The 2015–16 SM-liiga season was the 41st 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 Blues Espoo Jyrki Aho Barona Areena Jari Sailio HIFK Helsinki Antti Törmänen Helsingin jäähalli Arttu Luttinen HPK Hämeenlinna Pasi Arvonen Patria-areena Riku Hahl Ilves Tampere Tuomas Toukkola Tampereen jäähalli Sami Sandell JYP Marko Virtanen Synergia-areena Tuomas Pihlman KalPa Kuopio Pekka Virta Niiralan monttu Mikko Jokela KooKoo Kouvola Petri Mattila Lumon arena Ari Vallin Kärpät Oulu Lauri Marjamäki Oulun Energia Areena Lasse Kukkonen Lukko Rauma Risto Dufva Äijänsuo Arena Ilkka Mikkola Pelicans Lahti Petri Matikainen Isku Areena Antti Erkinjuntti SaiPa Lappeenranta Pekka Tirkkonen Kisapuisto Ville Koho Sport Vaasa Tomek Valtonen Vaasa Arena Mikko Pukka Tappara Tampere Jussi Tapola Tampereen jäähalli Jukka Peltola TPS Turku Ari-Pekka Selin HK Arena Tomi Kallio Pori Pekka Rautakallio Porin jäähalli Juha Kiilholma
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.
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) TPS vs. (10) Sport
TPS wins the series 2–0.
(8) KalPa vs. (9) Pelicans
Pelicans wins the series 2–1.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) HIFK vs. (9) Pelicans
HIFK wins the series 4–2.
(2) Kärpät vs. (7) TPS
Kärpät wins the series 4–2.
(3) Tappara vs. (6) Lukko
Tappara wins the series 4–1.
(4) JYP vs. (5) SaiPa
JYP wins the series 4–2.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) HIFK vs. (4) JYP
HIFK wins the series 4–2.
(2) Kärpät vs. (3) Tappara
Tappara wins the series 4–3.
Bronze medal game
Finals (best-of-seven)
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
Final rankings Tappara HIFK Kärpät4 JYP5 SaiPa6 Lukko7 TPS8 Pelicans9 KalPa10 Sport11 KooKoo12 Ässät13 HPK14 Ilves15 Blues
References
External links Official site of the Liiga