1978–79 SM-liiga season

The SM- liiga - 1978/79 season was the fourth season of the Finnish SM- liiga. Finnish Champion for the sixth time overall and the second time since the introduction of the SM - liiga Tappara Tampere.

  • 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

Goalkeepers: Pertti Hasanen, Petri Karjalainen

Defender: Hannu Haapalainen, Jukka Hirsimäki, Jorma Kallio, Lasse Litma, Pekka Marjamäki, Pertti Valkeapää

Attacker: Jukka Alkula Martti Jarkko, Tapio Kallio, Tero Käpynen, Pertti Koivulahti, Antero Lehtonen, Erkki Lehtonen, Jari Lindgren, Keijo Männistö, Oiva Oijennus, Jukka Porvari, Jorma Sevon, Juha Silvennoinen, Timo Susi

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. Kärpät and Koo -Vee reached in the relegation relegation.

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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