
How Jerkko Virtala Fits into Nokian Pyry’s Mestis Ambitions – The Hockey Writers – Finnish Hockey
The top level of professional hockey in Finland is the Finnish Championship League, Suomen Mestaruusliiga or SM-Liiga for short. Similar to the English Football League, Finnish hockey uses a tier system to divide the skill levels of players across the country. Clubs are promoted or relegated between tiers based on performance. However, for a period,…