2006–07 SM-liiga season

The 2006/07 season was the 32nd season in the SM- liiga. It began on September 14, 2006 and ended on April 12, 2007. Finnish ice hockey champion for the fourth time Kärpät Oulu.

In spring 2007, a team from the Mestis had the opportunity to rise in the SM- liiga and to form the 15th team in the highest division (see Mestis 2006/ 07 # SM- liiga - qualification).

  • 2.1 mode
  • 2.2 Play -off qualification
  • 2.3 tournament tree
  • 2.4 quarterfinals
  • 2.5 Semi-finals
  • 2.6 Third Place
  • 2.7 final
  • 2.8 Finnish Champion
  • 2.9 Best Scorer
  • 2:10 Best Goalkeeper
  • 3.1 Trophies
  • 3.2 All-Star team

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 3 times 20 minutes. If it is after regular time have stood undecided, five minutes extra time were played. The first goal in extra time decided the game for the team that scored the goal. In the event that no winner after extra time was still found, the game was decided by a penalty shootout.

A victory in the regular season brought a team 3 points. A win and a defeat after extra time was rewarded with 2 or 1 point. For a loss in regulation time, there were no points.

Final Table

Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, W = Wins, SNV = Wins after Overtime, NNV = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss, ET = Goals Scored, GT = Goals against, GD = Goal Difference P = Points

Best Scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists P = Points, SM = penalty minutes

Best Goalkeeper

Abbreviations: SP = Games, SZ = time ( min: sec ), S = Wins; N = Losses, GT = Goals against, GS = -held shots, SO = shutouts, GTS = Gegentorschnitt, GS % = held shots (in%)

Play-offs

Mode

Places 1-6 were automatically qualified for the play-offs. Places 7-10 had to put in an additional best-of- three - round, with No. 7 ran against ranked 10th and 8th place to 9th place. For the semi-finals, the teams that had won in the quarterfinals against their opponents from seven games, the most qualified. In the semifinals, only five games were played against opponents. 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 also played. 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, 3 times for 20 minutes. After the regular time extensions were of 20 minutes duration was played until a winner is found by a decisive goal.

Play-off qualification

Tournament tree

Quarterfinals

Semifinal

Third Place

Final

Kärpät wins the playoff final championship 3-0 against Jokerit.

Finnish Champion

Goalkeepers: Tuomas Tarkki, Jaakko Suomalainen

Defender: Josef Boumedienne, Topi Jaakola, Oskari Korpikari, Jukka -Pekka Laamanen, Tommi Leinonen, Jouni Loponen, Ross Lupaschuk, Ilkka Mikkola, Antti Ylönen

Attacker: Juhamatti Aaltonen, Antti Aarnio, Mikko Alikoski, Michal Bros, Hannes Hyvönen, Jyri Junnila, Veikko Karppinen, Tomi Mustonen, Teemu Normio, Tommi Paakkolanvaara, Janne Pesonen, Mika Pyörälä, Kalle Sahlstedt, Viktor Ujčík, Jari Viuhkola

Head Coach: Kari Jalonen

Best Scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists P = Points, SM = penalty minutes

Best Goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Matches, W = Min = time ( min: sec ), S = Wins; N = Losses, GT = Goals against, GS = -held shots, SO = shutouts, GTS = Gegentorschnitt, Sv % = held shots (in%)

Awards

Trophies

All-Star Team

Spectator statistics

This table shows the number of spectators of teams in their home arena. The games were held in 13 different ice rinks ( Ilves and Tappara shared a hall).

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