SM-liiga 1995/96

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Master:	Jokerit Helsinki
Relegated:	TuTo Turku
• SM-liiga |  I-divisioona ↓

The 1995/96 season was the 21st season of the SM-liiga . For the third time since the founding of the SM-liiga and for the fourth time in total, Jokerit Helsinki became Finnish ice hockey champion .

Regular season

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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. In the event that a winner was not found after regular time, the game was considered a draw.

A win in regular time earned a team 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	31	11	8th	190	91	+99	73
2.	TPS	50	33	5	12	216	141	+75	71
3.	Lukko	50	25th	9	16	205	177	+28	59
4th	Tappara	50	24	7th	19th	172	161	+11	55
5.	HPK	50	23	7th	20th	160	151	+9	53
6th	HIFK	50	21st	10	19th	142	158	−16	52
7th	Ässät	50	22nd	5	23	140	160	−20	49
8th.	Ilves	50	18th	7th	25th	153	183	−30	43
9.	K-Espoo	50	18th	6th	26th	131	164	−33	42
10.	JYP HT	50	13	11	26th	132	155	−23	37
11.	KalPa	50	13	10	27	126	162	−36	36
12.	TuTo	50	12	6th	32	140	204	−64	30th

Best scorer

Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists

Pl	player	team	T	A.	Points
1.	Juha Riihijärvi	Lukko	28	44	72
2.	Janne Ojanen	Tappara	20th	44	64
3.	Petri Varis	Jokerite	28	28	56
4th	Mikko Peltola	Lukko	24	32	56
5.	Otakar Janecký	Jokerite	17th	38	55
6th	Vjačeslavs Fanduls	TPS	22nd	29	51
7th	Timo Jutila	Tappara	14th	37	51
8th.	Jari Korpisalo	Ässät	27	20th	47
9.	Thomas Sjogren	JYP	22nd	25th	47
10.	Alexander Barkow	Tappara	20th	26th	46

Play-offs

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Places 1-8 were automatically qualified for the play-offs. The teams that had won the most of five games in the quarter and semi-finals against their opponents qualified for the next round. The winners of the semi-finals made it to the final while the losers played for third place in the small final. Five games were also played in the final. 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
	Ilves	0
					Jokerite	3
					HPK	1
	Tappara	1
	HPK	3
									Jokerite	3
									TPS	1
	TPS	3
	Assät	0
					TPS	3			Game for third place
					Lukko	1
	Lukko	3							Lukko	1
	HIFK	0							HPK	0

Quarter finals

Jokerite - Ilves Jokerite Ilves 11-2 Ilves Jokerite 2-7 Jokerite Ilves 3-1 Jokerit wins the round 3-0.

Tappara - HPK Tappara HPK 1-3 HPK Tappara 5-3 Tappara HPK 7-2 HPK Tappara 7-1 HPK wins the round 3-1.

TPS - Ässät TPS Ässät 4-0 Ässät TPS 2-4 TPS Ässät 6-3 TPS wins the round 3-0.

Lukko - HIFK Lukko HIFK 2-1 HIFK Lukko 4-6 Lukko HIFK 4-1 Lukko wins the round 3-0.

Semifinals

Jokerite - HPK Jokerite HPK 2-3 HPK Jokerite 0-3 Jokerite HPK 4-1 HPK Jokerite 0-6 Jokerit wins the round 3-1.

TPS - Lukko TPS Lukko 2-3 Lukko TPS 1-3 TPS Lukko 4-2 Lukko TPS 2-4 TPS wins the round 3-2.

third place

Lukko - HPK
Lukko	HPK	2-1
Lukko wins bronze.

final

Jokerite - TPS
Jokerite	TPS	0-1
TPS	Jokerite	1-6
Jokerite	TPS	5-1
TPS	Jokerite	1-4
Jokerit wins the championship 3-1. TPS receives silver.

Finnish champion

Finnish champion Jokerit Helsinki

Goalkeepers: Marko Rantanen , Ari Sulander Defenders: Santeri Immonen , Waltteri Immonen , Ismo Kuoppala , Kari Martikainen , Antti-Jussi Niemi , Janne Niinimaa , Pasi Sormunen , Mika Strömberg , Marko Tuulola Attackers: Mika Asikainen , Niko Halttunen , Otakar Janecký , Tero Lehterä , Juha Lind , Jari Lindros , Jukka Penttinen , Pasi Saarela , Timo Saarikoski , Keijo Säilynoja , Tommi Sova , Petri Varis , Juha Ylönen Head coach: Hannu Aravirta

Best scorer

Abbreviations: T = goals, A = assists

Pl	player	team	T	A.	Points
1.	Petri Varis	Jokerite	12	7th	19th
2.	Otakar Janecký	Jokerite	3	16	19th
3.	Mikka Strömberg	Jokerite	1	11	12
4th	Pasu Saarela	Jokerite	5	6th	11
5.	Kimmo Rintanen	TPS	4th	6th	10

SM liiga qualification

• TuTo Hockey - SaiPa Lappeenranta 0: 3

TuTo Hockey is relegated to the second Finnish ice hockey league , the I-divisioona . SaiPa Lappeenranta is promoted to the SM-liiga.

Awards

Award	winner	team
Aarne Honkavaara Trophy	Juha Riihijärvi	Lukko
Jari Kurri Trophy	Petri Varis	Jokerite
Jarmo Wasama Commemorative Trophy	Jani Hurme	TPS
Kalevi Numminen Trophy	Sakari Pietila	HPK
Kultainen kypärä	Juha Riihijärvi	Lukko
Lasse Oksanen Trophy	Juha Riihijärvi	Lukko
Matti Keinonen Trophy	Petri Varis	Jokerite
Pekka Rautakallio Trophy	Mika Strömberg	Jokerite
Pentti Isotalo Trophy	Janne Rautavuori	-
Raimo Kilpiö Trophy	Waltteri Immonen	Jokerite
Unto Wiitala Trophy	Seppo Mäkelä	-
Urpo Ylönen Trophy	Ari Sulander	Jokerite
Veli Pekka Ketola Trophy	Juha Riihijärvi	Lukko

swell

• Championnat de Finlande de hockey sur glace 1995/1996