SM-liiga 1988/89

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Master:	TPS Turku
Relegated:	Ässät Pori Kärpät Oulu
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The 1988/89 SM-liiga season was the 14th season of the Finnish SM-liiga . Finnish champion was for the third time and the second time since the introduction of the SM-liiga TPS Turku , while Ässät Pori and Kärpät Oulu were relegated to the second division.

Regular season

mode

The ten teams of the SM-liiga played against each other in 44 season games. While the first six 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	44	29	5	10	209	120	63
2.	Ilves Tampere	44	27	4th	13	232	171	58
3.	JyP HT	44	24	5	15th	202	167	53
4th	Tappara Tampere	44	23	3	18th	226	163	49
5.	KalPa Kuopio	44	24	1	19th	188	195	49
6th	HIFK Helsinki	44	22nd	4th	18th	163	159	48
7th	Lukko Rauma	44	22nd	1	21st	187	185	45
8th.	HPK Hämeenlinna	44	17th	3	24	196	197	37
9.	KooKoo	44	16	4th	23	146	194	36
10.	SaiPa	44	15th	1	28	171	247	31
11.	Kärpät Oulu	44	14th	2	28	152	212	30th
12.	Ässät Pori	44	13	3	28	165	227	29

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

Play-offs

Places 1 and 2 were qualified for the semi-finals and places 3-6 for the quarter-finals of the play-offs. The winners of the semi-finals made it to the final while the losers played for third place in the small final.

The quarter-finals were played in the “best-of-three” mode , the semifinals in the “best-of-five” mode, the game for third place in a single play-off. The final, on the other hand, took place in the "Best-of-Seven" mode .

Tournament tree

	Quarter finals					Semifinals					final
						1	TPS Turku	3
	4th	Tappara Tampere	2			4th	Tappara Tampere	2
	5	KalPa Kuopio	0								1	TPS Turku	4th
											3	JyP HT	1
						2	Ilves Tampere	1
	3	JyP HT	2			3	JyP HT	3			3rd place match
	6th	HIFK Helsinki	0								2	Ilves Tampere	1
											4th	Tappara Tampere	0

Finnish champion

Finnish champion TPS Turku

Goalkeepers: Markus Ketterer , Timo Lehkonen Defenders: Kari Harila , Petteri Lehto , Heikki Leime , Jouko Narvanmaa , Kai Ortio , Hannu Virta , Jukka Virtanen Attackers: Mal Davis , Steve Graves , Jari Hirsimäki , Harry Jaakkola , Kari Jalonen , Arto Javanainen , Tommi Kiiski , Pentti Lehtosaari , Pekka Tirkkonen , Jukka Vilander , Juha Virtanen Head coach: Hannu Jortikka

SM liiga relegation

The last two placed in the SM-liiga main round and the two best second division teams played in the "best-of-five" mode for promotion or relegation. Both Kärpät Oulu and Ässät Pori lost their relegation duels and were relegated to the second division.

• JoKP - Ässät Pori 3: 2 (5: 4 n.V., 4: 5, 5: 1, 3: 5, 5: 3)
• Kärpät Oulu - Jokerit Helsinki 2: 3 (7: 3, 3: 7, 8: 4, 2: 3, 2: 5)

Web links

• Official website of the SM-liiga