2020–21 SM-liiga | |
League | SM-liiga |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 2020 – May 2021 |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | Telia C More |
Regular season | |
Best record | Lukko |
Runners-up | HIFK |
Season MVP | Robin Press (Lukko) |
Top scorer | Petri Kontiola (HPK) |
Playoffs |
The 2020–21 SM-liiga season was the 46th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all the games had to be played to a very limited audience or no audience at all.[1] Two teams have temporarily let go of their coaches due to financial reasons: JYP and SaiPa.[2] The season was Hakametsä's last full season.
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 SM-liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation. Due to several games having been cancelled due to COVID-19 cases in various teams in March 2021, not all teams got an even number of games, therefore SM-liiga decided that the rankings of the regular season will be determined by points per game average.[4]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W+ | Pts | PPG | Final Result |
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1 | Lukko | 60 | 38 | 7 | 15 | 204 | 114 | 90 | 6 | 127 | 2.12 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | HIFK | 50 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 153 | 113 | 40 | 7 | 96 | 1.92 | |
3 | TPS | 59 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 165 | 140 | 25 | 7 | 106 | 1.80 | |
4 | Tappara | 59 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 171 | 151 | 20 | 8 | 99 | 1.68 | |
5 | KalPa | 58 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 152 | 125 | 27 | 7 | 97 | 1.67 | |
6 | Pelicans | 58 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 169 | 147 | 22 | 10 | 97 | 1.67 | |
7 | Kärpät | 58 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 143 | 134 | 9 | 10 | 97 | 1.67 | Advance to Wild-card round |
8 | Ilves | 53 | 25 | 10 | 18 | 161 | 142 | 19 | 3 | 88 | 1.66 | |
9 | KooKoo | 55 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 165 | 125 | 40 | 5 | 91 | 1.65 | |
10 | Sport | 54 | 19 | 12 | 23 | 123 | 140 | −17 | 6 | 75 | 1.39 | |
11 | HPK | 57 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 143 | 172 | −29 | 6 | 73 | 1.28 | |
12 | Ässät | 58 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 150 | 193 | −43 | 6 | 66 | 1.14 | |
13 | SaiPa | 53 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 95 | 147 | −52 | 3 | 51 | 0.96 | |
14 | Jukurit | 57 | 13 | 10 | 34 | 120 | 199 | −79 | 5 | 54 | 0.95 | |
15 | JYP | 59 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 139 | 211 | −72 | 4 | 55 | 0.93 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points.[5]
Playoffs[]
Contrary to the best of three format used in the past seasons, the wild-card round will take place in two games and the aggregate score decides the team which advances.[6] The remaining rounds will be played in the best-of-5 format instead of the typical best-of-7 format[7]
Bracket[]
Wild-card round (agg-of-2) | Quarter-finals (best-of-5) | Semi-finals (best-of-5) | Finals (best-of-5) | |||||||||||||||
1 | Lukko | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Ilves | 6 | 8 | Ilves | 0 | |||||||||||||
1 | Lukko | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | KooKoo | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Tappara | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Tappara | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | KalPa | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Lukko | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | TPS | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | HIFK | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Kärpät | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | HIFK | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Kärpät | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | TPS | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Sport | 3 | 3 | TPS | 3 | |||||||||||||
6 | Pelicans | 2 |
Wild-card round[]
The worse ranked team will play the first game at home. The aggregate score of the two games decides the winner of the round. There will be no over-time or penalty shoot-outs in the first game even if the score is tied. If the aggregate score is tied after the second game, overtime will be played in 20 minute periods until a goal is scored.[7]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Sport | 3–7 | Kärpät | 2–4 | 1–3 |
KooKoo | 4–6 | Ilves | 1–4 | 3–2 |
Quarter-finals[]
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Semi-finals[]
