SM-liiga 1979/80

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Master:	HIFK Helsinki
Relegated:	Koo-Vee
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The SM-liiga season 1979/80 was the fifth season of the Finnish SM-liiga . Finnish champion was for the fourth time overall and for the first time since the introduction of the SM-liiga HIFK Helsinki , while Koo-Vee was relegated to the second division.

Regular season

mode

The ten teams of the SM-liiga initially played against each other in 36 seasonal games. While the first four teams qualified for the play-offs, the last two had to play against the two best second division teams to stay in the league. Each team received two points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a defeat.

Main round

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	T	GT	Points
1.	TPS Turku	36	26th	4th	6th	209	122	56
2.	HIFK Helsinki	36	24	5	7th	238	144	53
3.	Kärpät Oulu	36	18th	6th	12	193	154	42
4th	Ässät Pori	36	18th	5	13	189	167	41
5.	Tappara Tampere	36	15th	6th	15th	170	169	36
6th	Lukko Rauma	36	15th	4th	17th	184	190	34
7th	Kiekko-Reipas	36	14th	4th	18th	151	153	32
8th.	Ilves Tampere	36	11	8th	17th	151	189	30th
9.	Jokerit Helsinki	36	11	4th	21st	151	199	26th
10.	Koo-Vee	36	4th	2	30th	153	302	10

Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses

Top scorer

#	Surname	team	Games	Gates	Assists	Points
1.	Matti Hagman	HIFK Helsinki	35	37	50	87
2.	Reijo Leppänen	TPS Turku	35	29	39	68
3.	Jouni gutter	Lukko Rauma	36	23	44	67
4th	Veli-Pekka Ketola	Ässät Pori	36	22nd	38	60
5.	Ismo Villa	Lukko Rauma	36	33	26th	59
6th	Juhani Wallenius	Lukko Rauma	35	34	24	58
7th	Arto Javanainen	Ässät Pori	36	28	29	57
8th.	Martti Jarkko	TPS Turku	36	16	39	55
9.	Mikko Leinonen	Kärpät Oulu	36	32	20th	52
10.	Hannu Kapanen	HIFK Helsinki	34	17th	34	51

Play-offs

The semi-finals and finals were played in the “best-of-five” mode, the game for third place in the “best-of-three” mode .

Tournament tree

	Semifinals				final
	TPS Turku	1
	Ässät Pori	3
					HIFK	3
					Ässät	0
					Game for third place
	HIFK Helsinki	3			TPS	0
	Kärpät Oulu	1			Kärpät	2

Finnish champion

Finnish champion HIFK Helsinki

Goalkeepers: Hannu Riihimäki , Stig Wetzell Defenders: Raimo Hirvonen , Jorma Immonen , Pertti Lehtonen , Frank Neal , Seppo Pakola , Heikki Riihiranta , Timo Ukkola , Jarmo Vuorinen Attackers: Matti Forss , Matti Hagman , Arto Jokinen , Hannu Kapanen , Ari Lähteenmäki , Harri Linnonmaa , Matti Murto , Eso Peltonen , Rainer Risku , Tommi Salmelainen , Ilkka Sinisalo , Arto Sirviö Head coach: Jorma Rikala

Top scorer

#	Surname	team	Games	Gates	Assists	Points
1.	Matti Hagman	HIFK Helsinki	7th	3	10	13
3.	Håkan Hjerpe	TPS Turku	6th	4th	7th	11
3.	Esa Peltonen	HIFK Helsinki	7th	7th	3	10
4th	Veli-Matti Ruisma	Ässät Pori	7th	4th	6th	10
5.	Veli-Pekka Ketola	Ässät Pori	7th	3	7th	10

SM liiga relegation

The last two placed in the SM-liiga main round and the two best second division teams played for promotion and relegation in return legs. While Jokerit reached relegation, Koo-Vee was relegated.

table

	club	Sp	S.	U	N	T	GT	Points
1.	SaiPa	6th	4th	1	1	45	27	9
2.	Jokerit Helsinki	6th	4th	1	1	49	34	9
3.	HPK Hämeenlinna	6th	1	2	3	30th	38	4th
4th	Koo-Vee	6th	1	0	5	22nd	47	2

Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = losses, OTS = overtime wins, OTN = overtime losses, SOS = penalty wins, SON = penalty losses

Awards

Player and team trophies

trophy	Award winners	team
Canada malja	HIFK Helsinki
Kalevi Numminen Trophy	Jorma Rikala	HIFK Helsinki
Jarmo Wasama Commemorative Trophy	Pekka Arbelius	Kärpät Oulu
Matti Keinonen Trophy	Reijo Leppänen	TPS Turku
Raimo Kilpiö Trophy	Jari Laiho	Lukko Rauma
Urpo Ylönen Trophy	Jorma Valtonen	TPS Turku
Pekka Rautakallio Trophy	Reijo Ruotsalainen	Kärpät Oulu
Aarne Honkavaara Trophy	Matti Hagman	HIFK Helsinki
Veli Pekka Ketola Trophy	Matti Hagman	HIFK Helsinki

All-Star Team

goal	Jorma Valtonen (TPS Turku)
defense	Hannu Haapalainen (Tappara Tampere)			Reijo Ruotsalainen (Kärpät Oulu)
Storm	Reijo Leppänen (TPS Turku)		Matti Hagman (HIFK Helsinki)		Jukka Porvari (Tappara Tampere)

Web links

• Official website of the SM-liiga
• SM-liiga 1979/80 at hockeyarchives.info (French)
• 1979-80 SM-liiga League Leaders
• 1979-80 Finland SM-liiga