2002–03 SM-liiga season

2002–03 SM-liiga season
Finals championsTampereen Tappara
  Runners-upOulun Kärpät
SM-liiga seasons

The 2002–03 SM-liiga season was the 28th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.

Regular season

Rank Team GP W OTW T OTL L GF GA Diff Pts
1. HPK 56 35 4 7 2 8 209 125 +84 87
2. Jokerit 56 32 3 6 0 15 154 108 +46 76
3. Kärpät 56 27 5 8 1 15 186 141 +45 73
4. Blues 56 25 2 10 4 15 168 145 +23 68
5. Tappara 56 25 4 5 2 20 156 119 +37 65
6. JYP 56 25 3 7 2 19 151 146 +5 65
7. HIFK 56 19 4 9 2 22 177 165 +12 57
8. TPS 56 24 0 6 2 24 138 138 ±0 56
9. Lukko 56 18 3 8 5 22 130 153 -23 55
10. Ässät 56 17 2 8 4 25 125 154 -29 50
11. SaiPa 56 17 2 6 4 27 134 171 -37 48
12. Pelicans 56 13 2 2 4 35 120 181 -61 36
13. Ilves 56 7 3 4 5 37 111 211 -100 29

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

  • HPK - TPS 4:3 (1:2, 3:1, 2:3 P, 0:4, 3:1, 7:0, 6:1)
  • Jokerit - HIFK 4:0 (2:1, 4:2, 5:2, 4:1)
  • Kärpät - JYP 4:3 (2:5, 4:1, 2:3 P, 2:4, 6:2, 4:1, 3:1)
  • Blues - Tappara 3:4 (4:1, 4:2, 2:3 P, 1:4, 4:3 P, 0:2, 1:2 P)

Semifinals

3rd place

Final