2013–14_Liiga_season

2013–14 Liiga season

2013–14 Liiga season

Sports season


The 2013–14 SM-liiga season is the 39th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals.

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This was the first season in which the league was known as "Liiga" in marketing purposes, having dropped the "SM" prefix. It was also the last season in the SM-liiga for Jokerit, which joined the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League after the season.

Teams

Regular season

Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The SM-liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.

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Playoffs

Bracket

Wild-card round (best-of-3) Quarter-finals (best-of-7) Semi-finals (best-of-7) Finals (best-of-7)
1 Kärpät 4
7 Jokerit 0 10 HPK 0
10 HPK 2 1 Kärpät 4
4 SaiPa 1
2 Tappara 4 (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round)
8 Pelicans 2
1 Kärpät 4
2 Tappara 3
3 Lukko 4
8 Pelicans 2 6 Blues 3
9 HIFK 0 2 Tappara 4 Bronze medal game
3 Lukko 3
4 SaiPa 4 3 Lukko 1
5 JYP 3 4 SaiPa 0

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) Jokerit vs. (10) HPK

15 March 2014
17:00
Jokerit1–5
(0–1, 1–3, 0–1)
HPKHartwall Areena
Attendance: 5,641
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16 March 2014
17:00
HPK3–2
(1–1, 1–1, 1–0)
JokeritPatria-areena
Attendance: 5,236
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HPK wins the series 2-0.

(8) Pelicans vs. (9) HIFK

15 March 2014
17:00
Pelicans1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
HIFKIsku Areena
Attendance: 4,172
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16 March 2014
17:00
HIFK1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
PelicansHelsingin jäähalli
Attendance: 5,621
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Pelicans wins the series 2-0

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Kärpät vs. (10) HPK

21 March 2014
18:30
Kärpät3–1
(0–0, 1–1, 2–0)
HPKOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,409
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22 March 2014
17:00
HPK0–1
(0–0,0–1,0–0)
KärpätPatria-areena, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 4,904
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24 March 2014
18:30
Kärpät3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
HPKOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,028
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26 March 2014
18:30
HPK0–4
(0–2,0–1,0–1)
KärpätPatria-areena, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,959
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Kärpät wins the series 4-0

(2) Tappara vs. (8) Pelicans

21 March 2014
18:30
Tappara3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
PelicansTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 5,150
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22 March 2014
17:00
Pelicans2–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 1–0)
TapparaIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,602
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24 March 2014
18:30
Tappara3–1
(1–0, 2–0, 0–1)
PelicansTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 5,313
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26 March 2014
18:30
Pelicans2–3
(1–0,0–2,1–1)
TapparaIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,304
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28 March 2014
18:30
Tappara2–3
(0–1,1–1,1–1)
PelicansTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 5,029
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29 March 2014
17:00
Pelicans1–2 OT
(0–1,0–0,1–0,0–1)
TapparaIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,078
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Tappara wins the series 4-2

(3) Lukko vs (6) Blues

21 March 2014
18:30
Lukko3–4 OT
(2–1, 1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
BluesÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,023
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22 March 2014
17:00
Blues2–3
(2–1, 0–0, 0–2)
LukkoBarona Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,835
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24 March 2014
18:30
Lukko3–5
(1–2, 0–2, 2–1)
BluesÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 3,604
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26 March 2014
18:30
Blues4–5 OT
(0–1,3–2,1–1,0–1)
LukkoBarona Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 5,281
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28 March 2014
18:30
Lukko2–1
(0–0,2–0,0–1)
BluesÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,275
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29 March 2014
17:00
Blues2–1 OT
(1–0,0–1,0–0,1–0)
LukkoBarona Areena, Espoo
Attendance: 4,768
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31 March 2014
18:30
Lukko3–1
(1–1,1–0,1–0)
BluesÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,003
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Lukko wins the series 4–3.

(4) SaiPa vs. (5) JYP

21 March 2014
18:30
SaiPa2–1
(1–1, 0–0, 1–0)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,825
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22 March 2014
17:00
JYP3–4 OT
(1–2, 2–0, 0–1, 0–1)
SaiPaJyväskylän jäähalli, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,944
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24 March 2014
18:30
SaiPa3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,825
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26 March 2014
18:30
JYP2–1
(2–1,0–0,0–0)
SaiPaJyväskylän jäähalli, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,750
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28 March 2014
18:30
SaiPa1–2
(1–0,0–0,1–1)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,825
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29 March 2014
17:00
JYP5–2
(3–1, 2–0, 0–1)
SaiPaJyväskylän jäähalli, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,918
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31 March 2014
18:30
SaiPa6–4
(1–1,3–2,2–1)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,825
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SaiPa wins the series 4–3.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Kärpät vs. (4) SaiPa

2 April 2014
18:30
Kärpät6–2
(3–2,1–0,2–0)
SaiPaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 5,407
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4 April 2014
18:30
SaiPa1–3
(0–2,0–1,1–0)
KärpätKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,825
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5 April 2014
17:00
Kärpät0–1 OT
(0–0,0–0,0–0,0–1)
SaiPaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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7 April 2014
18:30
SaiPa2–3
(1–0,1–1,0–2)
KärpätKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,825
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9 April 2014
18:30
Kärpät2–1 OT
(1–1,0–0,0–0,1–0)
SaiPaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,000
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Kärpät wins the series 4–1.

(2) Tappara vs. (3) Lukko

2 April 2014
18:30
Tappara5–2
(2–0 ,1–0 ,2–2)
LukkoTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 4,078
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4 April 2014
18:30
Lukko2–3 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
TapparaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,118
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5 April 2014
17:00
Tappara0–1 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0 ,0–1)
LukkoTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 7,600
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7 April 2014
18:30
Lukko2–3 OT
(1–0, 1–2, 0–0, 0–1)
TapparaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,003
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9 April 2014
18:30
Tappara1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
LukkoTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 5,642
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11 April 2014
18:30
Lukko4–2
(2–1, 1–1, 1–0)
TapparaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,066
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12 April 2014
17:00
Tappara2–1
(1–1,0–0,1–0)
LukkoTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 6,013
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Tappara wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

14 April 2014
18:30
Lukko3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)
SaiPaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,019
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Finals (best-of-seven)

15 April 2014
18:30
Kärpät2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,209
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17 April 2014
18:30
Tappara4–3
(2–0, 1–0, 1–3)
KärpätTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 7,600
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19 April 2014
17:00
Kärpät2–3
(1–1,0–1,1–1)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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21 April 2014
18:30
Tappara3–2 OT
(0–1,2–0,0–1,1–0)
KärpätTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 7,600
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23 April 2014
18:30
Kärpät2–1
(0–0,1–1,1–0)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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25 April 2014
18:30
Tappara2–3
(0–2,0–0,2–1)
KärpätTampereen jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 7,600
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26 April 2014
17:00
Kärpät1–0 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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Kärpät wins the finals 4–3.

Final rankings

Kärpät
Tappara
Lukko
4SaiPa
5JYP
6Blues
7Pelicans
8HPK
9Jokerit
10HIFK
11Ilves
12Ässät
13TPS
14KalPa

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