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2013–14 Liiga Season
The 2013–14 SM-liiga season is the 39th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals. This was the first season in which the league was known as "Liiga" in marketing purposes, having dropped the "SM" prefix. It was also the last season in the SM-liiga for Jokerit, which joined the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League 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 SM-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 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM-liiga
The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mestis. The winner of the Liiga playoffs is awarded the Kanada-malja at the end of each season. Teams from the Liiga participate in the IIHF's annual Champions Hockey League (CHL), competing for the European Trophy. Participation is based on the strength of the various leagues in Europe (excluding the European/Asian Kontinental Hockey League). The Liiga was established in 1975 to replace the former SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur competition. The 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 Champion". History The SM-liiga was established in 1975 to replace the amateur comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Uusitalo
Ville Aleksi Uusitalo (born 6 July 1979) is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. He played a total of 578 regular season games in the Finnish Elite League, scoring 195 points and accumulating 441 penalty minutes, as well as 30 playoff games, scoring 11 points and 24 penalty minutes. Uusitalo served as the captain of the HC Ässät from 2011 to 2015 and led the team to the Finnish Championship in 2013. Additionally he represented Jokerit and the Pelicans in the Finnish Elite League. Uusitalo also played abroad in France, Sweden and Italy. Career Junior and semi-pro He played as a junior for Jäähonka and Espoon Palloseura, whose men's team Uusitalo played for the first time in the third tier, the Suomi-sarja, in the 2000–01 season. EPS won silver at the end of the season, but failed to advance to the Mestis qualifiers. For the 2001–02 season, Uusitalo moved to the third highest league level in France, to Albatros de Brest in the FFHG Division 2. Brest won their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Rautio
Kai Rautio (born July 22, 1964) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. Rautio played 12 seasons in the SM-liiga, registering 68 goals, 110 assists, 178 points, and 326 penalty minutes, while playing 535 games with four teams between 1985–86 and 1998–99. Rautio began the 2013–14 Liiga season The 2013–14 SM-liiga season is the 39th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals. This was the first season in which th ... as the head coach for HPK, but was replaced on October 14, 2014, by Pasi Arvonen. References External links * 1964 births Living people Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish ice hockey defencemen HIFK (ice hockey) players KalPa players HPK players Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Oulu {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hämeenlinna
Hämeenlinna (; ; ; or ''Croneburgum'') is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Kanta-Häme. It is located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Vanajavesi, Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is approximately , while the Hämeenlinna sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the 14th most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the country. Hämeenlinna is the oldest inland city in Finland and was one of the most important Finnish cities until the 19th century. Hämeenlinna was located in the heart of the historic province of Tavastia (historical province), Tavastia. Since then, Hämeenlinna has remained an important regional centre. The medieval Häme Castle (also known as ''Tavastia Castle'') is located in the town. Hämeenlinna is known as the birthplace of the Finnish national composer Jean Sibelius. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Peltonen
Ville Sakari Peltonen (born 24 May 1973) is a Finnish ice hockey coach and a former professional ice hockey forward. Peltonen was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. During his professional career, he has played 382 NHL games for Sharks, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers. Internationally, he represented the Finland men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016. Playing career Peltonen started playing hockey with Etelä-Vantaan Urheilijat (EVU), and moved to HIFK when he was ten years old. He debuted the Finnish SM-liiga in 1991–92 SM-liiga season, playing six games in regular season. The following year, Peltonen scored 13 goals and 37 points in 46 games with HIFK winning the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as the best rookie of the season. The NHL franchise San Jose Sharks drafted Peltonen as their third round pick, 58th overall in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Pelt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki Ice Hall
The Helsinki Ice Hall (, ), colloquially called Nordis, is an indoor arena located in the Taka-Töölö neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland. The arena has a seating capacity of 8,200. History Helsinki Ice Hall has been the home of HIFK of the Liiga since its construction in 1966. The arena has also served as the home of Jokerit, first from 1967 until the team moved to Helsinki Halli (previously Hartwall Arena) in 1997, and again for some of their home games beginning in 2023. Helsinki Ice Hall used to be the main venue for the majority of important ice sports events and indoor arena concerts held in Finland but, after the constructions of Gatorade Center in 1990, Hartwall Arena in 1997, and Tampere Deck Arena in 2021, many of the largest events now take place in the newer arenas. Nevertheless, the arena remains an active venue for concerts, conferences, expos and sports events. The arena hosted some games of the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The Group A games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harri Rindell
