The 2015–16 SM-liiga season was the 41st season of the SM-liiga, the top level of

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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 SM-liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation. Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) TPS vs. (10) Sport

TPS wins the series 2–0.

(8) KalPa vs. (9) Pelicans

Pelicans wins the series 2–1.

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) HIFK vs. (9) Pelicans

HIFK wins the series 4–2.

(2) Kärpät vs. (7) TPS

Kärpät wins the series 4–2.

(3) Tappara vs. (6) Lukko

Tappara wins the series 4–1.

(4) JYP vs. (5) SaiPa

JYP wins the series 4–2.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) HIFK vs. (4) JYP

HIFK wins the series 4–2.

(2) Kärpät vs. (3) Tappara

Tappara wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

Finals (best-of-seven)

Tappara wins the finals 4–2.

Final rankings

References

External links

Official site of the Liiga
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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 Mesti ...