2007–08 SM-liiga season
The 2007/08 season was the 33rd season in the SM- liiga. It began on 11 September 2007 and ended on 12 April 2008. For the second time in a row and the fifth time overall Kärpät Oulu Finnish ice hockey champion.
- 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
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
Source: sm- liiga.fi
Abbreviations: Sp = Games, min = minutes: seconds, S = Wins; N = Losses, GT = Goals against, GS = -held shots, SO = shutouts, GTS = Gegentorschnitt, Sv % = 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 or finals, the teams that had won the most in the quarterfinals or semifinals against their opponents by seven games qualified. In the final seven games were also played. Who won the most games, was the winner of the season. The losers of the semi-finals played in the small final in only one game for third place. 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
Finnish Champion
Goalkeeper Andy Chiodo, Tuomas Tarkki
Defender: Kari Haakana, Topi Jaakola, Juho Jokinen, Toni Kiren, Jukka -Pekka Laamanen, Mikko Lehtonen, Ilkka Mikkola, Atte Ohtamaa, Antti Ylönen
Attacker: Juhamatti Aaltonen, Antti Aarnio, Mikko Alikoski, Jonas Andersson, Michal Bros, Hannes Hyvönen, Jere Karalahti, Veikko Karppinen, Oskari Korpikari, Ondřej Kratěna, Kristian Kuusela, Tomi Mustonen, Teemu Normio, Tommi Paakkolanvaara, Janne Pesonen, Kalle Sahlstedt, Jari Viuhkola
Head Coach: Kari Jalonen
Best Scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, A = Assists P = Points, SM = penalty minutes
Best Goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = Games, min = minutes: seconds, S = Wins; N = Losses, GT = Goals against, GS = -held shots, SO = shutouts, GTS = Gegentorschnitt, Sv % = held shots (in%)
Awards
Spectator statistics
Source: sm- liiga.fi
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).