In the Ice Hockey League, the Pelicans will have to qualify for their league position against the winner of Mestis. The Pelicans lost to the Mikkeli Jukurs in the fourth match of the so-called Playout series with a score of 2-3.
This meant that the Jukuri took the match with a 4-1 win.
The Jukurit went to the Playout Series as a clear underdog, with the last team of the SM League in the regular season. The Pelicans, on the other hand, fought in the final round of the regular season for the playoff spot.
However, the Jukuri was clearly better in the Playout series against Pelicans.
The Mikkeli team started strongly on Saturday when Max Ellis took his team lead at the end of the opening round Peter Abbandonaton Stylish feed.
In the second round at the beginning Sake Hämäläinen surprised the Pelicans goalkeeper Particle Bartosak With the so -called old -fashioned.
However, the Pelicans rose to fight for victory in the final round. First of all Swedish John John immediately narrowed the third round with its blue line shot.
In time 54.12 Tomas Staple Leveled the match when he was the first to be in a loose hockey in front of the Jukuri goals. The 17-year-old Czech Republic fan a brilliance of his first SM league goal. Poletin had played 15 matches in the regular season without power points.
One of the biggest characters in the Jukuri Playout series Peter Abbandonato However, he did the winning goal after the overtime had only been played for 1 minute and 24 seconds. The American punished Pelicans with superiority because Elias Vilén had taken 13 seconds earlier about the ice for violence.
Sports Hockey Specialist Top Nice He was happy for Finnish hockey in the hockey round as he looked at the happy reactions of the Mikkeli audience and the Jukuri players after the game in Lahti. For example, the Nätinen highlighted the Swedish in the Yukuri number one pair of Jukuri Kim Johansson for ventilation.
“He probably never ventilated so high,” Nättinen pointed out.
There has been a lot of talk about the SM League falling troll, which is important for the foreign players of both teams.
Nättinen took a strong stance on the debate.
– I can’t do the nonsense that foreigners are not interested. The Pelicans may have had such a situation, but the Jukuri did not, Nättinen said.
During the spring, it has long been speculated that the Jukuri and the most likely to win the Helsinki Jokers will be played in the qualifying series in the SM League.
Topi Nättinen also raised his hands and admitted that he was wrong. Nättinen would not have thought the Jukuri would not go to the qualifying series.
– This is an incredible story after the miserable regular season and its ravine hike. This was for the Jukurs than the championship, if not more, Nättinen outlined.
In Jukuri all -time played the most matches Jesper Piitulainen It was naturally happy in an interview with MTV.
– This is where everyone needs a holiday. There were four gold hippies for this season in the bunch, Piitulainen pulled a difficult season.
In the Pelicans in the A-junior and then purely the last four SM League in Lahti Aleks Haatanen He also gave an interview in the hockey round, with quite a few parties in the background.
– It’s been a long season. We earned this as a team. I’m damn proud, Haatanen said.
Haatanen admitted that the emotions were on the surface when he heard Jukuri played against Pelicans in the Playout series.
– It wasn’t an easy place, but the emotions had to be put aside. Had to give everything. It feels good, but it also feels so bad. However, this is a sport, Haatanen said.
Kapanen: The Jukuri gave a good lesson
Pelicans head coach Sami Kapanen admitted to being disappointed. Kapanen praised Jukuri’s enthusiasm and energy and commitment to winning things.
– We were looking for our own game for too long. In the third round of the previous game and today we got better at the right things. That game is not in its river yet, Kapanen talked to MTV and saw the overtime as expensive.
– There’s a disappointment and an annoyance how it went in the end.
Kapanen knows that the Pelicans were not good enough against the Jukurs. In Kapanen’s opinion, the Jukuri learned that good energy and commitment to the right things go a long way.
– The pressure mode does not decrease. Things have to be dealt with and headed for a better game, Kapanen said.
The Jokers lead the Mestis Final Series 3-1. Four wins will be a champion. The final series is for the first time on Monday.
Updated at 8:24 pm. Added comments from Haatanen and Kapanen.