1985–86 SM-liiga season
The SM- liiga season 1985/86 was the eleventh season of the Finnish SM- liiga. Finnish Champion became the ninth time overall and for the fifth time since the introduction of the SM - liiga Tappara Tampere, while Jokerit 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, had to play for the league next to last against the teams on the second to fourth the second division. The Last automatically dismounted in the second division and was replaced by the second division champions. 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 semi-final was played in mode " Best-of -Five", the place match in the mode " Best-of- Three". The final turn found in the mode " Best-of -Seven " instead.
Tournament tree
Finnish Champion
Goalkeeper Markus Mattsson, Matti Rautiainen
Defender: Jari Grönstrand, Hannu Haapalainen, Timo Jutila, Pekka Laksola, Harri Laurila, Lasse Litma, Teppo Numminen, Pertti Valkeapää
Attacker: Seppo Ahokainen, Kari Heikkinen, Pauli Järvinen, Vesa Launis, Erkki Lehtonen, Reijo Mikkolainen, Harri Niukkanen, Petri Niukkanen, Hannu Oksanen, Jukka Piirinen, Tommi Pohja, Jorma Sevon, Timo Susi
Head Coach: Rauno Korpi
SM- liiga relegation
The penultimate of the SM - liiga main round and the teams on the second to fourth in the second division played round-trip game for promotion or relegation. In the Relegation to Jokerit secured thereby avoid relegation after it won the decider against the same number of points TuTo 4-1.
Table
Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = drawn, L = Loss, OTS = Overtime wins, OTN = Overtime defeat, SOS = Penalty victories, SON = Penalty defeat