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2016–17 Liiga
League Liiga
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 2016 – April 2017
Number of teams 15
TV partner(s) Nelonen
Regular season
Best record Tappara
  Runners-up TPS
Season MVP Mika Pyörälä
Top scorer Henrik Haapala
Playoffs

The 2016–17 Liiga season was the 42nd season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.

Teams[]

Team City Head coach Arena Capacity Captain
HIFK Helsinki Antti Törmänen Helsingin jäähalli &0000000000008200.0000008,200 Arttu Luttinen
HPK Hämeenlinna Antti Pennanen Patria-areena &0000000000005360.0000005,360 Niko Kapanen
Ilves Tampere Karri Kivi Tampereen jäähalli &0000000000007300.0000007,300 Tapio Laakso
Jukurit Mikkeli Risto Dufva Kalevankankaan jäähalli &0000000000004200.0000004,200 Marko Kauppinen
JYP Jyvaskyla Jyväskylä Marko Virtanen Synergia-areena &0000000000004437.0000004,437 Juha-Pekka Hytönen
KalPa Kuopio Pekka Virta Niiralan monttu &0000000000005064.0000005,064 Jussi Timonen
KooKoo Kouvola Petri Mattila Lumon arena &0000000000006200.0000006,200 Josh Green
Kärpät Oulu Kai Suikkanen Oulun Energia Areena &0000000000006768.0000006,768 Lasse Kukkonen
Lukko Rauma Juha Vuori
21 Nov 2016[1]
Kari Heikkilä
Äijänsuo Arena &0000000000005400.0000005,400 Janne Niskala
Pelicans Lahti Petri Matikainen Isku Areena &0000000000005530.0000005,530 Antti Erkinjuntti
SaiPa Lappeenranta Ari Santanen Kisapuisto &0000000000004820.0000004,820 Ville Koho
Sport Vaasa Tomek Valtonen Vaasa Arena &0000000000004512.0000004,512 Markus Kankaanperä
Tappara Tampere Jussi Tapola Tampereen jäähalli &0000000000007300.0000007,300 Jukka Peltola
TPS Turku Ari-Pekka Selin HK Arena &0000000000011820.00000011,820 Tomi Kallio
Assat Ässät Pori Jyrki Aho Porin jäähalli &0000000000006300.0000006,300 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 Liiga is a closed league and there is no relegation.


source=Liiga


Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/− P
Tappara 60 34 10 5 11 185 129 +56 127
TPS 60 30 8 8 14 167 123 +44 114
KalPa 60 28 9 10 13 168 140 +28 112
JYP 60 28 9 9 14 160 123 +37 111
HPK 60 23 12 5 20 153 136 +17 98
Pelicans 60 23 8 8 21 157 150 +7 93
Ässät 60 24 7 4 25 128 142 -14 90
Kärpät 60 22 9 6 12 147 136 +11 90
HIFK 60 22 8 5 25 138 140 -2 87
Ilves 60 21 6 7 26 143 146 -3 82
Jukurit 60 20 4 8 28 128 141 -13 76
Lukko 60 17 6 8 29 151 177 -26 71
KooKoo 60 15 7 11 27 137 173 -36 70
Sport 60 16 5 11 28 128 169 -41 69
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.

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