2016–17 Liiga season

2016–17 Liiga
League Liiga
Sport Ice hockey
Duration September 2016 – April 2017
Number of teams 15
TV partner(s) Nelonen
Regular season
Playoffs

The 2016–17 Liiga season is the 42nd season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.

Teams

Team City Head coach Arena Capacity Captain
HIFK Helsinki Antti Törmänen Helsingin jäähalli 8,200 Arttu Luttinen
HPK Hämeenlinna Antti Pennanen Patria-areena 5,360 Niko Kapanen
Ilves Tampere Karri Kivi Tampereen jäähalli 7,300 Tapio Laakso
Jukurit Mikkeli Risto Dufva Kalevankankaan jäähalli 4,200 Marko Kauppinen
JYP Jyvaskyla Jyväskylä Marko Virtanen Synergia-areena 4,437 Juha-Pekka Hytönen
KalPa Kuopio Pekka Virta Niiralan monttu 5,064 Jussi Timonen
KooKoo Kouvola Petri Mattila Lumon arena 6,200 Josh Green
Kärpät Oulu Kai Suikkanen Oulun Energia Areena 6,768 Lasse Kukkonen
Lukko Rauma Juha Vuori Äijänsuo Arena 5,400 Janne Niskala
Pelicans Lahti Petri Matikainen Isku Areena 5,530 Antti Erkinjuntti
SaiPa Lappeenranta Ari Santanen Kisapuisto 4,820 Ville Koho
Sport Vaasa Tomek Valtonen Vaasa Arena 4,512 Markus Kankaanperä
Tappara Tampere Jussi Tapola Tampereen jäähalli 7,300 Jukka Peltola
TPS Turku Ari-Pekka Selin HK Arena 11,820 Tomi Kallio
Assat Ässät Pori Jyrki Aho Porin jäähalli 6,300 Matti Kuparinen

Regular season

The top six teams advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams placing 7th through 10th play in the wild-card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed league and there is no relegation.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Tappara 16 11 0 2 3 48 31 +17 35 Advance to Quarterfinals
2 KalPa 16 8 2 3 3 47 37 +10 31
3 Sport 17 6 3 4 4 45 40 +5 28
4 HPK 16 5 5 2 4 46 37 +9 27
5 TPS 16 6 3 2 5 42 34 +8 26
6 HIFK 16 5 5 1 5 32 30 +2 26
7 Ässät 16 7 2 0 7 31 36 −5 25 Advance to Wild-card round
8 Jukurit 16 7 0 3 6 35 35 0 24
9 Ilves 16 6 2 2 6 41 45 −4 24
10 JYP 16 5 2 5 4 38 37 +1 24
11 Pelicans 16 6 2 1 7 43 37 +6 23
12 Kärpät 16 4 2 4 6 31 40 −9 20
13 SaiPa 16 5 1 2 8 40 50 −10 19
14 KooKoo 16 3 3 2 8 34 50 −16 17
15 Lukko 17 2 3 2 10 37 51 −14 14
Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2016. Source: Liiga

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.

References

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