1983–84 SM-liiga season

The SM- liiga season 1983/84 was the ninth season of the Finnish SM- liiga. Finnish Champion became the eighth time overall and for the fourth time since the introduction of the SM - liiga Tappara Tampere, during last year's Up HPK Hämeenlinna relegation to the second division.

• 2.1 mode
• 2.2 tournament tree
• 2.3 Finnish Champion

Regular Season

Mode

The ten teams in the SM- liiga first played in 37 regular season games against each other. During the first six teams for the play- offs qualified, the two last placed athlete had to play against the two best second- division club to avoid 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

Note: The Olympic selection Finland played in preparation for the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo against any team in the SM- liiga a game. In ten games had the choice of four wins, two draws and four defeats and a goal difference of 41:38.

Play-offs

Mode

Places 1 and 2 were qualified for the semifinals and the places 3-6 for the quarter- finals of the play-offs. The winners of those ties made ​​it to the finals while the losers in the small final for third place played.

The quarter-finals and the match for third place were held in the mode " Best-of- Three", the semi-final and the final of the mode " Best-of -Five".

Tournament tree

Finnish Champion

Goalkeepers: Hannu Kamppuri

Defender: Jari Grönstrand, Hannu Haapalainen, Timo Jutila, Pekka Laksola, Harri Laurila, Lasse Litma, Pekka Marjamäki, Pertti Valkeapää

Attacker: Seppo Ahokainen, Kari Heikkinen, Pertti Koivulahti, Vesa Launis, Erkki Lehtonen, Reijo Mikkolainen, Harri Niukkanen, Petri Niukkanen, Oiva Oijennus, Matti Penttilä, Timo Penttilä, Jukka Piirinen, Tommi Pohja, Jorma Sevon, Timo Susi

Head Coach: Olli Hietanen

SM- liiga relegation

The two last placed SM- liiga the main round and the two best second division played in the mode " Best-of -Five" for promotion or relegation. In the Relegation to Kiekko - Reipas secured the league, while HPK Hämeenlinna could not prevent the re- direct descent.

• Lukko Rauma - HPK Hämeenlinna 3:2 ( 8:2, 4:6, 7:2, 4:5 nV, 3:1 )
• Kiekko - Reipas - JYP HT 3:1 ( 4:7, 5:4 nV, 4:3, 5:3 )