The 2014–15 SM-liiga season was the 40th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Teams Team City Head coach Arena Capacity Captain Pori Pekka Rautakallio Porin jäähalli Ville Uusitalo Blues Espoo Jyrki Aho Barona Areena Kim Hirschovits HIFK Helsinki Antti Törmänen Helsingin jäähalli Toni Söderholm HPK Hämeenlinna Pasi Arvonen Patria-areena Joonas Vihko Ilves Tampere Tuomas Toukkola Tampereen jäähalli Sami Sandell JYP Marko Virtanen Jyväskylän jäähalli Eric Perrin KalPa Kuopio Pekka Virta Kuopion jäähalli Mikko Jokela Kärpät Oulu Lauri Marjamäki Oulun Energia Areena Lasse Kukkonen Lukko Rauma Risto Dufva Äijänsuo Arena Ilkka Mikkola Pelicans Lahti Tomi Lämsä Isku Areena Juha Leimu SaiPa Lappeenranta Pekka Tirkkonen Kisapuisto Ville Koho Sport Vaasa Tomek Valtonen Vaasa Arena Miko Malkamäki Tappara Tampere Jussi Tapola Tampereen jäähalli Jukka Peltola TPS Turku Kai Suikkanen7 Nov 2014Miika Elomo17 Feb 2015Jarno Pikkarainen Turkuhalli Petteri Nummelin
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 31 9 4 16 167 126 +41 115 Tappara 60 28 7 8 17 155 123 +32 106 Lukko 60 24 7 17 12 163 147 +16 103 JYP 60 28 5 8 19 174 151 +23 102 Blues 60 25 11 3 21 166 149 +17 100 KalPa 60 25 8 6 21 134 115 +19 97 HIFK 60 24 9 6 21 177 150 +27 96 SaiPa 60 23 9 7 21 151 146 +5 94 Ässät 60 23 6 9 22 151 143 +8 90 Ilves 60 24 5 6 25 150 161 -11 88 HPK 60 15 12 7 26 143 165 -22 76 Pelicans 60 16 6 8 30 125 166 -41 68 TPS 60 17 3 8 32 122 172 -50 65 Sport 60 15 5 5 35 121 185 -64 60
Playoffs
Bracket
Wild card round (best-of-three)
(7) HIFK vs. (10) Ilves
HIFK wins the series 2-0.
(8) SaiPa vs. (9) Ässät
SaiPa wins the series 2-0.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Kärpät vs. (8) SaiPa
Kärpät wins the series 4-1.
(2) Tappara vs. (7) HIFK
Tappara wins the series 4-2.
(3) Lukko vs. (6) KalPa
Lukko wins the series 4-2.
(4) JYP vs. (5) Blues
JYP wins the series 4-0.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Kärpät vs. (4) JYP
Kärpät wins the series 4-3.
(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 JYP4 Lukko5 Blues6 KalPa7 HIFK8 SaiPa9 Ässät10 Ilves11 HPK12 Pelicans13 TPS14 Sport
References
External links Official site of the Liiga