The 1987–88 SM-liiga season was the 13th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.
Standings Club GP W T L GF GA Pts 1. Ilves Tampere 44 30 3 11 227 143 63 2. HIFK Helsinki 44 29 1 14 192 127 59 3. Tappara Tampere 44 24 6 14 195 147 54 4. Lukko Rauma 44 24 1 19 168 140 49 5. TPS Turku 44 22 3 19 206 182 47 6. Kärpät Oulu 44 22 2 20 187 172 46 7 Ässät Pori 44 19 4 21 183 195 42 8. KalPa Kuopio 44 16 4 24 164 220 36 9. JyP HT Jyväskylä 44 12 5 27 132 199 29 10. KooKoo Kouvola 44 7 1 36 123 252 15 Source: Elite Prospects
Playoffs
Semifinals Ilves - Lukko 0:3 (1:4, 3:4, 2:6) HIFK - Tappara 2:3 (4:1, 0:5, 6:2, 3:15, 5:6 P)
3rd place Ilves - HIFK 2:6
Final Tappara - Lukko 4:1 (2:3, 4:1, 3:1, 3:0, 5:2)
Relegation KooKoo - Kiekkoreipas 3:2 (4:3, 1:5, 3:4, 4:3, 8:5)
References
External links SM-liiga official website