1950-51 Maakuntasarja season

The 1950-51 Maakuntasarja season was contested as the third tier of Finnish hockey. The league was divided into eight groups, the winners qualifying for promotion to the Suomi-sarja. 
==Suomi-Sarja Qualification==
Before the start of the season, Finnish Workers' Sports Federation teams competed in qualifiers to decide who would compete in the Suomi-sarja. The qualifiers for the Helsinki region were played as a four-team playoff, in which, in addition to Vesa, Helsinki's Jyry, Porvoo Veikot and Käpylän Kunto participated, the latter taking the league place. 
;Results
*12/30: Vesa - Jyry 10:5 OT (0:2, 1:2, 4:1)
*Käpylän Kunto - Porvoo Veikot
*1/1: Käpylän Kunto - Vesa 5:2 (0:1, 1:1, 4:0)
==Regular season==
===Group 1===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	TPS Turku 	3 	3	0	0	32	3 	6
2	Rauman Pallo-Iirot	3 	2	0	1	24	17	4
3	Rauman Pallo 	3 	1	0	2	11	26	2
4	Turun Toverit 	3 	0	0	3	8 	24	0
Turun Teras announced that they would give up their spot in the league, so the games they played were not counted in the standings.
===Group 2===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Pyynikin Haukat 	3 	3	0	0	21	8 	6
2	Toijalan Pallo-49 	3 	2	0	1	16	11	4
3	Oriveden Ponnistus 	3 	1	0	2	20	13	2
4	Toijalan Pallo-Veikot	3 	0	0	3	9 	35	0
Riihimaen Pallo-50 announced that they would give up their spot in the league, so the games they played were not counted in the standings.
===Group 3===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Hyvinkaan Palloseura	6 	6	0	0	63	12	12
2	Hango BK 	6 	4	0	2	41	25	8
3	Tammisaaren IF 	6 	2	0	4	7 	27	4
4	Rajamaen Rykmentti 	6 	0	0	6	5 	52	0
===Group 4===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Kalevan Pallo Kuopio 	3 	2	1	0	29	11	5
2	Pieksamaen Pallo-Sport	3 	1	1	1	17	16	3
3	Pieksamaen Palloilijat	3 	1	0	2	9 	23	2
4	Savon Pallo Pieksamaki	3 	1	0	2	10	15	2
Kajaanin Luitstinseura announced that they would give up their spot in the league, so the games they played were not counted in the standings.
===Group 5===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vaasan Vasama 	4 	3	0	1	52	7 	6
2	Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot 	4 	3	0	1	21	10	6
3	Jyvaskylan Diskos 	4 	3	0	1	14	16	6
4	Jyvaskylan Palloilijat	4 	1	0	3	8 	28	2
5	Jyvaskylan Isku 	4 	0	0	4	0 	33	0
Isku did not complete all their matches, so they were placed last by default.
===Group 6===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Kotkan Janteva 	5 	5	0	0	41	15	10
2	Pallo-Karhut Karhula	5 	4	0	1	36	25	8
3	Kuusankosken Puhti 	5 	4	0	1	19	14	8
4	Kuusankosken Veto 	5 	2	0	3	27	31	4
5	Pallo-Peikot Voikka 	5 	1	0	4	22	22	2
6	Haminan Palloilijat 	5 	0	0	5	16	54	0
===Group 7===
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Oulun Luistinseura 	2 	2	0	0	17	8 	4
2	Oulun Tyovaen Palloilijat	2 	0	0	2	8 	17	0
Lapin Pojat Rovaniemi, Karihaaran Karu Kemi, and Oulun Jaakiekkoilijat all withdrew.
===Group 8===
;Vesa Scores
*1/14: Vesa - PiTa 15:1 (5:0, 3:0, 7:1)
*1/18: Vesa - Jyry 8:4 (2:1, 3:2, 3:1)
*~1/30: Vesa - Veto 46:1 (10:0, 16:0, 20:1)
*2/4: Vesa - Jaguar 20:1 (7:0, 9:0, 4:1) 
;Standings
 	 	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki 	4 	4	0	0	89	7 	8
2	Helsingin Jyry 	4 	2	1	1	45	15	5
3	Pitäjänmäen Tarmo	4 	2	1	1	35	22	5
4	Järvenpään Jaguar	4 	0	1	3	4 	41	1
5	Korson Veto 	4 	0	1	3	2 	90	1
==Suomi-Sarja Promotion==
;TPS-Hyvinkaa
*2/18: TPS Turku - Hyvinkaan Palloseura 12:3
*2/25: TPS Turku - Hyvinkaan Palloseura 0:0
;Kotka-Vesa
*2/18: Kotkan Jäntevä - Vesa 7:5 (0:2, 4:2, 3:1)
*2/25: Vesa - Kotkan Jäntevä 7:2 (2:1, 3:0, 2:1)
;Haukat-Vasama
*2/18: Pyynikin Haukat - Vaasan Vasama 9:2
*2/25: Vaasan Vasama - Pyynikin Haukat 7:3
;Oulu-Kaleva
*2/25: Kalevan Pallo Kuopio - Oulun Luistinseura 6:5
*3/4: Oulun Luistinseura - Kalevan Pallo Kuopio 8:2
Vesa was promoted. Oulun Luistinseura, Pyynikin Haukat (Tampere), and Turun Palloseura (TPS) were as well.
==Sources==
*Jääkiekkoliiton kilpailukertomus 1950-51
*JokeriWiki - Kausi 1950-1951
*Kausi 1950-1951 (Suomi)
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Category:1951 in ice hockey