Liiga 2014/15
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The 2014/15 season was the 40th season in the Finnish professional ice hockey league and the second after the name was changed to Liiga . It is the top Finnish league in ice hockey . The championship was won by Oulun Kärpät , who defeated Tappara Tampere 4: 3 in the play-off final as in the previous year and thus won the seventh championship title in the club's history.
Attendees
Before the season, Jokerit moved to the Continental Hockey League . The Liiga determined Vaasan Sport as their successor, who are participating in the Finnish elite class for the second time after the 1975/76 season .
Map of all club locations for the 2014/15 season |
team | place | Hall | capacity |
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blues | Espoo | Barona Areena | 6,914 |
HPK | Hämeenlinna | Ritari-areena | 5,500 |
HIFK | Helsinki | Helsingin Jäähalli | 8,200 |
Ilves | Tampere | Tampereen jäähalli | 7,800 |
JYP | Jyväskylä | Synergia areena | 4,812 |
KalPa | Kuopio | Niiralan Monttu | 5,225 |
Oulu | Oulu | Oulun Energia Areena | 6,614 |
Lukko | Rauma | Kivikylan Areena | 5,400 |
Pelicans | Lahti | Isku Areena | 5,098 |
SaiPa | Lappeenranta | Kisapuisto | 5,200 |
Sports | Vaasa | Vaasa Areena | 4,300 |
Tappara | Tampere | Tampereen jäähalli | 7,800 |
TPS | Turku | Turkuhalli | 11,820 |
Ässät | Pori | Porin jäähalli | 6,500 |
Main round
mode
As in the previous year, each of the 14 teams plays 58 games in the main round. Each game consists of 3 times 20 minutes. If there is a tie after the regular time, five minutes of extra time will be played. The first goal in extra time decides the game for the team that scores the goal. In the event that a winner is still not found after extra time, the game will be decided by a shootout .
A team wins 3 points in regular time. A win and a defeat after extra time will be rewarded with 2 or 1 point. There are no points for a loss in regular time. The 14th of the SM-liiga played in a best-of-7 series against the master of the Mestis to stay or rise to the SM-liiga.
table
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | TVH | Points | |
1. | Kärpät (M) | 60 | 31 | 9 | 4th | 16 | 167: 126 | +41 | 115 |
2. | Tappara | 60 | 28 | 7th | 8th | 17th | 155: 123 | +32 | 106 |
3. | Lukko | 60 | 24 | 7th | 17th | 12 | 163: 147 | +16 | 103 |
4th | JYP | 60 | 28 | 5 | 8th | 19th | 174: 151 | +23 | 102 |
5. | blues | 60 | 25th | 11 | 3 | 21st | 166: 149 | +17 | 100 |
6th | KalPa | 60 | 25th | 8th | 6th | 21st | 134: 115 | +19 | 97 |
7th | HIFK | 60 | 24 | 9 | 6th | 21st | 177: 150 | +27 | 96 |
8th. | SaiPa | 60 | 23 | 9 | 7th | 21st | 151: 146 | +5 | 94 |
9. | Ässät | 60 | 23 | 6th | 9 | 22nd | 151: 143 | +8 | 90 |
10. | Ilves | 60 | 24 | 5 | 6th | 25th | 150: 161 | –11 | 88 |
11. | HPK | 60 | 15th | 12 | 7th | 26th | 143: 165 | -22 | 76 |
12. | Pelicans | 60 | 16 | 6th | 8th | 30th | 125: 166 | -41 | 68 |
13. | TPS | 60 | 17th | 3 | 8th | 32 | 122: 172 | -50 | 65 |
14th | Sport (A) | 60 | 15th | 5 | 5 | 35 | 121: 185 | -64 | 60 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime , OTN = defeats after overtime , N = defeats, TVH = goal difference, M = previous year's champions , A = promoted from Mestis
Explanations: Play-off quarter-finals , pre-play-offs , season over
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best
Nat. | player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM |
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Kim Hirschovits | blues | 59 | 13 | 45 | 58 | +14 | 46 | |
Eric Perrin | JYP | 59 | 12 | 43 | 55 | +3 | 20th | |
