2008–09 SM-liiga season
The 2008/09 season was the 34th season in the SM- liiga. It began on September 11, 2008 and ended on March 5, 2009. Was the first time in their history JYP Jyväskylä 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
- 3.1 All- Star team
Regular Season
Mode
Compared to the previous season, the number of games from 56 to 58 rose 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
Play-offs
Source: sm- liiga.fi
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
Goalie Pekka Tuokkola, Sinuhe Wallinheimo
Defender: Henrik Forsberg, Antti Jaatinen, Kalle Kaijomaa, Kalle Koskinen, Jarno Lippojoki, Olli Malmivaara, Ville Mäntymaa, Esa Saksinen, Ilkka Vaarasuo, Jyrki Välivaara, Mikko Viitanen
Attacker: Mikko Hakkarainen, Juha -Pekka Hytönen, Jarkko Immonen, Jari Jääskeläinen, Kaarlo Jormakka, Pekka Jormakka, Miika Lahti, Heikki Laine, Tuomo Laukkanen, Ossi Louhivaara, Harri Pesonen, Tuomas Pihlman, Markus Poukkula, Filip Riska, Olli Sipiläinen, Jani Tuppurainen, Tuomas Vänttinen, Jouni Virpiö, Antti Virtanen
Head Coach: Risto Dufva