2015–16 Liiga season
Sports season
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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.
| 2015–16 SM-liiga | |
|---|---|
| League | SM-liiga |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | September 2015 – April 2016 |
| Teams | 15 |
| TV partner(s) | UrhoTV, Nelonen |
| Regular season | |
| Best record | HIFK |
| Runners-up | Oulun Kärpät |
| Season MVP | Kristian Kuusela |
| Top scorer | Kristian Kuusela |
| Playoffs | |
| Playoffs MVP | Patrik Laine |
| Finals champions | Tappara |
| Runners-up | HIFK |
Teams
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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final Result |
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| 1 | HIFK | 60 | 37 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 186 | 131 | +55 | 127 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Kärpät | 60 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 178 | 126 | +52 | 119 | |
| 3 | Tappara | 60 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 177 | 136 | +41 | 110 | |
| 4 | JYP | 60 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 156 | 139 | +17 | 106 | |
| 5 | SaiPa | 60 | 27 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 178 | 146 | +32 | 99 | |
| 6 | Lukko | 60 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 154 | 132 | +22 | 94 | |
| 7 | TPS | 60 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 150 | 152 | −2 | 90 | Advance to Wild-card round |
| 8 | KalPa | 60 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 129 | 127 | +2 | 90 | |
| 9 | Pelicans | 60 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 145 | 171 | −26 | 87 | |
| 10 | Sport | 60 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 153 | 156 | −3 | 83 | |
| 11 | KooKoo | 60 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 129 | 159 | −30 | 78 | |
| 12 | Ässät | 60 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 143 | 162 | −19 | 77 | |
| 13 | HPK | 60 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 33 | 125 | 168 | −43 | 68 | |
| 14 | Ilves | 60 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 124 | 163 | −39 | 63 | |
| 15 | Blues | 60 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 108 | 168 | −60 | 59 |
Source: Liiga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.[2]
Playoffs
Bracket
| Wild-card round (best-of-3) | Quarter-finals (best-of-7) | Semi-finals (best-of-7) | Finals (best-of-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HIFK | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | TPS | 2 | 9 | Pelicans | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Sport | 0 | 1 | HIFK | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | JYP | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Kärpät | 4 | (Pairings are re-seeded after the first and second round) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | TPS | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | HIFK | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tappara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Tappara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | KalPa | 1 | 6 | Lukko | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pelicans | 2 | 2 | Kärpät | 3 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Tappara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | JYP | 4 | 2 | Kärpät | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | SaiPa | 2 | 4 | JYP | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Wild card round (best-of-three)
(7) TPS vs. (10) Sport
| 12 March 2016 17:00 | TPS | 4–2 (2–2, 1–0, 1–0) | Sport | HK Arena, Turku Attendance: 4,461 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teemu Lassila | Goalies | Mika Järvinen | Referees: Timo Metsälä Teemu Salminen Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Timo Riikonen | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 56 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 March 2016 17:00 | Sport | 2–5 (1–2, 1–2, 0–1) | TPS | Vaasa Arena, Vaasa Attendance: 4,093 |
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| Mika Järvinen | Goalies | Teemu Lassila | Referees: Timo Favorin Jari-Pekka Pajula Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
TPS wins the series 2–0.
(8) KalPa vs. (9) Pelicans
| 12 March 2016 17:00 | KalPa | 3–2 1OT (2–0, 0–1, 0–1, 1–0) | Pelicans | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 3,021 |
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| Eero Kilpeläinen | Goalies | Janne Juvonen | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Joonas Saha Daniel Österholm | ||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 13 March 2016 17:00 | Pelicans | 4–1 (2–0, 0–0, 2–1) | KalPa | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 2,854 |
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| Janne Juvonen | Goalies | Eero Kilpeläinen | Referees: Jari Levonen Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 March 2016 18:30 | KalPa | 1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Pelicans | Niiralan monttu, Kuopio Attendance: 3,010 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Eero Kilpeläinen | Goalies | Janne Juvonen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jouni Saukkonen Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Sakari Suominen | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
Pelicans wins the series 2–1.
Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)
(1) HIFK vs. (9) Pelicans
| 18 March 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 5–1 (1–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Pelicans | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 7,512 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Janne Juvonen | Referees: Timo Favorin Jari Suorsa Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Tommi Niittylä | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 19 March 2016 17:00 | Pelicans | 0–3 (0–2, 0–1, 0–0) | HIFK | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 4,707 |
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| Janne Juvonen | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
| 22 March 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 2–4 (1–2, 0–1, 1–1) | Pelicans | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 7,281 |
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Niko Hovinen | Referees: Jari Levonen Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Lauri Nikulainen Daniel Österholm | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 March 2016 18:30 | Pelicans | 3–2 1OT (0–1, 1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | HIFK | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 4,513 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Niko Hovinen | Goalies | Kevin Lankinen | Referees: Jari Levonen Jari-Pekka Pajula Linesmen: Mauri Järvi Tommi Niittylä | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 March 2016 17:00 | HIFK | 2–1 (1–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Pelicans | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 7,574 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Niko Hovinen | Referees: Timo Favorin Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Lauri Nikulainen | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||
| 28 March 2016 17:00 | Pelicans | 1–2 (0–0, 1–0, 0–2) | HIFK | Isku Areena, Lahti Attendance: 5,121 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Niko Hovinen | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Sakari Suominen | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
HIFK wins the series 4–2.
