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.
Teams
Location of teams in
2016–2017 SM-liiga
Team
City
Head coach
Arena
Capacity
Captain
HIFK
Helsinki
Antti Törmänen
Helsingin jäähalli
8,200
Arttu Luttinen
HPK
Hämeenlinna
Antti Pennanen
Patria-areena
5,360
Niko Kapanen
Ilves
Tampere
Karri Kivi
Tampereen jäähalli
7,300
Tapio Laakso
Jukurit
Mikkeli
Risto Dufva
Kalevankankaan jäähalli
4,200
Marko Kauppinen
JYP
Jyväskylä
Marko Virtanen
Synergia-areena
4,437
Juha-Pekka Hytönen
KalPa
Kuopio
Pekka Virta
Niiralan monttu
5,064
Jussi Timonen
KooKoo
Kouvola
Petri Mattila
Lumon arena
6,200
Josh Green
Kärpät
Oulu
Kai Suikkanen
Oulun Energia Areena
6,768
Lasse Kukkonen
Lukko
Rauma
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Äijänsuo Arena
5,400
Janne Niskala
Pelicans
Lahti
Petri Matikainen
Isku Areena
5,530
Antti Erkinjuntti
SaiPa
Lappeenranta
Ari Santanen
Kisapuisto
4,820
Ville Koho
Sport
Vaasa
Tomek Valtonen
Vaasa Arena
4,512
Markus Kankaanperä
Tappara
Tampere
Jussi Tapola
Tampereen jäähalli
7,300
Jukka Peltola
TPS
Turku
Ari-Pekka Selin
HK Arena
11,820
Tomi Kallio
Ässät
Pori
Jyrki Aho
Porin jäähalli
6,300
Matti Kuparinen
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.
Pos
Team
Pld
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Final Result
1
Tappara
60
34
10
5
11
185
129
+56
127
Advance to Quarterfinals
2
TPS
60
30
8
8
14
167
123
+44
114
3
KalPa
60
28
9
10
13
168
140
+28
112
4
JYP
60
28
9
9
14
160
123
+37
111
5
HPK
60
23
12
5
20
153
136
+17
98
6
Pelicans
60
23
8
8
21
157
150
+7
93
7
Ässät
60
24
7
4
25
128
142
−14
90
Advance to Wild-card round
8
Kärpät
60
22
9
6
23
147
136
+11
90
9
HIFK
60
22
8
5
25
138
140
−2
87
10
Ilves
60
21
6
7
26
143
146
−3
82
11
Jukurit
60
20
4
8
28
128
141
−13
76
12
Lukko
60
17
6
8
29
151
177
−26
71
13
KooKoo
60
15
7
11
27
137
173
−36
70
14
Sport
60
16
5
11
28
128
169
−41
69
15
SaiPa
60
14
5
8
33
116
181
−65
60
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-three)
(7) Ässät vs. (10) Ilves
Ilves wins the series 2-1.
(8) Kärpät vs. (9) HIFK
HIFK wins the series 2-0.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Tappara vs. (10) Ilves
Tappara wins the series 4-3.
(2) TPS vs. (9) HIFK
HIFK wins the series 4-2.
(3) KalPa vs. (6) Pelicans
KalPa wins the series 4-1.
(4) JYP vs. (5) HPK
JYP wins the series 4-3.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Tappara vs. (9) HIFK
Tappara wins the series 4-1.
(3) KalPa vs. (4) JYP
KalPa wins the series 4–3.
Bronze medal game
Finals (best-of-seven)
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
Final rankings
References