The 2008–09
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 ...
season was the 34th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. 14 teams participated in the league, and JYP Jyvaskyla won the championship.
Regular season
Playoffs
Preliminary round
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HIFK
HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...
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TPS
TPS or Tps may refer to:
In arts and entertainment
*Télévision Par Satellite, a French satellite television company
*Third-person shooter, a game genre
* Torsonic Polarity Syndrome, in ''South Park'' animation
* Trailer Park Sex, a band from ...
0:2 (1:3, 1:4)
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Ilves
Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena.
The colors of Ilves, ...
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Pelicans
Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before ...
1:2 (2:3, 1:0, 2:3)
Quarterfinals
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JYP -
TPS
TPS or Tps may refer to:
In arts and entertainment
*Télévision Par Satellite, a French satellite television company
*Third-person shooter, a game genre
* Torsonic Polarity Syndrome, in ''South Park'' animation
* Trailer Park Sex, a band from ...
4:2 (1:3, 2:1 P, 3:2, 1:2 P, 3:1, 4:2)
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...
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Pelicans
Pelicans (genus ''Pelecanus'') are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae. They are characterized by a long beak and a large throat pouch used for catching prey and draining water from the scooped-up contents before ...
4:3 (0:1, 4:3, 2:3, 4:3, 1:2 P, 7:2, 8:2)
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HPK -
KalPa
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena.
Team history
Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ...
2:4 (0:3, 3:1, 0:4, 1:2 P, 2:1, 2:3 P)
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Jokerit
Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...
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Kärpät 1:4 (1:4, 2:3 P, 4:1, 1:6, 2:3 P)
Semifinal
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JYP -
KalPa
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena.
Team history
Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ...
4:1 (3:0, 4:1, 1:2, 2:1, 4:1)
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...
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Kärpät 2:4 (3:2 P, 2:3, 2:3 P, 4:1, 5:7, 3:4 P)
3rd place
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Blues
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...
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KalPa
Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena.
Team history
Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ...
1:2
Final
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JYP -
Kärpät 4:0 (2:1 P, 1:0, 2:1, 5:2)
Relegation
1st round
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Lukko
Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, Rauma, Finland, best known for its men's professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently pla ...
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SaiPa
SAIPA (, ''SAIPA'') is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. The SAIPAC (an acronym for the French ''Société anonyme iranienne de production des automobiles Citroën'' lit. ''Iranian Limited Company for the Production of Citroën Autom ...
0:3 (2:3 P, 2:5, 2:3 P)
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Ässät -
Tappara
Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...
0:3 (4:5 P, 2:7, 2:4)
2nd round
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Lukko
Rauman Lukko (Finnish for "lock") is a Finnish sports club based in Rauma, Finland, Rauma, Finland, best known for its men's professional ice hockey team. The club was founded as Rauma Woodin Lukko in 1936. The representative team currently pla ...
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Ässät 3:1 (1:0, 1:0, 1:4, 3:1)
SM-liiga qualifier
Sport
Sport is a physical activity or game, often Competition, competitive and organization, organized, that maintains or improves physical ability and skills. Sport may provide enjoyment to participants and entertainment to spectators. The numbe ...
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Ässät 3:4 (3:2, 1:3, 0:5, 2:1 P, 4:3, 2:3 P, 0:3)
External links
SM-liiga official website
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