The 2013–14 Liiga season is the 39th season of the

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 leagu ...

(formerly SM-liiga), the top level of

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, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...

in the finals. This was the first season in which the league was officially known as "Liiga", having dropped the "SM" prefix. It was also the last season in the Liiga for

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its ...

, which joined the Russia-based

Kontinental Hockey League The Kontinental Hockey League (KHL; russian: Континентальная хоккейная лига (КХЛ), Kontinental'naya khokkeynaya liga) is an international professional ice hockey league founded in 2008. It comprises member clubs ba ...

after the season.

Teams

Regular season

Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) Jokerit vs. (10) HPK

HPK wins the series 2-0.

(8) Pelicans vs. (9) HIFK

Pelicans wins the series 2-0

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Kärpät vs. (10) HPK

Kärpät wins the series 4-0

(2) Tappara vs. (8) Pelicans

Tappara wins the series 4-2

(3) Lukko vs (6) Blues

Lukko wins the series 4–3.

(4) SaiPa vs. (5) JYP

SaiPa wins the series 4–3.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Kärpät vs. (4) SaiPa

Kärpät wins the series 4–1.

(2) Tappara vs. (3) Lukko

Tappara wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

Finals (best-of-seven)

Kärpät wins the finals 4–3.

Final rankings

External links

Official site of the Liiga
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