The 2016–17 SM-liiga season was the 42nd 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 HIFK Helsinki Antti Törmänen Helsingin jäähalli Arttu Luttinen HPK Hämeenlinna Antti Pennanen Patria-areena Niko Kapanen Ilves Tampere Karri Kivi Tampereen jäähalli Tapio Laakso Jukurit Mikkeli Risto Dufva Kalevankankaan jäähalli Marko Kauppinen JYP Marko Virtanen Synergia-areena Juha-Pekka Hytönen KalPa Kuopio Pekka Virta Niiralan monttu Jussi Timonen KooKoo Kouvola Petri Mattila Lumon arena Josh Green Kärpät Oulu Kai Suikkanen Oulun Energia Areena Lasse Kukkonen Lukko Rauma Juha Vuori21 Nov 2016Kari Heikkilä Äijänsuo Arena Janne Niskala Pelicans Lahti Petri Matikainen Isku Areena Antti Erkinjuntti SaiPa Lappeenranta Ari Santanen Kisapuisto Ville Koho Sport Vaasa Tomek Valtonen Vaasa Arena Markus Kankaanperä Tappara Tampere Jussi Tapola Tampereen jäähalli Jukka Peltola TPS Turku Ari-Pekka Selin HK Arena Tomi Kallio Pori Jyrki Aho Porin jäähalli Matti Kuparinen
Regular season The top six teams advance directly to the quarter-finals, while teams placing 7th through 10th play in the wild-card round for the final two spots. The SM-liiga is a closed league and 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) Ässät vs. (10) Ilves
Ilves wins the series 2-1.
(8) Kärpät vs. (9) HIFK
HIFK wins the series 2-0.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) Tappara vs. (10) Ilves
Tappara wins the series 4-3.
(2) TPS vs. (9) HIFK
HIFK wins the series 4-2.
(3) KalPa vs. (6) Pelicans
KalPa wins the series 4-1.
(4) JYP vs. (5) HPK
JYP wins the series 4-3.
Semifinals (best-of-seven) (1) Tappara vs. (9) HIFK
Tappara wins the series 4-1.
(3) KalPa vs. (4) JYP
KalPa wins the series 4–3.
Bronze medal game
Finals (best-of-seven)
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
Final rankings Tappara KalPa JYP4 HIFK5 TPS6 HPK7 Pelicans8 Ilves9 Ässät10 Kärpät11 Jukurit12 Lukko13 KooKoo14 Sport15 SaiPa
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