HC Panter/Purikad

Two technical losses for Kalev-Valk, Viking approved

Estonian League started with some problems: the first two games of Kalev-Välk are considered 5-0 technical losses because the team didn't show up. Viking Tallinn and Panter/Purikad earn three points without playing

Federation also approved the HC Viking membership application. The new team replaced HK Viiking Sport Tallinn, folded after last season in debt, but it does not consider as the legal successor so can not require the payment of the debts of the other club to the new one

HK Kalev-Välk Tartu won Estonian regular season

Estonian Meistriliiga finished in last weekend with HK Kalev-Välk Tartu as winner of regular season. Current champion will face fourth seed Viiking Sport Tallinn in playoffs semifinal starting Saturday 11 March as favourite, while other pair between Viru Sputnik Kohtla-Järve and Panter/Purikad Tallinn seems more balanced. Viru Sputnik Anton Nekrassov finished as Top Scorer

Panther/Purikad receives suspensions

The Estonian Hockey Federation has decided to suspend Panter/Purikad's player/coach Olle Sildre for the remaining of the season for unsportsmanlike conduct and his verbal attack of the referee after the last league match against Viru Sputnik. Finnish player Jussi Nieminen was suspended four games for charging Viru Sputnik defenceman Aleksei Petrovits. As a result of the charge, Petrovits suffered a broken left collarbone and his season is over.