2016–17 Liiga season


The 2016–17 Liiga season was the 42nd season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.

Teams

TeamCityHead coachArenaCapacityCaptain
HIFKHelsinkiAntti TörmänenHelsingin jäähalliArttu Luttinen
HPKHämeenlinnaAntti PennanenPatria-areenaNiko Kapanen
IlvesTampereKarri KiviTampereen jäähalliTapio Laakso
JukuritMikkeliRisto DufvaKalevankankaan jäähalliMarko Kauppinen
JYPMarko VirtanenSynergia-areenaJuha-Pekka Hytönen
KalPaKuopioPekka VirtaNiiralan monttuJussi Timonen
KooKooKouvolaPetri MattilaLumon arenaJosh Green
KärpätOuluKai SuikkanenOulun Energia AreenaLasse Kukkonen
LukkoRaumaJuha Vuori
21 Nov 2016
Kari Heikkilä		Äijänsuo ArenaJanne Niskala
PelicansLahtiPetri MatikainenIsku AreenaAntti Erkinjuntti
SaiPaLappeenrantaAri SantanenKisapuistoVille Koho
SportVaasaTomek ValtonenVaasa ArenaMarkus Kankaanperä
TapparaTampereJussi TapolaTampereen jäähalliJukka Peltola
TPSTurkuAri-Pekka SelinHK ArenaTomi Kallio
PoriJyrki AhoPorin jäähalliMatti 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.

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) Ässät vs. (10) Ilves

Ilves wins the series 2-1.

(8) Kärpät vs. (9) HIFK

HIFK wins the series 2-0.

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Tappara vs. (10) Ilves

Tappara wins the series 4-3.

(2) TPS vs. (9) HIFK

HIFK wins the series 4-2.

(3) KalPa vs. (6) Pelicans

KalPa wins the series 4-1.

(4) JYP vs. (5) HPK

JYP wins the series 4-3.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Tappara vs. (9) HIFK

Tappara wins the series 4-1.

(3) KalPa vs. (4) JYP

KalPa wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

Finals (best-of-seven)

Tappara wins the finals 4–2.

Final rankings