1997â€“98 SM-liiga season

The SM- liiga season 1997/98 was the 23rd season in the SM- liiga. For the third time since the foundation of the SM- liiga and a total for the sixth time HIFK Helsinki Finnish ice hockey champion.

2.1 mode
2.2 tournament tree
2.3 quarterfinals
2.4 Semi-finals
2.5 Third Place
2.6 final
2.7 Finnish Champion
2.8 Best Scorer

3.1 1st Round
3.2 Round 2

Regular Season

Mode

Each team had four times against every other team in the league and four times in addition to play against local teams nearby. Each game consisted of three thirds á 20 minutes. Was found after regular time no winner, the game was considered a draw.

A victory brought a team 2 points. A draw was rewarded with a point. For a defeat, there were no points.

Final Table

Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Defeats, ET = Goals Scored, GT = Goals against, GD = Goal Difference P = Points

Best Scorer

Abbreviations: T = Goals, A = Assists P = Points

Play-offs

Mode

Places 1-8 were qualified for the play- offs. For the semi-finals, the teams that had won in the quarterfinals against their opponents by five games, the most qualified. In the semi final was played also by the mode best-of- 5. The winners of those ties made it to the finals while the losers in the small final for third place played. In the final five games were played again. Who won the most games, was the winner of the season. In the round for 3rd place, only one game was played. The respective opponents were put together so that the highest placed team plays against the worst, the second best, second-worst against, and so on. A game lasted, as in the high season, a total of 60 minutes. After the regular time extensions were of 20 minutes duration was played until a winner is found by a decisive goal.

Tournament tree

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Third Place

Final

Finnish Champion

Goalkeepers: Sakari Lindfors, Tim Thomas

Defender: Bob Halkidis, Santeri Heiskanen Mikko Jokela, Jere Karalahti, Jarno Kultanen, Pertti Lehtonen, Kaj Linna, Jani Nikko, Lauri Puolanne, Brian Rafalski, Kari Rajala, Kimmo Timonen

Attacker: Olli Ahonen Jan Čaloun, Johan Davidsson, Miika Elomo, Niklas Hagman, Markku Hurme, Olli Jokinen, Kari Kalto, Mika Kortelainen, Kimmo Kuhta, Tom Laaksonen, Christian Ruuttu, Jarkko Ruutu, Toni Sihvonen, Marko Tuomainen, Mikko Vesterinen

Head Coach: Erkka Westerlund

Best Scorer

Abbreviations: T = Goals, A = Assists P = Points

SM- liiga - qualification

In order not to descend to the last place team had the SM- liiga (in this case KalPa Kuopio ) against three candidates rise from the second Finnish Ice Hockey League ( 1st Division) prove. The rise candidates were the three best teams in the play-offs of the 1st Division ( Kärpät Oulu, Hermes Kokkola and Pelicans Lahti ). There were two qualifying rounds, where in the second round, the winners of the first competed against each other. Who won the second round, was allowed to stay in the SM- liiga and ascend into this.

First round

2nd round

Awards

Swell

Championnat de hockey sur glace de Finlande 1997/1998

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Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto • Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame • Finnish Hockey Cup

SM- liiga season
Hockey 1997
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