The 1998–99 SM-liiga season was the 24th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and TPS Turku won the championship.
Standings Teams GP W T L GF GA Diff Pts 1 TPS 54 37 7 10 179 107 +72 81 2 HIFK 54 34 6 14 209 104 +105 74 3 Jokerit 54 31 3 20 171 140 +31 65 4 HPK 54 27 6 21 192 152 +40 60 5 Ilves 54 30 0 24 180 143 +37 60 6 SaiPa 54 25 4 25 141 153 -12 54 7 Blues 54 21 7 26 146 183 -37 49 8 JYP 54 22 4 28 137 157 -20 48 9 Tappara 54 21 6 27 148 196 -48 48 10 Ässät 54 20 6 28 152 178 -26 46 11 Lukko 54 16 7 31 126 176 -50 39 12 KalPa 54 9 6 39 95 187 -92 24 Source: Elite Prospects
Playoffs
Quarterfinals TPS - JYP 3:0 (8:0, 3:2, 5:1) HIFK - Blues 3:1 (3:4, 2:1, 5:2, 3:2) Jokerit - SaiPa 0:3 (1:4, 3:4 P, 4:5) HPK - Ilves 3:1 (3:0, 5:4 P, 1:2, 5:4 P)
Semifinals TPS - SaiPa 3:0 (4:0, 3:1, 7:3) HIFK - HPK 3:0 (7:3, 4:2, 5:1)
3rd place HPK - SaiPa 7:2
Final TPS - HIFK 3:1 (3:1, 2:7, 5:2, 1:0)
Scoring Leaders # Name Team Games played Goals Assists Points 1. Jan Čaloun HIFK 51 24 57 81 2. Pasi Saarela Jokerit 54 38 20 58 3. Tomáš Vlasák HPK 54 28 29 57 4. Brian Rafalski HIFK 53 19 34 53 5. Peter Larsson Ilves 54 20 32 52
Qualification
1st round KalPa – TuTo KalPa TuTo 6–3 TuTo KalPa 0–3 KalPa TuTo 6–2 KalPa wins 3-0 Pelicans – Sport Pelicans Sport 3–1 Sport Pelicans 0–3 Pelicans Sport 2-1 OT Pelicans wins 3-0
2nd round KalPa – Pelicans KalPa Pelicans 1–4 Pelicans KalPa 3–1 KalPa Pelicans 1–2 Pelicans wins 3-0
References
External links SM-liiga official website