Harri Rindell (born January 17, 1954) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Rindell took over the head coaching duties for HIFK in the Finnish Liiga on February 28, 2014 as a mid-season replacement for Raimo Summanen. Rindell played three seasons in the SM-liiga The Liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mest ..., registering 18 goals, 17 assists, 35 points, and 22 penalty minutes, while playing 104 games with HIFK between 1975–76 and 1977–78. References External links * 1954 births Living people Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish ice hockey forwards HIFK (ice hockey) players Ice hockey people from Helsinki {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimo Summanen
Raimo Olavi Summanen (born March 2, 1962) is a former professional ice hockey forward and the current head coach of HIFK of the Finnish Elite League. He is also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks. Playing career In 1984 Summanen, who was born in Jyväskylä, joined the Edmonton Oilers from Europe at the end of the regular season. He played 2 regular season games and 5 playoff games. Summanen has a 1984 Stanley Cup ring and is part of the Edmonton Oilers' first Stanley Cup winning picture. His name was left off the Cup because he did not officially qualify. Summanen also played extensively in Finland, both before and after his NHL days, and in the American Hockey League. He played for the Finnish national team when they won their first Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 1995 and reti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helsinki
Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipality, with million in the Helsinki capital region, capital region and million in the Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan area. As the most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in Finland, it is the country's most significant centre for politics, education, finance, culture, and research. Helsinki is north of Tallinn, Estonia, east of Stockholm, Sweden, and west of Saint Petersburg, Russia. Helsinki has significant History of Helsinki, historical connections with these three cities. Together with the cities of Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen—and surrounding commuter towns, including the neighbouring municipality of Sipoo to the east—Helsinki forms a Helsinki metropolitan area, metropolitan are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HIFK (ice Hockey)
HIFK (a traditional abbreviation of the Swedish name Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors, English: "Sporting Society Comrades, Helsinki") is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland that plays in the SM-liiga, the sport's top-level league in Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. History IFK Helsingfors was founded in 1897 and started participating in ice hockey in 1928. Since then, HIFK has won the Finnish national championship seven times, of which three (1969, 1970, 1974) were in SM-sarja and four (1980, 1983, 1998, 2011) were in the SM-liiga. HIFK has the highest number of audience in the SM-liiga and is one of the wealthiest sports clubs in Finland. One of the major influences to HIFK was the NHL veteran and Stanley Cup winner Carl Brewer (ice hockey), Carl Brewer. Hired in 1968 as a playing coach, he advocated a North American style of play which has persisted in HIFK since. Brewer's influence on the way ice hockey is played in Finland led to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Hirschovits
Kim Michael Hirschovits-Gerz (born 9 May 1982) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward and sports manager of Kiekko-Espoo in the Mestis. During his playing career, he skated in the Finnish Liiga (called SM-liiga until 2013) with HIFK, Jokerit, the Espoo Blues, and Oulun Kärpät; in the Swedish Elitserien with Timrå IK and Luleå HF; and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Dinamo Minsk. Hirschovits was drafted by the New York Rangers as their sixth-round pick, 194th overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Following his retirement in 2019, Hirschovits stepped into role as sports manager Kiekko-Espoo. He also served as the team's head coach during the 2019–20 season and 2021–22 season. Playing career Hirschovits started his professional playing career with HIFK in the 2000–01 SM-liiga season, but his career took off in the 2005–06 season, when he scored 40 points. Hirschovits then created controversy by signing with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barona Areena
Espoo Metro Areena (known from 1999 to January 2009 as LänsiAuto Areena, and from 2009 to October 2015 as Barona Areena) is an arena in the Tapiola District of Espoo, Finland. The arena is part of the '' Tapiolan Urheilupuisto'' (Tapiola Sports Park). It was inaugurated in 1999 and holds 6,982 people for ice-hockey games or up to 8,000 for concerts. Events Espoo Metro Areena has been primarily used for ice hockey and it was the home arena of Liiga team Espoo Blues from 1999 to 2016 and of Espoo United of the Mestis from 2016 until the franchise was dissolved in 2018. Kiekko-Espoo moved to the arena in 2019. The 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship of ice hockey took place at the arena. The arena hosted ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu'', Finland's national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest, in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2018. The arena served as the leading venue for the 2022 World Ringette Championships. The 2023 European Figure Skating Championships were hosted at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
