2018–19 Liiga | |
League | Liiga |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 2018 – April 2019 |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | Telia |
Regular season | |
Best record | Kärpät |
Runners-up | Tappara |
Season MVP | Oliwer Kaski (Pelicans) |
Top scorer | Malte Strömwall (KooKoo) |
Playoffs |
The 2018–19 Liiga season was the 44th season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Teams[]
Regular season[]
Top six advanced straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played a wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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1 | Kärpät | 60 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 207 | 101 | +106 | 137 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | Tappara | 60 | 32 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 177 | 150 | +27 | 108 | |
3 | Pelicans | 60 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 199 | 154 | +45 | 104 | |
4 | TPS | 60 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 164 | 152 | +12 | 103 | |
5 | HPK (C) | 60 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 168 | 147 | +21 | 99 | |
6 | HIFK | 60 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 182 | 169 | +13 | 98 | |
7 | Lukko | 60 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 170 | 165 | +5 | 96 | Advance to Wild-card round |
8 | Ilves | 60 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 169 | 170 | −1 | 91 | |
9 | SaiPa | 60 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 24 | 156 | 162 | −6 | 88 | |
10 | JYP | 60 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 145 | 155 | −10 | 82 | |
11 | Sport | 60 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 24 | 182 | 205 | −23 | 81 | |
12 | KalPa | 60 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 153 | 186 | −33 | 76 | |
13 | KooKoo | 60 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 157 | 197 | −40 | 73 | |
14 | Jukurit | 60 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 27 | 145 | 179 | −34 | 67 | |
15 | Ässät | 60 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 117 | 199 | −82 | 47 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.[5]
Playoffs[]
Bracket[]
Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Lukko | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | JYP | 1 | 1 | Kärpät | 4 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Ilves | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kärpät | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | HIFK | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tappara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Lukko | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kärpät | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | HPK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Pelicans | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | HIFK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Tappara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | HPK | 4 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||||||
4 | TPS | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Ilves | 2 | 5 | HPK | 4 | 2 | Tappara | 1 | |||||||||||
9 | SaiPa | 1 | 6 | HIFK | 0 |
Wild card round[]
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Quarterfinals[]
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Semifinals[]
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Bronze medal game[]
19 April 2019 18:30 |
Tappara | 3–2 OT1 (0–0, 2–0, 0–2, 1–0) |
HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 5,002 |
Game reference | ||||
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Christian Heljanko | Goalies | Atte Engren | Referees: Jukka-Pekka Koistinen Jari Levonen | |
Ojamäki (Järvinen, Záborský) – 21:09 Rauhala (Karjalainen, Kemiläinen) – 28:03 Záborský (Malinen, Suhonen) PP1 – 75:11 |
1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–2 |
42:39 – Eronen (Salminen, Tyrväinen) 56:32 – Tyrväinen (Varakas) | ||
6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
28 | Shots | 28 |
Finals[]
20 April 2019 17:00 |
Kärpät | 4–1 (1–1, 0–0, 3–0) |
HPK | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,200 |
Game reference | ||||
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Emil Larmi | Referees: Antti Boman Mikko Kaukokari | |
Hakanpää (Kupari) – 18:49 Krištof (Lasu, Kupari) – 49:42 Kukkonen (Leskinen, Lasu) EN – 57:47 Leskinen (Vehviläinen) EN – 58:21 |
0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 |
07:18 – Turunen (Innala, Nikkilä) PP1 | ||
