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Arto Javanainen
Arto Kalevi Javanainen (April 8, 1959 – January 25, 2011) was a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He was the first European draft pick in Pittsburgh Penguins history, going in the fifth round (118th overall). Career Javanainen played for Ässät and TPS. During his 14-year career in the SM-liiga of Finland, he won the goal scoring title five times and led the league in points once, in 1985–86 scoring a career best 71 points in 36 games. He is all-time leading goalscorer in SM-liiga and second in all-time points after Janne Ojanen. Javanainen played one year of professional hockey in North America. He scored four goals and added an assist in 14 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins during the 1984–85 National Hockey League season. He also played for the American Hockey League Baltimore Skipjacks that same season, scoring 26 goals and 29 assists for 55 points in the regular season and adding five goals and four assists in the playoffs. He was inducted i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga (marketed as just Liiga from 2013 on), (Finnish for ''League'') colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagues of the Champions Hockey League and currently allocated five spots - the maximum number - based on success in previous editions. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation. SM is a common abbreviation for ''Suomen mestaruus'', "Finnish championship". The SM-liiga formerly had a system of automatic promotion and relegation in place between itself and the Mestis, the second highest level of competition in Finland, but the automatic system was ended in 2000. The league was opened in 2005 and allowed KalPa to get a promotion. In 2009, a new system was i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regular Season
In an organized sports league, a typical season is the portion of one year in which regulated games of the sport are in session: for example, in Major League Baseball the season lasts approximately from the last week of March to the last week of September. In other team sports, like association football or basketball, it is generally from August or September to May although in some countries - such as Northern Europe or East Asia - the season starts in the spring and finishes in autumn, mainly due to weather conditions encountered during the winter. A year can often be broken up into several distinct sections (sometimes themselves called seasons). These are: a preseason, a series of exhibition games played for training purposes; a regular season, the main period of the league's competition; the postseason, a playoff tournament played against the league's top teams to determine the league's champion; and the offseason, the time when there is no official competition. Preseason In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981–82 SM-liiga Season
The 1981–82 SM-liiga season was the seventh season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinal * Tappara - Kiekko-Reipas 2:0 (7:3, 6:5 P) * Ässät - Kärpät 2:1 (5:4 P, 4:6, 6:4) Semifinal * TPS - Ässät 3:0 (5:4, 5:3, 7:6) * HIFK - Tappara 2:3 (4:3, 9:2, 3:4, 1:2, 1:2) 3rd place * HIFK - Ässät 2:1 (7:3, 3:6, 4:2) Final * TPS - Tappara 1:3 (2:4, 0:4, 5:4, 2:3) Relegation * Jokerit Helsinki - JyP HT Jyväskylä 3:0 (4:1, 5:0, 11:2) * FoPS Forssa - Lukko Rauma 0:3 (6:11, 3:8, 1:9) External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:1981-82 SM-liiga season 1981–82 in Finnish ice hockey Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 SM-liiga Season
The 1980–81 SM-liiga season was the sixth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kärpät Oulu won the championship. Standings Playoffs Quarterfinal * Kärpät - Ilves 2:0 (5:1, 5:2) * Ässät - HIFK 0:2 (2:6, 4:7) Semifinal * Tappara - HIFK 3:0 (4:2, 9:3, 11:0) * TPS - Kärpät 2:3 (2:4, 9:5, 6:2, 0:6, 2:3 P) 3rd place * TPS - HIFK 2:0 (4:3 P, 7:6) Final * Tappara - Kärpät 2:3 (5:2, 1:6, 13:2, 1:6, 2:5) Relegation External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:1980-81 SM-liiga season 1980–81 in Finnish ice hockey Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... Liiga seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979–80 SM-liiga Season
The 1979–80 SM-liiga season was the fifth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship. Standings Playoffs Semifinal * TPS - Ässät 1:3 (6:1, 3:6, 3:4 P, 2:9) * HIFK - Kärpät 3:1 (4:3 P, 1:3, 6:3, 4:2) 3rd place * TPS - Kärpät 0:2 (2:12, 7:8) Final * HIFK - Ässät 3:0 (7:5, 4:2, 6:5) Relegation External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:1979-80 SM-liiga season 1979–80 in Finnish ice hockey Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... Liiga seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1978–79 SM-liiga Season
The 1978–79 SM-liiga season was the fourth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship. Standings Playoffs Semifinal * Ässät - HIFK 3:0 (6:5 P, 5:3, 9:4) * Tappara - TPS 3:2 (5:1, 6:10, 7:3, 4:8, 7:5) 3rd place * TPS - HIFK 2:1 (2:1, 2:10, 3:2) Final * Ässät - Tappara 2:3 (3:6, 3:4, 5:3, 3:2, 2:5) Relegation External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 SM-liiga season 1978–79 in Finnish ice hockey Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... Liiga seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977–78 SM-liiga Season
