The 2013–14 SM-liiga season is the 39th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals.
This was the first season in which the league was known as "Liiga" in marketing purposes, having dropped the "SM" prefix. It was also the last season in the SM-liiga for Jokerit, which joined the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League after the season.
Teams Team City Head coach Arena Capacity Captain Pori Pekka Virta Porin jäähalli Ville Uusitalo Blues Espoo Jyrki Aho Barona Areena Kim Hirschovits HIFK Helsinki Raimo Summanen28.2.2014Harri Rindell Helsingin jäähalli Ville Peltonen HPK Hämeenlinna Kai Rautio 14.10.2013 Pasi Arvonen Patria-areena Ville Viitaluoma Ilves Tampere Tuomas Toukkola Tampereen jäähalli Masi Marjamäki Jokerit Helsinki Tomi Lämsä 1.3.2014 Tomek Valtonen Hartwall Areena Ossi Väänänen JYP Marko Virtanen Jyväskylän jäähalli Eric Perrin KalPa Kuopio Jari Laukkanen 27.2.2014 Anssi Laine Kuopion jäähalli Jussi Timonen Kärpät Oulu Lauri Marjamäki Oulun Energia Areena Lasse Kukkonen Lukko Rauma Risto Dufva Äijänsuo Arena Otto Honkaheimo Pelicans Lahti Hannu Aravirta Isku Areena Tommi Paakkolanvaara SaiPa Lappeenranta Pekka Tirkkonen Kisapuisto Ville Koho Tappara Tampere Jukka Rautakorpi Tampereen jäähalli Ville Nieminen TPS Turku Kai Suikkanen Turkuhalli Tapio Laakso
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 SM-liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation. Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/− P Kärpät 60 36 8 7 9 190 106 +84 131 Tappara 60 31 8 7 14 168 128 +40 116 Lukko 60 30 4 3 23 153 138 +15 101 SaiPa 60 26 9 4 21 160 134 +26 100 JYP 60 26 7 6 21 154 149 +5 98 Blues 60 28 3 3 26 137 146 -9 93 Jokerit 60 25 5 8 22 156 145 +11 93 Pelicans 60 25 6 5 24 156 156 0 92 HIFK 60 25 4 5 26 147 145 +2 88 HPK 60 22 9 3 26 140 136 +4 87 Ilves 60 24 3 6 27 143 146 -3 84 Ässät 60 16 7 5 32 134 177 -43 67 TPS 60 12 6 11 31 135 197 -62 59 KalPa 60 12 3 9 36 101 172 -71 51
Playoffs Bracket
Wild card round (best-of-three)
(7) Jokerit vs. (10) HPK
HPK wins the series 2-0.
(8) Pelicans vs. (9) HIFK
Pelicans wins the series 2-0
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Kärpät vs. (10) HPK
Kärpät wins the series 4-0
(2) Tappara vs. (8) Pelicans
Tappara wins the series 4-2
(3) Lukko vs (6) Blues
Lukko wins the series 4–3.
(4) SaiPa vs. (5) JYP
SaiPa wins the series 4–3.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Kärpät vs. (4) SaiPa
Kärpät wins the series 4–1.
(2) Tappara vs. (3) Lukko
Tappara wins the series 4–3.
Bronze medal game
Finals (best-of-seven)
Kärpät wins the finals 4–3.
Final rankings Kärpät Tappara Lukko4 SaiPa5 JYP6 Blues7 Pelicans8 HPK9 Jokerit10 HIFK11 Ilves 12 Ässät13 TPS 14 KalPa
External links Official site of the Liiga