2010–11 SM-liiga season
The 2010/11 season was the 36th season in the SM- liiga. The main round began on 16 September 2010 and ended on March 10, 2011. Point the best team in the regular season was JYP Jyväskylä. In the playoffs to HIFK Helsinki sat in the finals against the Espoo Blues through and won for the seventh time the championship.
- 3.1 mode
- 3.2 tournament schedule
- 3.3 topscorer
- 3.4 Finnish Champion
Participant
Main Round
Mode
Like last year, denies each of the 14 teams 58 games in the main round. Each game consists of 3 times 20 minutes. If it is after regular time are undecided, five minutes extra time will be played. The first goal in extra time decides the game for the team that scored the goal. In the event that after the extension is found still no winner, the game is decided by a penalty shootout.
A victory in the regular season brings a team 3 points. A win and a defeat after extra time will be paid at 2 and 1 point. For a loss in regulation time, there are 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
Top scorer
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.
Tournament schedule
Top scorer
Finnish Champion
Goalkeeper: Jan Lundell, Juuso Riksman
Defender: Rony Ahonen, Martti Järventie, Markus Kankaanperä, Mikko Kousa, Tommi Kovanen, Mikko Kurvinen, Ilari Melart, Toni Söderholm, Ari Vallin
Attacker: Jerry Ahtola, Mikael Granlund, Juha -Pekka Haataja, Jeff Hamilton, Turo Järvinen, Kimmo Kuhta Siim Liivik, Robert Nyholm, Ville Peltonen, Lennart Petrell, Eetu Pöysti, Teemu Ramstedt, Joni Töykkälä, Max Wärn, Petteri Wirtanen
Head Coach: Kari Jalonen assistant coach: Sakari Lindfors, Kai Rautio
Play off
The 14th of the SM - lliga played in a best -of -7 series against the champion of the Mestis to fate and rise in the SM- liiga.