The application submitted by Team Jokerit Oy will be discussed at the hockey association’s federal board meeting on 28 February.
Ossi Saarinen,
Ann-Christine Karhu
11:16•Updated 11:24
The background company of the hockey club Helsinki Jokerit Team Jokerit Oy has submitted an application for a league place in Mesti. The matter is confirmed to Urheilu by the person profiled as the frontman of the Joker’s comeback project Jarmo Koskinen.
The application for a league place will be discussed at the meeting of the hockey association’s federal board on February 28. If the application goes through, Jokerit can apply for a Mestis license.
The license application for the 2023–2024 season must be submitted by March 31. Before this, the entity applying for a license must have a series seat granted by the federal government.
Jokeri’s application for a series spot was last presented a month ago. The board of the ice hockey association was supposed to discuss it at its meeting on January 24, but Team Jokerit Oy asked for more time.
– There was no such application that had any conditions to be accepted, Koskinen told Urheilu at the time.
According to Koskinen, the application was not submitted in January because they wanted to reach a “significantly more concrete level” in all aspects of the application.
According to Koskinen, Jokerit will inform more about the matter in the coming days.