1982–83 I-Divisioona season

The 1982/83 season was the ninth season of the I- divisioona, the second highest Finnish ice hockey league. HPK Hämeenlinna and JoKP Joensuu qualified for the SM- liiga relegation. While HPK Hämeenlinna achieved promotion to the SM- liiga, JoKP Joensuu remained in the I- divisioona. SaPKo Savonlinna got down to the third tier.

  • 3.1 First Round
  • 3.2 Second Round

Mode

In the main round each of the ten teams played a total of 36 games. The top six teams qualified for the playoffs, had the top two finishers of the main round compete in the second playoff round. The two playoff winners who qualified for the SM- liiga relegation. The last placed the main round got off to the third tier. For a win, each team was given two points, a draw there was a point and a defeat.

Main Round

Table

Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats

Playoffs

First round

  • JYP Jyväskylä - Koo -Vee 2:1 ( 4:2, 1:2, 10:0 )
  • KooKoo - KalPa Kuopio 0:2 ( 3:4, 2:6 )

Second Round

  • HPK Hämeenlinna - JYP Jyväskylä 3:0 ( 6:2, 6:1, 8:2)
  • JoKP Joensuu - KalPa Kuopio 3:1 ( 13:2, 3:4, 6:5, 9:2 )
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