(2) Kärpät vs. (7) TPS
| 18 March 2016 18:30 | Kärpät | 1–2 1OT (0–0, 0–1, 1–0, 0–1) | TPS | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 5,810 |
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Teemu Lassila | Referees: Jussi Leppänen Jouni Saukkonen Linesmen: Lasse Lappalainen Harri Perämäki | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
| 19 March 2016 17:00 | TPS | 1–6 (0–3, 0–1, 1–2) | Kärpät | HK Arena, Turku Attendance: 8,726 |
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| Teemu Lassila | Goalies | Sami Rajaniemi | Referees: Jari-Pekka Pajula Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Mauri Järvi Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 156 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 March 2016 18:30 | Kärpät | 3–0 (0–0, 1–0, 2–0) | TPS | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,070 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Teemu Lassila | Referees: Aaro Brännare Teemu Salminen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||
| 24 March 2016 18:30 | TPS | 2–1 (0–1, 1–0, 1–0) | Kärpät | HK Arena, Turku Attendance: 7,531 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Teemu Lassila | Goalies | Sami Rajaniemi | Referees: Timo Favorin Jari Suorsa Linesmen: Markus Hägerström Pasi Nieminen | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
| 26 March 2016 17:00 | Kärpät | 5–2 (0–0, 2–2, 3–0) | TPS | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,614 |
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Teemu Lassila | Referees: Timo Metsälä Teemu Salminen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 40 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 March 2016 17:00 | TPS | 2–3 1OT (2–0, 0–0, 0–2, 0–1) | Kärpät | HK Arena, Turku Attendance: 9,009 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Alexandar Georgiev | Goalies | Sami Rajaniemi | Referees: Timo Favorin Jari Suorsa Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
Kärpät wins the series 4–2.
(3) Tappara vs. (6) Lukko
| 18 March 2016 18:30 | Tappara | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | Lukko | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 6,276 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Ryan Zapolski | Referees: Timo Metsälä Teemu Salminen Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | ||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||
| 19 March 2016 17:00 | Lukko | 5–0 (3–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Tappara | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 4,323 |
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| Ryan Zapolski | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Joona Elonen Markus Hägerström | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 37 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 22 March 2016 18:30 | Tappara | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Lukko | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 5,389 |
| Game reference | |||||
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Ryan Zapolski | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jani Luoma-Aho Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | ||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||
| 23 | Shots | 34 | |||
| 24 March 2016 18:30 | Lukko | 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Tappara | Äijänsuo Arena, Rauma Attendance: 4,475 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Ryan Zapolski | Goalies | Dominik Hrachovina | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jani Luoma-Aho Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | |||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 27 min | ||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
| 26 March 2016 17:00 | Tappara | 5–3 (0–1, 1–2, 4–0) | Lukko | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
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| Dominik Hrachovina | Goalies | Ryan Zapolski | Referees: Jari Levonen Petri Lindqvist Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tappara wins the series 4–1.
(4) JYP vs. (5) SaiPa
| 18 March 2016 18:30 | JYP | 4–1 (3–0, 1–0, 0–1) | SaiPa | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,531 |
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| Tuomas Tarkki | Goalies | Jani Nieminen | Referees: Jukka Hakkarainen Lassi Heikkinen Linesmen: Iikka Kiilunen Masi Puolakka | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
| 19 March 2016 17:00 | SaiPa | 2–4 (2–1, 0–1, 0–2) | JYP | Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 4,480 |
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| Jani Nieminen | Goalies | Tuomas Tarkki | Referees: Petri Lindqvist Jani Luoma-Aho Linesmen: Joonas Saha Henri Tukia | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 34 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 March 2016 18:30 | JYP | 1–2 (1–0, 0–2, 0–0) | SaiPa | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,436 |
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| Tuomas Tarkki | Goalies | Jani Nieminen | Referees: Jussi Leppänen Jouni Saukkonen Linesmen: Iikka Kiilunen Masi Puolakka | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||
| 24 March 2016 18:30 | SaiPa | 1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) | JYP | Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 4,680 |
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| Jani Nieminen | Goalies | Tuomas Tarkki | Referees: Jukka Hakkarainen Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Joonas Saha Henri Tukia | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 30 | Shots | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 26 March 2016 17:00 | JYP | 2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1) | SaiPa | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 4,437 |
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| Tuomas Tarkki | Goalies | Jani Nieminen | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Joonas Saha Daniel Österholm | ||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 March 2016 17:00 | SaiPa | 1–3 (1–1, 0–1, 0–1) | JYP | Kisapuisto, Lappeenranta Attendance: 4,244 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Jani Nieminen | Goalies | Tuomas Tarkki | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Iikka Kiilunen Masi Puolakka | |||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||
JYP wins the series 4–2.
