2015–16 Liiga season


The 2015–16 Liiga season was the 41st season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.

Teams

TeamCityHead coachArenaCapacityCaptain
BluesEspooJyrki AhoBarona AreenaJari Sailio
HIFKHelsinkiAntti TörmänenHelsingin jäähalliArttu Luttinen
HPKHämeenlinnaPasi ArvonenPatria-areenaRiku Hahl
IlvesTampereTuomas ToukkolaTampereen jäähalliSami Sandell
JYPMarko VirtanenSynergia-areenaTuomas Pihlman
KalPaKuopioPekka VirtaNiiralan monttuMikko Jokela
KooKooKouvolaPetri MattilaLumon arenaAri Vallin
KärpätOuluLauri MarjamäkiOulun Energia AreenaLasse Kukkonen
LukkoRaumaRisto DufvaÄijänsuo ArenaIlkka Mikkola
PelicansLahtiPetri MatikainenIsku AreenaAntti Erkinjuntti
SaiPaLappeenrantaPekka TirkkonenKisapuistoVille Koho
SportVaasaTomek ValtonenVaasa ArenaMikko Pukka
TapparaTampereJussi TapolaTampereen jäähalliJukka Peltola
TPSTurkuAri-Pekka SelinHK ArenaTomi Kallio
PoriPekka RautakallioPorin jäähalliJuha Kiilholma

Regular season

Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.

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

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) TPS vs. (10) Sport

TPS wins the series 2-0.

(8) KalPa vs. (9) Pelicans

Pelicans wins the series 2-1.

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) HIFK vs. (9) Pelicans

HIFK wins the series 4-2.

(2) Kärpät vs. (7) TPS

Kärpät wins the series 4-2.

(3) Tappara vs. (6) Lukko

Tappara wins the series 4-1.

(4) JYP vs. (5) SaiPa

JYP wins the series 4-2.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) HIFK vs. (4) JYP

HIFK wins the series 4-2.

(2) Kärpät vs. (3) Tappara

Tappara wins the series 4-3.

Bronze medal game

Finals (best-of-seven)

Tappara wins the finals 4–2.

Final rankings