1976–77 SM-liiga season

The SM- liiga - 1976/77 season was the second season of the Finnish SM- liiga. Finnish Champion for the fifth time overall and for the first time since the introduction of the SM - liiga Tappara Tampere, during FoPS relegation to the second division.

  • 2.1 tournament tree
  • 2.2 Finnish Champion
  • Table 3.1

Regular Season

Mode

The ten teams in the SM- liiga first played in 36 regular season games against each other. While the first four teams for the play- offs qualified, the two last placed athlete had to play against the two best second division against relegation. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.

Main Round

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat

Play-offs

The semifinals and finals were in the mode " Best-of -Five" played the game for third place in the mode " Best-of- Three".

Tournament tree

Finnish Champion

Goalkeeper: Petri Karjalainen, Antti Leppänen

Defender: Antti Anero Hannu Haapalainen, Jorma Kallio, Lasse Litma, Pekka Mäkinen, Pekka Marjamäki, Pertti Valkeapää

Attacker: Jukka Alkula, Pertti Ansakorpi Martti Jarkko, Torsti Järvenpää, Tapio Kallio, Pertti Koivulahti, Vesa Lehtoranta, Mikko Leinonen, Tuomas Leinonen, Keijo Männistö, Jukka Porvari, Oiva Oijennus, Juha Silvennoinen

Head Coach: Kalevi Numminen

SM- liiga relegation

The two last placed SM- liiga the main round and the two best second division played in round-trip game for promotion or relegation. Since Kärpät and FoPS each scored six points this played in a playoff against each other, which Kärpät with 9:3 could decide for themselves.

Table

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat

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