The 2014–15 Liiga season was the 40th 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 lea ...
(formerly SM-liiga), the top level of
ice hockey
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in
Finland
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, since the league's formation in 1975.
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) HIFK vs. (10) Ilves
HIFK wins the series 2-0.
(8) SaiPa vs. (9) Ässät
SaiPa wins the series 2-0.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Kärpät vs. (8) SaiPa
Kärpät wins the series 4-1.
(2) Tappara vs. (7) HIFK
Tappara wins the series 4-2.
(3) Lukko vs. (6) KalPa
Lukko wins the series 4-2.
(4) JYP vs. (5) Blues
JYP wins the series 4-0.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Kärpät vs. (4) JYP
Kärpät wins the series 4-3.
(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
References
External links
Official site of the Liiga
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