2012–13 SM-liiga season

The 2012/13 season was the 38th season in the SM- liiga, the top Finnish league in hockey. The championship won by the team Ässät Pori, defeated in the play- off final Tappara Tampere 4-2 and won the fifth league title in club history. In the Relegation to Ilves Tampere sat with 4-1 victories against by Jukurit Mikkeli and remained so in the SM- liiga.

• 3.1 mode
• 3.2 Pre- play-offs
• 3.3 tournament tree
• 3.4 quarterfinals
• 3.5 Semi-finals
• 3.6 3rd place match
• 3.7 final
• 3.8 Best Scorer
• 3.9 Best Goalkeeper

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. The 14th of the SM - liiga played in a best -of -7 series against the champion of the Mestis to fate and rise in the SM- liiga.

Table

Abbreviations: Pl = Place, Sp = Matches, W = Wins, OTS = Wins after Overtime ( Overtime ), OTN = Losses after Overtime, L = Loss Remarks: Play-off quarter-final, pre- play-offs, relegation

Best Scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, V = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: Ligabestwert; Source: liiga.fi

Best Goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = Games, Min = Ice Age ( in minutes), GT = Goals against, Sv % = held shots (in%), GTS = Gegentorschnitt, SO = shutouts; Fat: Ligabestwert; Source: liiga.fi

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.

Pre- play-offs

The games in the best of three mode took place on the 14th, 15th and 17th March 2013.

Tournament tree

Quarterfinals

• Jokerit Helsinki - Lukko Rauma 2:4 (3:0, 2:5, 3:4 nV, 1:2, 5:2, 1:3 )
• Tappara Tampere - HIFK Helsinki 4:1 (3:1, 4:1, 3:2, 2:3, 3:1 )
• JYP Jyväskylä - HPK Hämeenlinna4: 1 ( 3-1, 2-3 aet, 4-2, 3-2 aet, 5-1 )
• Ässät Pori - KalPa Kuopio 4:1 (2:1, 2:0, 5:2, 0:5, 3:0)

Semifinal

• Tappara Tampere - Lukko Rauma 4:0 ( 3:2 nV, nV 4:3, 3:0, 5:0 )
• JYP Jyväskylä - Ässät Pori 1:4 ( 3:4 nV, 0:2, 1:4, 2:1, 0:1 )

3rd Place Match

Final

The games in the Best of Seven mode took place between the 15th and 24th April 2013.

By a 3-2 home win in six finals to Ässät Pori secured the fourth championship in club history after 1965, 1971 and 1978.

Best Scorer

Abbreviations: Sp = Matches, G = Goals, V = Assists, Pts = Points, / - = Plus / Minus, SM = penalty minutes; Fat: Turnierbestwert; Source: liiga.fi

Best Goalkeeper

Abbreviations: Sp = Games, Min = Ice Age ( in minutes), GT = Goals against, Sv % = held shots (in%), GTS = Gegentorschnitt, SO = shutouts; Fat: Turnierbestwert; Source: liiga.fi

Cadre of Finnish champion

Goalkeepers: Juha Järvenpää, Antti Raanta

Defender: Shaun Heshka, Jani Honkanen, Miko Malkamäki, Jyri Marttinen, Patrik Parkkonen, Tapio Sammalkangas, Tommi Taimi, Ville Uusitalo

Attacker: Nico Aaltonen, Joel Armia, Daniel Brodin, Eero Elo, Aki Juusela, Lähteenmäki Sami, Sami Mutanen, Mika Niemi, Tuomas Pihlman, Michael Ryan, Veli -Matti Savinainen, Severi Sillanpää, Aki Uusikartano

Expulsion

The 14th of the SM - lliga played in a best - of-seven series against the master of the Mestis to fate and rise in the SM- liiga. The games took place between 22 March and 2 April 2013.