The 1943–1944 SM-sarja season was stopped mid-season cause of the

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. This would be the last SM-sarja/

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season which had to be cancelled pre- or mid-season until 2020.

SM-sarja Championship

The season was stopped in the middle of it. Therefore, the standings are the situation from the moment of cancellation.
The result between Karhu-Kissat and TBK is not included on the scoreboard but the match is counted on. The match between TPS and Ilves was stopped cause of an air alert. On February 6, the match between Karhu-Kissat and TBK at Helsinki was stopped because the hockey field was bombed. As a result, a Karhu-Kissat's player was injured and never played hockey again. Bombing of Helsinki had started. Ilves wished to play the two games remaining at their hometown to claim the title. However, the night of 26–27 February, the Helsinki-Tampere road was destroyed by bombardment and the championship stopped permanently.

References

Hockey Archives
{{DEFAULTSORT:1943-44 SM-sarja season Liiga seasons

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1943–44 in Finnish ice hockey