The 1997-98 SM-liiga season was the 23rd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and HIFK Helsinki won the championship.
Standings
|
Club |
GP |
W |
T |
L |
GF |
GA |
Diff |
Pts
|
| 1 |
TPS |
48 |
30 |
6 |
12 |
162 |
111 |
+51 |
66
|
| 2 |
HIFK |
48 |
29 |
5 |
14 |
179 |
115 |
+64 |
63
|
| 3 |
Ilves |
48 |
27 |
6 |
15 |
184 |
138 |
+46 |
60
|
| 4 |
Jokerit |
48 |
24 |
5 |
19 |
139 |
137 |
+2 |
53
|
| 5 |
Tappara |
48 |
22 |
7 |
19 |
157 |
147 |
+10 |
51
|
| 6 |
SaiPa |
48 |
21 |
7 |
20 |
135 |
142 |
-7 |
49
|
| 7 |
Ässät |
48 |
20 |
8 |
20 |
163 |
156 |
+7 |
48
|
| 8 |
Kiekko-Espoo |
48 |
20 |
6 |
22 |
153 |
139 |
+14 |
46
|
| 9 |
Lukko |
48 |
20 |
6 |
22 |
131 |
143 |
-12 |
46
|
| 10 |
HPK |
48 |
18 |
5 |
25 |
148 |
181 |
-33 |
41
|
| 11 |
JYP |
48 |
17 |
3 |
28 |
135 |
167 |
-32 |
37
|
| 12 |
KalPa |
48 |
6 |
4 |
38 |
91 |
201 |
-110 |
16
|
Playoffs
Quarterfinals
- Jokerit - Tappara 3:1 (6:3, 5:7, 3:1, 4:0)
- TPS - Kiekko-Espoo 1:3 (5:1, 0:6, 1:4, 1:2)
- HIFK - Ässät 3:0 (5:4, 8:2, 6:3)
- Ilves - SaiPa 3:0 (10:2, 1:0, 5:1)
Semifinals
3rd place
Final
Qualification
First round
- Karpat - Diskos Jyvaskyla 3:2, 2:3, 3:4, 3:1, 4:0
- Hermes - TuTo 6:1, 3:2, 6:1
- Pelicans - FPS Forssa 3:1, 3:1, 4:2
Second round
| KalPa – Pelicans
|
| 21. March |
KalPa |
Pelicans |
0-1
|
| 22. March |
Pelicans |
KalPa |
2-3
|
| 24. March |
KalPa |
Pelicans |
2-4
|
| 26. March |
Pelicans |
KalPa |
2-3
|
| 28. March |
KalPa |
Pelicans |
3-2 OT
|
| KalPa wins 302
|
|
| Kärpät – Hermes
|
| 21. March |
Kärpät |
Hermes |
8-3
|
| 22. March |
Hermes |
Kärpät |
4-1
|
| 24. March |
Kärpät |
Hermes |
3-2 OT
|
| 26. March |
Hermes |
Kärpät |
5-4 OT
|
| 28. March |
Kärpät |
Hermes |
6-2
|
| Karpat wins 3-2
|
|
Third round
| KalPa – Kärpät
|
| 31. March |
KalPa |
Kärpät |
3-1
|
| 2. April |
Kärpät |
KalPa |
3-1
|
| 3. April |
KalPa |
Kärpät |
3-2 OT
|
| 5. April |
Kärpät |
KalPa |
2-4
|
| KalPa wins 3-1
|
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