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Bronze medal game[]
6 May 2021 18:30 |
HIFK | 7–1 (4–0, 3–0, 0–1) |
Tappara | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki |
Game reference | ||||
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Frans Tuohimaa | Goalies | Christian Heljanko Dominik Hrachovina |
Referees: Antti Boman Jani Luoma-aho | |
J. Saarinen (D. Bernhardt, J. Jääskä) – 04:37 J. Sallinen (V. Varakas, V. Leskinen) – 05:48 M-M Åsten (E. Teräväinen, J. Motin) (PP1) – 14:56 H. Borgström (V. Leskinen, A. Lundell) (PP1) – 15:44 J. Sallinen (V. Leskinen, A. Lundell) – 20:32 T. Tallberg (S. Dyk, A. Broadhurst) – 21:16 V. Varakas (A. Broadhurst, S. Dyk) – 24:26 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 7–1 |
45:51 – J. Peltola (A. Levtchi, M. Moravčík) | ||
2 min | Penalties | 27 min | ||
30 | Shots | 20 |
Finals[]
7 May 2021 18:30 |
Lukko | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) |
TPS | Kivikylän Areena, Rauma |
Game reference | ||||
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Lassi Lehtinen | Goalies | Karri Rämö | Referees: Lassi Heikkinen Kristian Vikman | |
R. Press (T. Gregoire, A. Saarela) (PP1) – 33:45 | 0–1 0–2 1–2 1–3 1–4 |
11:55 – H. Larsson (R. Ishakov, J. Kestner) (PP1) 23:16 – T. Haapanen (J. Pärssinen, L. Pajuniemi) 52:53 – L. Pajuniemi 56:24 – L. Pajuniemi (M. Pyyhtiä) | ||
42 min | Penalties | 35 min | ||
36 | Shots | 19 |
8 May 2021 17:00 |
Lukko | 4–0 (0–0, 2–0, 2–0) |
TPS | Kivikylän Areena, Rauma |
Game reference | ||||
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Lassi Lehtinen | Goalies | Andrei Kareyev | Referees: Antti Boman Mikko Kaukokari | |
E. Koivistoinen (V. Saarijärvi, P. Skalický) – 34:35 A. Saarela (S. Repo, V. Saarijärvi) – 36:37 T. Gregoire (H. Liedes) – 51:18 S. Repo (V. Saarijärvi, E. Koivistoinen) (ENG) – 58:19 |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 |
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4 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
41 | Shots | 13 |
10 May 2021 16:00 |
TPS | 1–3 (0–1, 0–0, 1–2) |
Lukko | Gatorade Center, Turku |
Game reference | ||||
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Karri Rämö | Goalies | Lassi Lehtinen | Referees: Antti Boman Mikko Kaukokari | |
A. Intonen (T. Haapanen, J. Janatuinen) – 59:51 | 0–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 |
17:21 – R. Press (PS) 58:15 – S. Repo (A. Saarela) (ENG) 58:46 – P. Skalický (H. Liedes, E. Koivistoinen) (ENG) | ||
10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
22 | Shots | 29 |
11 May 2021 16:00 |
TPS | 2–6 (0–2, 2–2, 0–2) |
Lukko | Gatorade Center, Turku |
Game reference | ||||
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Karri Rämö | Goalies | Lassi Lehtinen | Referees: Antti Boman Mikko Kaukokari | |
J. Kestner (H. Larsson) – 28:12 A. Anttalainen (J. Pärssinen) – 33:23 |
0–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–3 2–4 2–5 2–6 |
11:01 – T. Koivisto (E. Koivistoinen, R. Press) 16:08 – J. Mattila (K. Pospíšil, P. Skalický) 34:57 – P. Skalický (K. Pospíšil) 36:29 – E. Koivistoinen (A. Hakulinen, J. Tammela) 56:05 – H. Liedes (V. Saarijärvi) (SH1, ENG) 56:33 – E. Koivistoinen (S. Repo, L. Klok) (SH1, ENG) | ||
8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
16 | Shots | 24 |
Lukko wins the finals 3-1.
Final rankings[]
Lukko | |
TPS | |
HIFK | |
4 | Tappara |
5 | KalPa |
6 | Pelicans |
7 | Kärpät |
8 | Ilves |
9 | KooKoo |
10 | Sport |
11 | HPK |
12 | Ässät |
13 | SaiPa |
14 | Jukurit |
15 | JYP |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ Liiga jatkuu ensi viikolla - joulukuun ottelut pelataan ilman yleisöä | Uutiset | Liiga (fi). Liiga.fi (2020-12-12).
- ↑ SaiPa joutui koviin ratkaisuihin - valmennus ja urheilujohto lomautettiin | Yle Urheilu | yle.fi (fi). Yle.fi (2020-11-08).
- ↑ Jukurit vaihtaa päävalmentajaa | Uutiset | Liiga (fi). Liiga.fi (2021-03-12).
- ↑ Pistekeskiarvo määrää Liigan runkosarjansijoitukset | Uutiset | Liiga (fi). Liiga.fi (2021-03-15).
- ↑ Joukkuetilastot | Runkosarja 2020-2021 | Tilastot | Liiga. Liiga.fi.
- ↑ Liiga avaa kevään playoffs-ohjelmaa – Ensimmäisellä kierroksella pelataan CHL-formaatilla | Uutiset | Liiga (fi). Liiga.fi (2021-04-02).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Liigan playoffs-ohjelma julkaistu – Näillä askelmerkeillä ratkaisupeleihin | Uutiset | Liiga (fi). Liiga.fi (2021-04-12).
External links[]
- Official site (in Finnish)
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International | World Championships (Championship - Rosters - Group A - Group B - Playoff round - Final)
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