Semifinals (best-of-seven)
(1) HIFK vs. (4) JYP
| 1 April 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 4–2 (1–2, 2–0, 1–0) | JYP | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,007 |
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| Kevin Lankinen | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Timo Metsälä Teemu Salminen Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 April 2016 17:00 | JYP | 5–2 (3–0, 2–2, 0–0) | HIFK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 4,324 |
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| Tuomas Tarkki | Goalies | Kevin Lankinen | Referees: Jari-Pekka Pajula Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 April 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 7–1 (1–0, 6–1, 0–0) | JYP | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 7,518 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Referees: Timo Favorin Jari Suorsa Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Jani Pesonen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 28 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 April 2016 18:30 | JYP | 3–2 (3–1, 0–1, 0–0) | HIFK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,833 |
| Game reference | |||||||||||||||||
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| Tuomas Tarkki | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Jari-Pekka Pajula Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 April 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 5–3 (3–0, 1–1, 1–2) | JYP | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,200 |
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Tuomas Tarkki | Referees: Jari-Pekka Pajula Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Sakari Suominen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 April 2016 18:30 | JYP | 0–4 (0–0, 0–2, 0–2) | HIFK | Synergia-areena, Jyväskylä Attendance: 3,793 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Tuomas Tarkki | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Timo Favorin Stefan Fonselius Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Sakari Suominen | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||
HIFK wins the series 4–2.
(2) Kärpät vs. (3) Tappara
| 1 April 2016 18:30 | Kärpät | 1–3 (1–0, 0–1, 0–2) | Tappara | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,011 |
| Game reference | ||||||||||||||
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 2 April 2016 17:00 | Tappara | 4–1 (1–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Kärpät | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,044 |
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Sami Aittokallio | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Masi Puolakka Joonas Saha | ||||||||||||||
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| 27 min | Penalties | 45 min | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| 5 April 2016 18:30 | Kärpät | 4–1 (0–0, 3–1, 1–0) | Tappara | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,007 |
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 7 April 2016 18:30 | Tappara | 2–3 2OT (2–2, 0–0, 0–0, 0–0, 0–1) | Kärpät | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,124 |
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Sami Rajaniemi | Referees: Teemu Salminen Jari Suorsa Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | ||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| 9 April 2016 17:00 | Kärpät | 3–4 1OT (0–1, 1–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Tappara | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,614 |
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Joonas Saha Daniel Österholm | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 April 2016 18:30 | Tappara | 2–3 1OT (0–0, 0–2, 2–0, 0–1) | Kärpät | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Sami Aittokallio | Referees: Mikko Kaukokari Tom Laaksonen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | ||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 April 2016 18:30 | Kärpät | 0–2 (0–0, 0–2, 0–0) | Tappara | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 6,614 |
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| Sami Aittokallio | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | |||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 27 | Shots | 24 | ||||||
Tappara wins the series 4–3.
Bronze medal game
| 15 April 2015 18:30 | Kärpät | 3–2 (0–1, 0–1, 3–0) | JYP | Oulun Energia Areena, Oulu Attendance: 5,112 |
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| Sami Rajaniemi | Goalies | Veini Vehviläinen | Referees: Timo Favorin Anssi Salonen Linesmen: Pasi Nieminen Daniel Österholm | ||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||
Finals (best-of-seven)
| 15 April 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Tappara | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,200 |
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 16 April 2016 17:00 | Tappara | 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 1–1) | HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Teemu Salminen Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 35 | |||||||||
| 19 April 2016 18:30 | HIFK | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Tappara | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,200 |
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Henri Neva Hannu Sormunen | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 22 April 2016 18:30 | Tappara | 3–0 (1–0, 0–0, 2–0) | HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | ||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 42 min | |||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||
| 23 April 2016 17:00 | HIFK | 1–2 (1–0, 0–1, 0–1) | Tappara | Helsinki Ice Hall, Helsinki Attendance: 8,200 |
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| Ville Husso | Goalies | Tomi Karhunen | Referees: Stefan Fonselius Jari Levonen Linesmen: Joona Elonen Sakari Suominen | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 37 | |||||||||
| 26 April 2016 18:30 | Tappara | 2–1 (2–1, 0–0, 0–0) | HIFK | Tampere Ice Stadium, Tampere Attendance: 7,300 |
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| Tomi Karhunen | Goalies | Ville Husso | Referees: Teemu Salminen Jari Suorsa Linesmen: Jani Pesonen Teemu Riikonen | ||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
