2021–22 Liiga season
2021–22 Liiga | |
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League | Liiga |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | September 2021 – April 2022 |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | Telia C More |
Regular season | |
Playoffs |
The 2021–22 Liiga season will be the 47th season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Teams[]
Regular season[]
Standings[]
Top six will advance straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions will play a wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation. The top 3 teams of the finished regular season qualified for the Champions Hockey League and the 4th team to the Spengler Cup.
The match program is on hiatus during the EHT, Karjala Cup from 7 to 14 November. In December, Christmas will be a week-long match break. In December, a new ice rink named Tampere Deck Arena (Nokia Arena) will be opened in Tampere for the use of Ilves and Tappara. Two matches will be played in the new arena on February 19, when Ilves hosts his own in the afternoon and Tappara in the evening.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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1 | TPS | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 25 | +7 | 34 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
2 | KooKoo | 18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 32 | |
3 | Sport | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 28 | |
4 | Kärpät | 15 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 33 | +13 | 28 | |
5 | Pelicans | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 41 | 35 | +6 | 27 | |
6 | HIFK | 16 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 37 | +10 | 26 | |
7 | Ilves | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 25 | Advance to Wild-card round |
8 | Lukko | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 23 | |
9 | Tappara | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 22 | |
10 | SaiPa | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 21 | |
11 | JYP | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 21 | |
12 | KalPa | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 21 | |
13 | Jukurit | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 17 | |
14 | Ässät | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 15 | |
15 | HPK | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Head-to-head points.[11]
Statistics[]
Scoring leaders[]
The following shows the top ten players who led the league in points, at the conclusion of games played on 25 September 2021.[12] If two or more skaters are tied (i.e. same number of points, goals and played games), all of the tied skaters are shown.
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Lukáš Jašek | Pelicans | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +4 | 4 |
Mika Pyörälä | Kärpät | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +2 | 4 |
Alex Broadhurst | HIFK | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
Sakari Salminen | Ässät | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –5 | 6 |
Derek Barach | Ässät | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 6 |
Kristián Pospíšil | Lukko | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Henrik Eriksson | Sport | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 0 |
Olavi Vauhkonen | Sport | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +3 | 0 |
Teemu Eronen | Pelicans | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +2 | 0 |
Atte Ohtamaa | Kärpät | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 2 |
Leading goaltenders[]
The following shows the top ten goaltenders who led the league in goals against average, provided that they have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, at the conclusion of games played on 25 September 2021.[13]
Player | Team(s) | GP | TOI | W | T | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Jukurit | 5 | 279:42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 94.35 | 1.50 | |
Andrei Kareyev | TPS | 7 | 415:17 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 93.25 | 1.59 |
Niilo Halonen | HIFK | 3 | 180:00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 89.80 | 1.67 |
Niclas Westerholm | SaiPa | 6 | 358:06 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 90.83 | 1.84 |
Sport | 3 | 177:25 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 91.89 | 2.03 | |
KooKoo | 4 | 235:17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 92.16 | 2.04 | |
Pelicans | 3 | 142:54 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 91.67 | 2.10 | |
Stanislav Galimov | Kärpät | 6 | 366:32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 92.07 | 2.13 |
Christian Heljanko | Tappara | 4 | 238:58 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 86.76 | 2.26 |
Michael Garteig | HIFK | 3 | 179:43 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 88.89 | 2.34 |
References[]
- ^ "Ville Peltonen on HIFK:n seuraava päävalmentaja!" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "HPK-KAPTEENILLE JATKOSOPIMUS 2021-2022" (in Finnish). HPK. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Jouko Myrrä jatkaa Ilveksen päävalmentajana – liigajoukkueen valmennusryhmä pysyy ennallaan" (in Finnish). Ilves. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "NHL-legenda Olli Jokinen Jukurien peräsimeen − "Koen olevani valmis ottamaan seuraavan askeleen valmennusurallani"" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Jukka Ahvenjärvi on JYPin uusi päävalmentaja − "Päivittäisessä valmennuksessa on kyse laadusta ja vaatimustasosta"" (in Finnish). Jatkoaika.com. 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ a b c d e f "SM-liigassa isoja valmentajasiirtoja – Pekka Virta on tyrkyllä SaiPaan, Mikko Mannerilla kiperä tilanne" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "KooKoo nimitti Olli Salon uudeksi päävalmentajakseen | Uutiset | Liiga" (in Finnish). Liiga.fi. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Pekka Virta saa SaiPassa kakkosvalmentajakseen Ville Hämäläisen – Matias Lehtonen lähtee Ketterästä Rovaniemelle, päinvastaiseen suuntaan SaiPan liigajoukkueen toiseksi apuvalmentajaksi saapuu Santeri Immonen" (in Finnish). Etelä-Saimaa. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Seitsemän ottelun tappioputksessa seilaava Sport jatkaa tutussa komennossa – Risto Dufvalle jatkosopimus" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 2020-11-25. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Tässä on TPS:n tuleva valmennustiimi – MM-kultavalmentaja Jussi Ahokkaan rinnalle muutama yllätysnimi" (in Finnish). Hämeen Sanomat. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ "Joukkuetilastot | Runkosarja 2020-2021 | Tilastot | Liiga". Liiga.fi. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ "Pelaajatilastot" [Player stats] (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Summary — Goalies". Liiga. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
External links[]
- Official site (in Finnish)
- Liiga on eurohockey.com
- Liiga seasons
- 2021–22 in Finnish ice hockey
- 2021–22 in European ice hockey leagues