2023–24 Mestis season

The 2023–24 Mestis season was the 24th season of Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league.
This season marked the return of Jokerit to Finnish hockey after 10 years in the KHL.
==Clubs==
Updated 25 July 2023.
Team 	City 	Home arena, capacity 	Founded	Head coach
FPS 	Forssa 	Forssa Ice Hall, 3,000 	1931 	Asko Rantanen
Hermes 	Kokkola 	Kokkolan jäähalli, 4,200 	1953 	Tuukka Poikonen
Hokki 	Kajaani 	Kajaanin jäähalli, 2,372 	1968 	Pasi Räsänen
IPK 	Iisalmi 	Kankaan jäähalli, - 	1966 	Niko Härkönen
Jokerit 	Helsinki 	Keravan jäähalli, 2,000
Helsinki Ice Hall, 8,200	1967 	Tero Määttä
JoKP 	Joensuu 	Mehtimäki Ice Hall, 4,800 	1953 	Kari Martikainen
Kiekko-Espoo 	Espoo 	Espoo Metro Areena, 6,900 	2018 	Tomas Westerlund
Ketterä 	Imatra 	Imatra Spa Areena, 1,300 	1957 	Tuomo Ropo
KeuPa HT 	Keuruu 	Keuruun Jäähalli, 1,100 	1995 	Sami Ryhänen
KOOVEE 	Tampere 	Tampere Ice Stadium, 7,300	1929 	Miikka Kuusela
Kiekko-Vantaa	Vantaa 	Trio Areena, 3,700 	1994 	Jani Manninen
RoKi 	Rovaniemi	Lappi Areena, 3,500 	1979 	Maso Lehtonen
TUTO Hockey 	Turku 	Rajupaja Areena, 3,000 	1929 	Hermanni Vidman
==Team changes==
The following team changes have happened for the 2023–24 season:
=== To Mestis ===
Promoted from Suomi-sarja
* None
Relegated from Liiga
* None as Liiga is closed
Other
* Jokerit from the KHL
=== From Mestis ===
Promoted to Liiga
* None as Liiga is closed
Relegated to Suomi-sarja
* None
Other
* HK Zemgale/LLU did not receive a license
* Peliitat went bankrupt an thus did not receive a license
==Regular season==
The regular season consists of 48 matches.
Rules for classification: 1) Total points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Penalty minutes.
==Playoffs==
Playoffs are being played in four stages. Wild-card round is a best-of-3 series, with the quarter-finals, the semifinals and the final being best-of-7 series. The teams are reseeded after the first two stages, so that the best team by regular season performance to make the quarter-finals and the semifinals faces the worst team in the corresponding stage.
===Bracket===
==Promotion and Relegation==
===Promotion===
As the champion of Mestis in season 2022-23, Liiga decided to promote Kiekko-Espoo for the Liiga Season 2024-25.
===Relegation===
In the first round of relegation playoffs the 12th and 13th seated teams will play against each other. The loser will be relegated to the Suomi-sarja for next season.
In the second round of relegation playoffs, the winner of the first round will play against the champion of Suomi-sarja. The winner of this round will play next season in Mestis and the loser will be in Suomi-sarja.
Both 1st and 2nd rounds are played as a best-of-7 series.
== References ==
Category:Mestis seasons
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