating in nbsp Lohko 1 of the Naisten Mestis qualification series Qualifiers edit Teams listed by ranking at the conclusion of the qualifiers Lohko 1 Saimaan Pallo SaiPa Lappeenranta Kiekko Espoo Akatemia K Espoo Ak Espoo KJT Haukat Tuusula Pelicans Lahti 1 HIFK U18 HelsinkiLohko 2 HIFK Akatemia HIFK Ak Helsinki HPK Akatemia Hameenlinna TPS Akatemia Turku Panelian Raikas PaRa Eura Salo HT Salo Turku HC TurkuLohko 3 Alavuden Peli Veikot APV Alavus KalPa Akatemia KalPa Ak Kuopio Karpat Akatemia Karpat Ak Oulu Kiilat Haapajarvi Jyvasseudun Kiekko JyKi Jyvaskyla S Kiekko Seinajoki LL 89 Red Lights Lapinlahti Regular season edit nbsp nbsp APV nbsp HIFK Ak nbsp HPK Ak nbsp KalPa Ak nbsp K Espoo Ak nbsp KJT Haukat nbsp Karpat Ak nbsp SaiPaclass notpageimage Location in Finland of teams participating in the Naisten Mestis regular season The top two teams from each group proceeded directly to the Naisten Mestis regular season while the teams that finished third in each group KJT Haukat TPS Akatemia and Karpat Akatemia played a single round robin cross qualification Finnish ristiinkarsinta to determine the final two teams that would participate in the regular season 2 TPS Akatemia and all teams ranked fourth and lower in the qualifiers went on to populate the Naisten Suomi sarja regular season 3 Team Location Home venue s Head coach CaptainAPV nbsp Alavus Alavus Areena Michael Ojala Pinja NiemistoHIFK Akatemia nbsp Helsinki Pirkkolan jaahalli fi Antti Borgenstrom Anniina KoskinenHPK Akatemia nbsp Hameenlinna Hameenlinnan harjoitushalli Marko Peltoniemi Viivi SimolaKiekko Espoo Akatemia nbsp Espoo Leppavaaran jaahalli fi Matinkylan jaahalli fi Casimir Ohman Linda OsterlundKalPa Akatemia nbsp Kuopio Lippumaen jaahalli fi Niirala Jarno Harrarainen Petra KeromaaKJT Haukat nbsp Kerava Kerava 2 Aada Kappi amp Mia Ristolainen Jeannette AnderssonKarpat Akatemia nbsp Oulu Raksila 2 Lilli Antinmaki amp Satu Kiipeli Alene SankalaSaiPa nbsp Lappeenranta Kisapuisto 2 Silja Schemeikka Eevi IlvonenTeams in previous seasons editThe teams that qualified for the Naisten Mestis regular season listed by overall rank at the end of the regular season 2017 18 4 1 TPS2 Sport3 JYP4 RoKi5 Hermes6 Red Wings7 KalPa Ak8 Puhti 2018 19 5 1 HIFK2 RoKi3 Hermes4 APV5 JYP6 Karpat Ak 2019 20 6 1 JYP2 Karpat Ak3 KJT Haukat4 HIFK AK5 SaiPa6 YJK 2020 21 7 8 1 Karpat Ak2 APV3 PaRa4 KOOVEE HIFK Ak K Espoo Ak 2021 22 9 1 HIFK Ak2 K Espoo Ak3 Karpat Ak4 JYP5 HPK Akatemia6 KJT HaukatSeries champions editThe manner in which the Mestis Championship is won has changed many times since the founding of the league in 1985 It has for example been awarded to the most successful team in the regular season the winner of Mestis playoffs which have repeatedly changed format or not been held or to the team able to win promotion through the Naisten Liiga qualification relegation series The winner of the Naisten Mestis has not been historically guaranteed a place in the Naisten Liiga for the following season 1986 Shakers Kerava 1987 Tiikerit Hameenlinna 1988 Ilves Kiekko Tampere 1989 Tiikerit Hameenlinna 1990 Espoon Kiekkoseura EKS Espoo 1991 Kettera Imatra 2001 Hameenlinnan Pallokerho Hameenlinna 2002 Turun Palloseura TPS Turku 2003 Turun Palloseura TPS Turku 2004 Lohjan Kisa Veikot LoKV Lohja 2005 Turun Palloseura TPS Turku 2006 Etela Vantaan Urheilijat EVU Vantaa 2007 Alavuden Peli Veikot APV Kuortane 2008 Salo Hockey Team Salo HT Salo 2009 Alavuden Peli Veikot APV Kuortane 2010 Kalevan Pallo KalPa Kuopio 2011 Ita Helsingin Kiekko IHT Helsinki 2012 Keski Uudenmaan Juniorikiekkoilun Tuki KJT Kerava 2013 Keski Uudenmaan Juniorikiekkoilun Tuki KJT Kerava 2014 Rovaniemen Kiekko RoKi Rovaniemi 2015 Lapinlahden Luistin 89 Red Lights LL 89 LapinlahtiChampions 2016 present edit Season nbsp Champions nbsp Runners up nbsp Third Place2015 16 Blues EKS Espoo Pelicans 2000 Lahti Hermes Kokkola 2016 17 Sport Vaasa Rovaniemen Kiekko Rovaniemi Puhti fi Kuusankoski 2017 18 Turun Palloseura Turku Sport Vaasa JYP Jyvaskyla 2018 19 JYP Jyvaskyla Hermes Kokkola Alavuden Peli Veikot Alavus 2019 20 Seasons suspend due to the COVID 19 pandemic2020 212021 22 HIFK Akatemia Helsinki Kiekko Espoo Akatemia Espoo Karpat Akatemia Oulu See also editNaisten Liiga Women s ice hockey in FinlandReferences editContent in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi Naisten Mestis see its history for attribution Urpunen Janne 12 September 2019 Miksi Lahti on naisjaakiekon musta aukko Etela Suomen Sanomat in Finnish Retrieved 12 September 2020 2022 2023 Naisten Mestiksen ristiinkarsinta Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association Retrieved 17 March 2023 2022 2023 Naisten Mestis Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association Retrieved 17 March 2023 2017 2018 Naisten Mestis Sarja Naisten Mestis Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish 18 March 2018 Retrieved 29 November 2022 2018 2019 Naisten Mestis Sarja Naisten Mestis Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish 10 February 2019 Retrieved 29 November 2022 2019 2020 Naisten Mestis Sarja Naisten Mestis Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish 22 March 2020 Retrieved 29 November 2022 Halme Kai 4 December 2020 Naisten Mestiksen ja Suomi sarjan pelaamistavat Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish Retrieved 29 November 2022 2020 2021 Naisten Mestis Sarja Naisten Mestis Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish 31 May 2021 Retrieved 29 November 2022 2021 2022 Naisten Mestis Sarja Naisten Mestis Sarjataulukko Finnish Ice Hockey Association in Finnish 13 March 2022 Retrieved 29 November 2022 External links editLeague information and statistics from Eliteprospects com and Hockeyarchives info in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naisten Mestis amp oldid 1145239613, 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