2016–17_SM-liiga_season

2016–17 Liiga season

2016–17 Liiga season

Sports season


The 2016–17 SM-liiga season was the 42nd 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

The top six teams advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams placing 7th through 10th play in the wild-card round for the final two spots. The SM-liiga is a closed league and 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.

Playoffs

KalPa wins the 2nd semi-final match in Kuopio

Bracket

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

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) Ässät vs. (10) Ilves

15 March 2017
18:30
Ässät3–2 1OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
IlvesIsomäki Areena, Pori
Attendance: 3,645
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16 March 2017
18:30
Ilves6–1
(3–0, 0–0, 3–1)
ÄssätTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 6,319
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18 March 2017
17:00
Ässät0–1 1OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
IlvesIsomäki Areena, Pori
Attendance: 5,457
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Ilves wins the series 2-1.

(8) Kärpät vs. (9) HIFK

15 March 2017
18:30
Kärpät3–4 1OT
(2–2, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
HIFKOulun Energia Areena, Oulu
Attendance: 5,024
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16 March 2017
18:30
HIFK4–3 1OT
(0–1, 2–0, 1–2, 1–0)
KärpätHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 6,658
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HIFK wins the series 2-0.

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Tappara vs. (10) Ilves

21 March 2017
18:30
Tappara3–6
(1–0, 2–5, 0–1)
IlvesTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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23 March 2017
18:30
Ilves1–2 1OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
TapparaTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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25 March 2017
17:00
Tappara0–1 1OT
(0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
IlvesTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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27 March 2017
18:30
Ilves0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)
TapparaTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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29 March 2017
18:3029
Tappara2–4
(1–2, 0–0, 1–2)
IlvesTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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31 March 2017
18:30
Ilves1–2 3OT
(0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
TapparaTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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1 April 2017
17:00
Tappara2–0
(2–0, 0–0, 0–0)
IlvesTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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Tappara wins the series 4-3.

(2) TPS vs. (9) HIFK

21 March 2017
18:30
TPS4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
HIFKGatorade Center, Turku
Attendance: 6,611
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23 March 2017
18:30
HIFK3–1
(2–0, 0–1, 1–0)
TPSHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,387
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25 March 2017
17:00
TPS4–1
(2–0, 1–0, 1–1)
HIFKGatorade Center, Turku
Attendance: 11,011
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27 March 2017
18:30
HIFK3–2 2OT
(2–0, 0–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
TPSHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,067
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29 March 2017
18:3029
TPS2–5
(2–0, 0–2, 0–3)
HIFKGatorade Center, Turku
Attendance: 8,149
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31 March 2017
18:30
HIFK3–2 1OT
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
TPSHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,200
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HIFK wins the series 4-2.

(3) KalPa vs. (6) Pelicans

22 March 2017
18:30
KalPa2–1 2OT
(0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
PelicansNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 3,817
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24 March 2017
18:30
Pelicans2–3 1OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1)
KalPaIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,743
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25 March 2017
17:00
KalPa1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)
PelicansNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 4,767
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27 March 2017
18:30
Pelicans2–5
(0–1, 1–3, 1–1)
KalPaIsku Areena, Lahti
Attendance: 4,057
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29 March 2017
18:3029
KalPa6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)
PelicansNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 4,171
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KalPa wins the series 4-1.

(4) JYP vs. (5) HPK

22 March 2017
18:30
JYP3–2 1OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
HPKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,282
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24 March 2017
18:30
HPK2–1
(1–1, 1–0, 0–0)
JYPRitarihalli, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 4,415
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25 March 2017
17:00
JYP2–3 2OT
(2–1, 0–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
HPKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 4,185
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27 March 2017
18:30
HPK1–3
(0–0, 0–1, 1–2)
JYPRitarihalli, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 4,071
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29 March 2017
18:3029
JYP3–2 1OT
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 1–0)
HPKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,392
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31 March 2017
18:30
HPK5–2
(1–0, 3–1, 1–1)
JYPRitarihalli, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 3,781
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1 April 2017
17:00
JYP3–2
(2–0, 1–0, 0–2)
HPKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 4,437
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JYP wins the series 4-3.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Tappara vs. (9) HIFK

4 April 2017
18:30
Tappara2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
HIFKTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 4,897
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6 April 2017
18:30
HIFK2–5
(0–1, 0–3, 2–1)
TapparaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 7,559
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8 April 2017
17:00
Tappara2–3
(1–1, 1–1, 0–1)
HIFKTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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10 April 2017
18:30
HIFK0–2
(0–1, 0–0, 0–1)
TapparaHelsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki
Attendance: 8,200
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12 April 2017
18:30
Tappara4–3
(1–1, 0–1, 3–1)
HIFKTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 5,866
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Tappara wins the series 4-1.

(3) KalPa vs. (4) JYP

5 April 2017
18:30
KalPa2–0
(1–0, 0–0, 1–0)
JYPNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 4,438
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7 April 2017
18:30
JYP0–3
(0–0, 0–1, 0–2)
KalPaSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 4,437
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8 April 2017
17:00
KalPa0–1
(0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
JYPNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,064
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10 April 2017
18:30
JYP2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
KalPaSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 4,102
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12 April 2017
18:30
KalPa2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
JYPNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 4,150
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13 April 2017
18:30
JYP4–2
(1–0, 2–2, 1–0)
KalPaSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,861
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15 April 2017
17:00
KalPa5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)
JYPNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,064
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KalPa wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

21 April 2017
18:30
JYP6–5 1OT
(2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 1–0)
HIFKSynergia-areena, Jyväskylä
Attendance: 3,916
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Finals (best-of-seven)

18 April 2017
18:30
Tappara2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
KalPaTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 6,162
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20 April 2017
18:30
KalPa3–2
(0–1, 2–0, 1–1)
TapparaNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,064
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22 April 2017
17:00
Tappara2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
KalPaTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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24 April 2017
18:30
KalPa2–5
(0–1, 2–3, 0–1)
TapparaNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,064
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25 April 2017
18:30
Tappara2–1
(0–0, 1–0, 1–1)
KalPaTampere Ice Stadium, Tampere
Attendance: 7,300
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27 April 2017
18:30
KalPa1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)
TapparaNiiralan monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 5,064
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Tappara wins the finals 4–2.

Final rankings

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

References

  1. "Kari Heikkilä on Lukon uusi päävalmentaja". Liiga.fi. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

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