SM-liiga 1994/95

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The 1994/95 season was the 20th season of the SM-liiga . For the sixth time since the founding of the SM-liiga and for the seventh time in total, TPS Turku became Finnish ice hockey champion .

Regular season

mode

Each team had to play four times against every other team in the league and six additional times against local teams. Each game consisted of three thirds of 20 minutes each. If no winner was found after regular time, the game was counted as a draw.

One team won 2 points. A draw was rewarded with one point. There were no points for defeat.

Closing table

Abbreviations: Sp = games, S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, T = goals, GT = goals conceded, TD = goal difference

Pl	team	Sp	S.	U	N	T	GT	TD	Points
1.	Jokerite	50	34	6th	10	202	122	+80	74
2.	Lukko	50	29	9	12	210	134	+76	67
3.	HIFK	50	32	3	15th	203	141	+62	67
4th	TPS	50	30th	3	17th	219	149	+70	63
5.	JyP HT	50	22nd	8th	20th	164	181	−17	52
6th	Ässät	50	20th	11	19th	164	166	−2	51
7th	K-Espoo	50	20th	4th	26th	154	169	−15	44
8th.	KalPa	50	17th	8th	25th	154	195	−41	42
9.	HPK	50	16	7th	27	170	197	−27	39
10.	TuTo	50	18th	0	32	152	227	−46	36
11.	Tappara	50	16	4th	30th	154	221	−75	36
12.	Ilves	50	12	5	33	152	196	−44	29

Play-offs

mode

Places 1-8 were qualified for the play-offs. The teams that had won the most of five games in the quarter-finals against their opponents qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the best-of-5 mode was also played. The winners of the semi-finals made it to the final while the losers played for third place in the small final. In the final five games were played again. Whoever won the most games was the winner of the season. Only one game was played in the round for third place. 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 a total of 60 minutes. After the regular time, extensions of 20 minutes each were played until a winner was found through a decisive goal.

Tournament tree

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	Jokerite	3
	KalPa	0
					Jokerite	3
					Ässät	0
	HIFK	0
	Ässät	3
									Jokerite	2
									TPS	3
	Lukko	3
	K-Espoo	1
					Lukko	1			Game for third place
					TPS	3
	TPS	3							Lukko	0
	JyP HT	1							Ässät	1

Quarter finals

Jokerite - KalPa Jokerite KalPa 6-3 KalPa Jokerite 0-6 Jokerite KalPa 5-1 Jokerit wins the round 3-0.

Lukko - Kiekko-Espoo Lukko K-Espoo 4-3 n.V. K-Espoo Lukko 4-2 Lukko K-Espoo 2-1 a.d. K-Espoo Lukko 3-4 Lukko wins the round 3-1.

HIFK - Ässät HIFK Ässät 1-2 Ässät HIFK 3-0 HIFK Ässät 0-1 Ässät wins the round 3-0.

TPS - JyP HT TPS JyP HT 2-1 a.d. JyP HT TPS 4-2 TPS JyP HT 4-3 JyP HT TPS 0-8 TPS wins the round 3-1.

Semifinals

Jokerite - Ässät Jokerite Ässät 6-0 Ässät Jokerite 3-4 a.d. Jokerite Ässät 7-0 Jokerit wins the round 3-0.

Lukko - TPS Lukko TPS 4-6 TPS Lukko 3-4 Lukko TPS 4-6 TPS Lukko 4-3 TPS wins the round 1: 3.

third place

Lukko - Ässät
Lukko	Ässät	0-3
Ässät wins bronze.

final

Jokerite - TPS
Jokerite	TPS	2-1
TPS	Jokerite	3-1
Jokerite	TPS	5-2
TPS	Jokerite	5-2
Jokerite	TPS	1-5
TPS wins the championship 2: 3. Jokerite receives silver.

Finnish champion

Finnish champion TPS Turku

Goalkeepers: Miikka Kiprusoff , Kimmo Lecklin , Fredrik Norrena , Jouni Rokama Defenders: Aki-Petteri Berg , Tuomas Grönman , Kari Harila , Marko Kiprusoff , Mika Lehtinen , Petteri Nummelin , Simo Rouvali , Sami Salo , Alexander Smirnow , Kimmo Timonen Attackers: Antti Aalto , Mika Alatalo , Vjačeslavs Fanduls , Hannes Hyvönen , Saku Koivu , Jere Lehtinen , Niko Mikkola , Lasse Pirjetä , Kimmo Rintanen , Toni Sihvonen , Harri Sillgren , Raimo Summanen , Harri Suvanto , Jukka Ari Tiilikainen , Head coach: Vladimir Yursinov

Awards

trophies

Award	winner	team
Aarne Honkavaara Trophy	Kai Nurminen	HPK
Aaro Kivilinna Commemorative Trophy		TPS
Harry Lindblad Commemorative Trophy		Jokerite
Jari Kurri Trophy	Saku Koivu	TPS
Jarmo Wasama Commemorative Trophy	Joni Lehto	Lukko
Kalevi Numminen Trophy	Vladimir Yursinov	TPS
Canada malja		TPS
Kultainen kypärä	Saku Koivu	TPS
Lasse Oksanen Trophy	Saku Koivu	TPS
Matti Keinonen Trophy	Veli-Pekka Kautonen	HIFK
Pekka Rautakallio Trophy	Marko Kiprusoff	TPS
Pentti Isotalo Trophy	Janne Rautavuori	-
Raimo Kilpiö Trophy	Jere Lehtinen	TPS
Unto Wiitala Trophy	Rami Savolainen	-
Urpo Ylönen Trophy	Boris Rousson	Lukko
Veli Pekka Ketola Trophy	Saku Koivu	TPS

All-Star Team

goal	Boris Rousson (Lukko)
defense	Marko Kiprusoff (TPS)			Joni Lehto (Lukko)
Storm	Jere Lehtinen (TPS)		Saku Koivu (TPS)		Kai Nurminen (HPK)

swell

• Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1994/1995

Web links

• Official website of the SM-liiga