8 min | Penalties | 31 min | ||
21 | Shots | 16 |
23 April 2019 18:30 |
HPK | 3–1 (0–1, 2–0, 1–0) |
Kärpät | Ritari-areena, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 5,113 |
Game reference | ||||
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Emil Larmi | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Kristian Vikman | |
Tavi (Lucenius, Lindgren) PP1 – 29:13 Turunen (Paajanen, Puustinen) – 29:27 Tavi (Tuulola, Nenonen) PP1 – 41:57 |
0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 |
13:16 – Niemelä (Kupari, Hakanpää) | ||
8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
20 | Shots | 24 |
25 April 2019 18:30 |
Kärpät | 0–3 (0–1, 0–1, 0–1) |
HPK | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 5,926 |
Game reference | ||||
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Emil Larmi | Referees: Antti Boman Mikko Kaukokari | |
0–1 0–2 0–3 |
01:14 – Nenonen (Leino, Innala) 33:14 – Riska (Kanninen) 59:04 – Tavi (Paajanen, Lindgren) EN | |||
18 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
19 | Shots | 17 |
27 April 2019 17:00 |
HPK | 2–4 (1–1, 1–2, 0–0) |
Kärpät | Ritari-areena, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 5,360 |
Game reference | ||||
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Emil Larmi | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Antti Boman Stefan Fonselius | |
Puustinen (Paajanen) – 04:19 Turunen (Friman) – 20:46 |
1–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 2–3 2–4 |
15:37 – Osala (Karvinen, Kivihalme) SH1 23:01 – Lindsten (Koblížek, Lasu) 32:45 – Lindsten (Lasu, Koblížek) 58:19 – Leskinen (Kukkonen) EN | ||
2 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
28 | Shots | 27 |
29 April 2019 18:30 |
Kärpät | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) |
HPK | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 5,805 |
Game reference | ||||
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Emil Larmi | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Mikko Kaukokari | |
Kivihalme (Koblížek, Hakanpää) – 02:48 Karvinen – 38:21 |
1–0 2–0 |
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2 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||
18 | Shots | 29 |
2 May 2019 18:30 |
HPK | 1–0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) |
Kärpät | Ritari-areena, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 5,272 |
Game reference | ||||
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Emil Larmi | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Mikko Kaukokari | |
Puustinen (Turunen) – 28:57 | 1–0 | |||
2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||
18 | Shots | 27 |
4 May 2019 17:00 |
Kärpät | 1–2 OT1 (1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1) |
HPK | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,200 |
Game reference | ||||
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Veini Vehviläinen | Goalies | Emil Larmi | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Mikko Kaukokari | |
Lindsten (Heshka, Leskinen) PP1 – 07:41 | 1–0 1–1 1–2 |
34:16 – Laatikainen (Puustinen, Turunen) 75:24 – Nenonen (Lucenius, Laatikainen) PP1 | ||
8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
33 | Shots | 18 |
HPK wins the finals 4-3.
Final rankings[]
HPK | |
Kärpät | |
Tappara | |
4 | HIFK |
5 | Pelicans |
6 | TPS |
7 | Lukko |
8 | Ilves |
9 | SaiPa |
10 | JYP |
11 | Sport |
12 | KalPa |
13 | KooKoo |
14 | Jukurit |
15 | Ässät |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Ari-Pekka Selin ei jatka HIFK:n päävalmentajana – Jarno Pikkarainen ottaa valmennusvastuun | Uutiset | Liiga (Finnish). Liiga.fi (2019-01-25). Retrieved on 2019-03-07.
- ↑ JYPin päävalmentaja vaihtuu – Risto Dufva palaa Jyväskylään | Uutiset | Liiga (Finnish). Liiga.fi (2019-01-14). Retrieved on 2019-03-07.
- ↑ KooKoon päävalmentaja vaihtuu – Mikko Heiskanen ottaa valmennusvastuun | Uutiset | Liiga (Finnish). Liiga.fi (2019-01-08). Retrieved on 2019-03-07.
- ↑ Ässien päävalmentaja vaihtuu – tilalle takavuosien apuvalmentaja - SM-liiga - Ilta-Sanomat (Finnish). IS.fi (2018-11-07). Retrieved on 2019-03-07.
- ↑ Joukkuetilastot | Runkosarja 2018-2019 | Tilastot | Liiga. Liiga.fi. Retrieved on 2018-09-14.
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International | World Championships - Championship - Rosters - Group A - Group B - Playoff round - Final - Division I - Division II - Division III - Under-20-Division I - Division II - Division III - Under-18 - Division I - Division II - Division III | ||||||
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