The 1977–78 SM-liiga season was the third season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Porin Ässät won the championship. Standings Playoffs Semifinal * Tappara - Ilves 3:1 (5:1, 3:1, 3:4 P, 6:2) * Ässät - TPS 3:2 (2:4, 6:2, 8:1, 1:2, 3:1) 3rd place * TPS - Ilves 2:1 (7:6, 2:4, 8:1) Final * Tappara - Ässät 1:3 (8:0, 2:3, 4:8, 3:6) Relegation External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 SM-liiga season 1977–78 in Finnish ice hockey Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... Liiga seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1976–77 SM-liiga Season
The 1976–77 SM-liiga season was the second season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship. Standings Playoffs Semifinal * Tappara - KooVee 3:0 (11:0, 6:1, 11:3) * TPS - HIFK 3:2 (4:7, 2:4, 2:1, 3:0, 4:2) 3rd place * HIFK - KooVee 0:2 (4:5, 5:9) Final * Tappara - TPS 3:0 (7:2, 4:2, 9:1) Relegation External links SM-liiga official website {{DEFAULTSORT:1976-77 SM-liiga season 1976–77 in Finnish ice hockey Fin A fin is a thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure. Fins typically function as foils that produce lift or thrust, or provide the ability to steer or stabilize motion while traveling in water, air, or other fluids. Fin ... Liiga seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975–76 SM-liiga Season
The 1975–76 SM-liiga season was the inaugural season for the new top level series of ice hockey in Finland, SM-liiga. The season featured 10 teams who played 36 game regular season followed by playoffs for top 4 teams. Points were given as follows: 2 from win, 1 point from tie and 0 points from loss Regular season Regular season standings ''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against'' Teams written in bold letters advance to playoffs. Regular season scoring leaders ''Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes'' Playoffs Semi finals *TPS Win Best of 3 Series 2-0. *Tappara win best of 3 Series 2-0. Bronze medal games Ässät win best of 3 Series 2-0 and the Bronze Medals for the 1975–76 SM-liiga season. Finals The finals took place on 18–19 March. TPS win the Best of 3 Series 2-0 and the 1975–76 SM-liiga championship. Playoffs scoring leaders ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty (ice Hockey)
A penalty in ice hockey is a punishment for an infringement of the rules. Most penalties are enforced by sending the offending player to a penalty box for a set number of minutes. During the penalty the player may not participate in play. Penalties are called and enforced by the referee, or in some cases, the linesman. The offending team may not replace the player on the ice (although there are some exceptions, such as fighting), leaving them short-handed as opposed to full strength. When the opposing team is said to be on a ''power play'', they will have one more player on the ice than the short-handed team. The short-handed team is said to be "on the penalty kill" until the penalty expires and the penalized player returns to play. While standards vary somewhat between leagues, most leagues recognize several common varieties of penalties, as well as common infractions. The statistic used to track penalties is called "penalty minutes" and abbreviated to "PIM" (spoken as single w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Point (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, point has three contemporary meanings. Personal stat A point is awarded to a player for each goal scored or assist earned. The total number of goals plus assists equals total points. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League (NHL) player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season. Team stat Points are also awarded to assess standings (or rankings). Historically, teams were awarded two points for each win, one point for each tie and no points for a loss. Such a ranking system, implemented primarily to ensure a tie counted as a "half-win" for each team in the standings, is generally regarded as British and/or European in origin and as such adopted by the National Hockey League which was founded in Canada where leagues generally used ranking systems of British origin. Awarding points in the standings contrasts with traditional American ranking systems favored in sports originating within the United States where today the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assist (ice Hockey)
In ice hockey, an assist is attributed to up to two players of the scoring team who shot, passed or deflected the puck towards the scoring teammate, or touched it in any other way which enabled the goal, meaning that they were "assisting" in the goal. There can be a maximum of two assists per goal. The assists will be awarded in the order of play, with the last player to pass the puck to the goal scorer getting the primary assist and the player who passed it to the primary assister getting the secondary assist. Players who gain an assist will get one point added to their player statistics. Despite the use of the terms "primary assist" and "secondary assist", neither is worth more than the other, and neither is worth more or less than a goal. Assists and goals are added together on a player's scoresheet to display that player's total points. Special cases If a player scores off a rebound given up by a goaltender, assists are still awarded, as long as there is no re-possession by t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
