I’ve got a bit behind with the matches in the last couple of days, so here’s what matters in precis form.
On Friday night the second round of the SM-liiga quarter-finals took place:
Ilves 3-2 Kärpät (1-1 in games)
HIFK 3-6 Blues (1-1)
Pelicans 3-1 Jokerit (1-1)
JYP 5-4 Tappara (1-1)
Everything even then for the third round which is this afternoon.
Saturday was a Mestis day. The decider between Jukurit and Sport in Mikkeli ended up 3-2, so the Mestis semi-finals look like this:
TuTo v KooKoo
Hokki v Jukurit
TuTo should beat KooKoo, but the other match up is anyone’s guess. I’ll go for Jukurit on the strength of their tough games against Sport having steeled their resolve, and also the dubious strength of Hokki not reaching the final again after last year’s success.
The third round of the Mestis karsinta was also played yesterday, with K-Laser beaten heavily 0-5 at home by D-Kiekko, and Titaanit recovering from yet another head coach change to beat Salamat 3-2 in Kotka.
