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2016–17 Liiga season
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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.
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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.
Source: Liiga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.
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Playoffs
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Bracket
Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Tappara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Ässät | 1 | 10 | Ilves | 3 | ||||||||||||||
10 | Ilves | 2 | 1 | Tappara | 4 | ||||||||||||||
9 | HIFK | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | TPS | 2 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
9 | HIFK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Tappara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | KalPa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | KalPa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Kärpät | 0 | 6 | Pelicans | 1 | ||||||||||||||
9 | HIFK | 2 | 3 | KalPa | 4 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||||
4 | JYP | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | JYP | 4 | 4 | JYP | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | HPK | 3 | 9 | HIFK | 0 |
Wild card round (best-of-three)
(7) Ässät vs. (10) Ilves
15 March 2017 18:30 | Ässät | 3–2 1OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 1–0) | Ilves | Isomäki Areena, Pori Attendance: 3,645 |
16 March 2017 18:30 | Ilves | 6–1 (3–0, 0–0, 3–1) | Ässät | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 6,319 |
18 March 2017 17:00 | Ässät | 0–1 1OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Ilves | Isomäki Areena, Pori Attendance: 5,457 |
Ilves wins the series 2-1.
(8) Kärpät vs. (9) HIFK
15 March 2017 18:30 | Kärpät | 3–4 1OT (2–2, 1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | HIFK | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 5,024 |
16 March 2017 18:30 | HIFK | 4–3 1OT (0–1, 2–0, 1–2, 1–0) | Kärpät | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 6,658 |
HIFK wins the series 2-0.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Tappara vs. (10) Ilves
21 March 2017 18:30 | Tappara | 3–6 (1–0, 2–5, 0–1) | Ilves | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
23 March 2017 18:30 | Ilves | 1–2 1OT (0–0, 0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Tappara | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
25 March 2017 17:00 | Tappara | 0–1 1OT (0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Ilves | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
27 March 2017 18:30 | Ilves | 0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) | Tappara | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
29 March 2017 18:3029 | Tappara | 2–4 (1–2, 0–0, 1–2) | Ilves | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
31 March 2017 18:30 | Ilves | 1–2 3OT (0–1, 0–0, 1–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Tappara | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
1 April 2017 17:00 | Tappara | 2–0 (2–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Ilves | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
Tappara wins the series 4-3.
(2) TPS vs. (9) HIFK
21 March 2017 18:30 | TPS | 4–1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0) | HIFK | Gatorade Center, Turku Attendance: 6,611 |
23 March 2017 18:30 | HIFK | 3–1 (2–0, 0–1, 1–0) | TPS | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 7,387 |
25 March 2017 17:00 | TPS | 4–1 (2–0, 1–0, 1–1) | HIFK | Gatorade Center, Turku Attendance: 11,011 |
27 March 2017 18:30 | HIFK | 3–2 2OT (2–0, 0–1, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0) | TPS | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,067 |
29 March 2017 18:3029 | TPS | 2–5 (2–0, 0–2, 0–3) | HIFK | Gatorade Center, Turku Attendance: 8,149 |
31 March 2017 18:30 | HIFK | 3–2 1OT (1–0, 0–1, 1–1, 1–0) | TPS | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,200 |
HIFK wins the series 4-2.
(3) KalPa vs. (6) Pelicans
22 March 2017 18:30 | KalPa | 2–1 2OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | Pelicans | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 3,817 |
24 March 2017 18:30 | Pelicans | 2–3 1OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | KalPa | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 4,743 |
25 March 2017 17:00 | KalPa | 1–2 (0–0, 1–1, 0–1) | Pelicans | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 4,767 |
27 March 2017 18:30 | Pelicans | 2–5 (0–1, 1–3, 1–1) | KalPa | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 4,057 |
29 March 2017 18:3029 | KalPa | 6–0 (3–0, 3–0, 0–0) | Pelicans | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 4,171 |
KalPa wins the series 4-1.
(4) JYP vs. (5) HPK
22 March 2017 18:30 | JYP | 3–2 1OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | HPK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,282 |
24 March 2017 18:30 | HPK | 2–1 (1–1, 1–0, 0–0) | JYP | Ritarihalli, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 4,415 |
25 March 2017 17:00 | JYP | 2–3 2OT (2–1, 0–0, 0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | HPK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 4,185 |
27 March 2017 18:30 | HPK | 1–3 (0–0, 0–1, 1–2) | JYP | Ritarihalli, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 4,071 |
29 March 2017 18:3029 | JYP | 3–2 1OT (0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 1–0) | HPK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,392 |
31 March 2017 18:30 | HPK | 5–2 (1–0, 3–1, 1–1) | JYP | Ritarihalli, Hämeenlinna Attendance: 3,781 |
1 April 2017 17:00 | JYP | 3–2 (2–0, 1–0, 0–2) | HPK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 4,437 |
JYP wins the series 4-3.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Tappara vs. (9) HIFK
4 April 2017 18:30 | Tappara | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 4,897 |
6 April 2017 18:30 | HIFK | 2–5 (0–1, 0–3, 2–1) | Tappara | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 7,559 |
8 April 2017 17:00 | Tappara | 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–1) | HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
10 April 2017 18:30 | HIFK | 0–2 (0–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Tappara | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,200 |
12 April 2017 18:30 | Tappara | 4–3 (1–1, 0–1, 3–1) | HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 5,866 |
Tappara wins the series 4-1.
(3) KalPa vs. (4) JYP
5 April 2017 18:30 | KalPa | 2–0 (1–0, 0–0, 1–0) | JYP | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 4,438 |
7 April 2017 18:30 | JYP | 0–3 (0–0, 0–1, 0–2) | KalPa | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 4,437 |
8 April 2017 17:00 | KalPa | 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0) | JYP | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 5,064 |
10 April 2017 18:30 | JYP | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | KalPa | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 4,102 |
12 April 2017 18:30 | KalPa | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | JYP | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 4,150 |
13 April 2017 18:30 | JYP | 4–2 (1–0, 2–2, 1–0) | KalPa | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,861 |
15 April 2017 17:00 | KalPa | 5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0) | JYP | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 5,064 |
KalPa wins the series 4–3.
Bronze medal game
21 April 2017 18:30 | JYP | 6–5 1OT (2–2, 2–1, 1–2, 1–0) | HIFK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,916 |
Finals (best-of-seven)
18 April 2017 18:30 | Tappara | 2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1) | KalPa | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 6,162 |
20 April 2017 18:30 | KalPa | 3–2 (0–1, 2–0, 1–1) | Tappara | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 5,064 |
22 April 2017 17:00 | Tappara | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | KalPa | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
24 April 2017 18:30 | KalPa | 2–5 (0–1, 2–3, 0–1) | Tappara | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 5,064 |
25 April 2017 18:30 | Tappara | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | KalPa | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
27 April 2017 18:30 | KalPa | 1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2) | Tappara | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 5,064 |
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
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Final rankings
![]() | Tappara |
![]() | KalPa |
![]() | JYP |
4 | HIFK |
5 | TPS |
6 | HPK |
7 | Pelicans |
8 | Ilves |
9 | Ässät |
10 | Kärpät |
11 | Jukurit |
12 | Lukko |
13 | KooKoo |
14 | Sport |
15 | SaiPa |
References
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