Jani Tuppurainen | JYP | 57 | 17th | 34 | 51 | +20 | 46 | |
Olli Palola | Tappara | 60 | 29 | 20th | 49 | +11 | 42 | |
Joonas Donskoi | Kärpät | 58 | 19th | 30th | 49 | +13 | 10 | |
Ville Vahalahti | Lukko | 57 | 10 | 38 | 48 | -2 | 22nd | |
Charles Bertrand | Sports | 60 | 16 | 31 | 47 | –11 | 26th | |
Tomáš Záborský | HIFK | 60 | 15th | 32 | 47 | -4 | 18th | |
Markus Hännikäinen | JYP | 60 | 19th | 27 | 46 | +22 | 51 | |
Kristian Kuusela | Tappara | 60 | 14th | 32 | 46 | +19 | 10 | |
Mika Niemi | Ässät | 60 | 8th | 38 | 46 | -1 | 38 | |
Otto Karvinen 1 | TPS | 52 | 2 | 6th | 8th | -10 | 173 |
1 For comparison: players with the most penalty minutes
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), Sv% = shots saved (in%) , GTS = goals against goals , SO = shutouts ; Bold: Season best
Nat. | player | team | Sp | Min | SO | Sv% | GTS |
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Juha Metsola | Tappara | 57 | 3385: 12 | 8th | 93.61 | 1.91 | |
Eetu Laurikainen | blues | 37 | 2201: 13 | 4th | 93.31 | 2.10 | |
Juuso Riksman | Ässät | 36 | 2108: 11 | 2 | 92.90 | 2.13 | |
Juuse Saros | HPK | 47 | 2833: 36 | 6th | 92.90 | 2.14 | |
Tomi Karhunen | Kärpät | 39 | 2326: 11 | 5 | 92.73 | 1.93 | |
Eero Kilpeläinen | KalPa | 30th | 1783: 00 | 3 | 92.21 | 1.85 |
Play-offs
mode
Places 1-6 were automatically qualified for the play-offs. Places 7-10 had to prevail in an additional best-of-3 round, with 7th place against 10th place and 8th place against 9th place. The teams that had won the most of seven games in the quarter-finals or semi-finals against their opponents qualified for the semi-finals or final. Seven games were also played in the final. Whoever won the most games was the winner of the season. The losers in the semi-finals played in just one game for third place in the small final. The respective opponents were put together so that the top ranked team plays against the worst, the second best, against the second worst, and so on. As in the main season, a game lasted 3 times 20 minutes. After the regular time, extensions of 20 minutes each were played until a winner was found through a decisive goal.
Pre-play-offs
The games in best-of-three mode took place on March 14th and 15th, 2015.
series | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | |
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HIFK - Ilves | 2-0 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 a.d. | - |
SaiPa - Ässät | 2-0 | 6-0 | 2: 1 a.d. | - |
Tournament tree
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1 | Kärpät | 4th | |||||||||||
8th | SaiPa | 1 | |||||||||||
1 | Kärpät | 4th | |||||||||||
4th | JYP | 3 | |||||||||||
4th | JYP | 4th | |||||||||||
5 | blues | 0 | |||||||||||
1 | Kärpät | 4th | |||||||||||
2 | Tappara | 3 | |||||||||||
3 | Lukko | 4th | |||||||||||
6th | KalPa | 2 | |||||||||||
2 | Tappara | 4th | |||||||||||
3rd place match | |||||||||||||
3 | Lukko | 3 | |||||||||||
2 | Tappara | 4th | 3 | Lukko | 1 | ||||||||
7th | HIFK | 2 | 4th | JYP | 2 |
Finnish champions squad
Finnish champion Kärpät Oulu |
Goalkeepers: Tomi Karhunen , Iiro Tarkki Defenders: Ryan Glenn , Lasse Kukkonen , Arto Laatikainen , Adam Masuhr , Mikko Niemelä , Markus Nutivaara , Dan Spang , Ari Vallin Attackers: Sebastian Aho , Mikko Alikoski , Patrick Davis , Joonas Donskoi , Ivan Huml , Julius Junttila , Lukáš Kašpar , Joonas Kemppainen , Juho Keränen , Sakari Manninen , Ben Maxwell , Saku Mänenalanen , Esa Pirnes , Mika Pyörälä , Simon Suoranta Coaching staff: Lauri Marjamäki , Mikko Manner , Toni Sihvonen , Ari Hilli |