2015–16_SM-liiga_season

2015–16 Liiga season

2015–16 Liiga season

Sports season


The 2015–16 SM-liiga season was the 41st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.

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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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Source: Liiga

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.[2]

Playoffs

Bracket

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

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) TPS vs. (10) Sport

12 March 2016
17:00
TPS4–2
(2–2, 1–0, 1–0)
SportHK Arena, Turku
Attendance: 4,461
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13 March 2016
17:00
Sport2–5
(1–2, 1–2, 0–1)
TPSVaasa Arena, Vaasa
Attendance: 4,093
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TPS wins the series 2–0.

(8) KalPa vs. (9) Pelicans

12 March 2016
17:00
KalPa3–2 1OT
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1, 1–0)
PelicansNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 3,021
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13 March 2016
17:00
Pelicans4–1
(2–0, 0–0, 2–1)
KalPaIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 2,854
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15 March 2016
18:30
KalPa1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
PelicansNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 3,010
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Pelicans wins the series 2–1.

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) HIFK vs. (9) Pelicans

18 March 2016
18:30
HIFK5–1
(1–0, 3–1, 1–0)
PelicansHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,512
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19 March 2016
17:00
Pelicans0–3
(0–2, 0–1, 0–0)
HIFKIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,707
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22 March 2016
18:30
HIFK2–4
(1–2, 0–1, 1–1)
PelicansHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,281
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24 March 2016
18:30
Pelicans3–2 1OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
HIFKIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,513
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26 March 2016
17:00
HIFK2–1
(1–0, 0–1, 1–0)
PelicansHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,574
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28 March 2016
17:00
Pelicans1–2
(0–0, 1–0, 0–2)
HIFKIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 5,121
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HIFK wins the series 4–2.

(2) Kärpät vs. (7) TPS

18 March 2016
18:30
Kärpät1–2 1OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
TPSOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 5,810
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19 March 2016
17:00
TPS1–6
(0–3, 0–1, 1–2)
KärpätHK Arena, Turku
Attendance: 8,726
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22 March 2016
18:30
Kärpät3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
TPSOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,070
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24 March 2016
18:30
TPS2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
KärpätHK Arena, Turku
Attendance: 7,531
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26 March 2016
17:00
Kärpät5–2
(0–0, 2–2, 3–0)
TPSOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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28 March 2016
17:00
TPS2–3 1OT
(2–0, 0–0, 0–2, 0–1)
KärpätHK Arena, Turku
Attendance: 9,009
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Kärpät wins the series 4–2.

(3) Tappara vs. (6) Lukko

18 March 2016
18:30
Tappara3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
LukkoTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 6,276
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19 March 2016
17:00
Lukko5–0
(3–0, 1–0, 1–0)
TapparaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,323
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22 March 2016
18:30
Tappara1–0
(1–0, 0–0, 0–0)
LukkoTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 5,389
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24 March 2016
18:30
Lukko1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
TapparaÄijänsuo Arena, Rauma
Attendance: 4,475
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26 March 2016
17:00
Tappara5–3
(0–1, 1–2, 4–0)
LukkoTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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Tappara wins the series 4–1.

(4) JYP vs. (5) SaiPa

18 March 2016
18:30
JYP4–1
(3–0, 1–0, 0–1)
SaiPaSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,531
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19 March 2016
17:00
SaiPa2–4
(2–1, 0–1, 0–2)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,480
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22 March 2016
18:30
JYP1–2
(1–0, 0–2, 0–0)
SaiPaSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,436
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24 March 2016
18:30
SaiPa1–4
(1–2, 0–1, 0–1)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,680
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26 March 2016
17:00
JYP2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
SaiPaSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 4,437
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28 March 2016
17:00
SaiPa1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
JYPKisapuisto, Lappeenranta
Attendance: 4,244
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JYP wins the series 4–2.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) HIFK vs. (4) JYP

1 April 2016
18:30
HIFK4–2
(1–2, 2–0, 1–0)
JYPHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,007
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2 April 2016
17:00
JYP5–2
(3–0, 2–2, 0–0)
HIFKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 4,324
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4 April 2016
18:30
HIFK7–1
(1–0, 6–1, 0–0)
JYPHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,518
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6 April 2016
18:30
JYP3–2
(3–1, 0–1, 0–0)
HIFKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,833
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8 April 2016
18:30
HIFK5–3
(3–0, 1–1, 1–2)
JYPHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,200
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11 April 2016
18:30
JYP0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
HIFKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,793
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HIFK wins the series 4–2.

(2) Kärpät vs. (3) Tappara

1 April 2016
18:30
Kärpät1–3
(1–0, 0–1, 0–2)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,011
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2 April 2016
17:00
Tappara4–1
(1–0, 0–1, 3–0)
KärpätTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,044
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5 April 2016
18:30
Kärpät4–1
(0–0, 3–1, 1–0)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,007
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7 April 2016
18:30
Tappara2–3 2OT
(2–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
KärpätTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,124
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9 April 2016
17:00
Kärpät3–4 1OT
(0–1, 1–1, 2–1, 0–1)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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11 April 2016
18:30
Tappara2–3 1OT
(0–0, 0–2, 2–0, 0–1)
KärpätTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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12 April 2016
18:30
Kärpät0–2
(0–0, 0–2, 0–0)
TapparaOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 6,614
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Tappara wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

15 April 2015
18:30
Kärpät3–2
(0–1, 0–1, 3–0)
JYPOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 5,112
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Finals (best-of-seven)

15 April 2016
18:30
HIFK4–0
(2–0, 1–0, 1–0)
TapparaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,200
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16 April 2016
17:00
Tappara2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
HIFKTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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19 April 2016
18:30
HIFK6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
TapparaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,200
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22 April 2016
18:30
Tappara3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
HIFKTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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23 April 2016
17:00
HIFK1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
TapparaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,200
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26 April 2016
18:30
Tappara2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)
HIFKTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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Tappara wins the finals 4–2.

Final rankings

Tappara
HIFK
Kärpät
4JYP
5SaiPa
6Lukko
7TPS
8Pelicans
9KalPa
10Sport
11KooKoo
12Ässät
13HPK
14Ilves
15Blues

References

  1. Timo Savela. "Ässät valitsi loppukauden kapteenistonsa - SM-LIIGA - 21.09.2015 - Uutiset - Jatkoaika.com - Kaikki jääkiekosta" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. Retrieved October 14, 2015.

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