2021–22 Naisten Liiga season

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2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
League Naisten Liiga
Sport Ice hockey
Duration 11  2021 (2021-09-11)
20 March 2022
Playoffs
26 March–24 April 2022
Number of games 30
Number of teams 10 in Preliminaries
6 in Regular season, 6 in Lower division series
TV partner(s) Leijonat.fi
Regular Season
' Kiekko-Espoo
Runners-up HIFK Helsinki
Top scorer Estelle Duvin (TPS)
Promoted from Lower division series Alavuden Peli-Veikot
Rauman Lukko
Relegated to 2022–23 Naisten Mestis Alavuden Peli-Veikot
Vaasan Sport
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP Nelli Laitinen (K-Espoo)
Finals champions Kiekko-Espoo (16)
  Runners-up HIFK Helsinki
Naisten Liiga seasons

The 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season was the thirty-ninth season of the Naisten Liiga, the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The season began on 11 September 2021 and concluded on 20 March 2022.

Preliminary series

The preliminary series began on 11 September and concluded on 12 December 2021. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association opted to use the points per game ranking system first implemented in the 2020–21 season to allow for the potential of cancelled matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Some games in the preliminary series were rescheduled, however, each team was able to play all twenty matches.

The top six ranked teams in the preliminaries advanced to the regular season, also called the upper division series and were guaranteed playoff berths.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Kiekko-Espoo 20 20 0 0 0 137 25 +112 60 Advanced to Upper division
2 HIFK 20 17 0 0 3 100 31 +69 51
3 Oulun Kärpät 20 13 1 0 6 67 38 +29 41
4 Tampereen Ilves 20 9 2 2 7 59 42 +17 33
5 Team Kuortane 20 9 1 2 8 65 72 −7 31
6 TPS 20 7 3 1 9 72 68 +4 28
7 HPK 20 7 2 1 10 47 68 −21 26 Proceeded to Lower division
8 RoKi 20 6 0 2 12 43 83 −40 20
9 KalPa 20 2 1 2 15 36 78 −42 10
10 Vaasan Sport 20 0 0 0 20 27 148 −121 0

Official ranking

Teams were officially ranked by average points per game with ties broken by greater number of games played, followed by best goal difference, then greater number of goals.[2]

Pos Team PpG
1 K-Espoo 3.00
2 HIFK 2.55
3 Kärpät 2.05
4 Ilves 1.65
5 Kuortane 1.55
6 TPS 1.40

Pos Team PpG
7 HPK 1.30
8 RoKi 1.00
9 KalPa 0.50
10 Sport 0.00

Regular season

The preliminary series began on 11 September and concluded on 12 December 2021. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association opted to use the points per game ranking system first implemented in the 2020–21 season to allow for the potential of cancelled matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Some games in the preliminary series were rescheduled, however, each team was able to play all twenty matches.

The top six ranked teams from the preliminary series advanced to the regular season, also called the upper division series, while teams ranked seventh through tenth progressed to the lower division series. The regular season began on 8 January 2022.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 Kiekko-Espoo 30 27 1 0 2 182 44 +138 83 Playoff quarterfinals
2 HIFK 29 26 0 0 3 137 41 +96 78
3 Oulun Kärpät 29 16 2 0 11 85 62 +23 52
4 Tampereen Ilves 30 12 2 3 13 78 72 +6 43
5 TPS 29 10 3 2 14 101 108 −7 38
6 Team Kuortane 27 9 1 2 15 72 104 −32 31

Official ranking

Teams are officially ranked by average points per game with ties broken by greater number of games played, followed by best goal difference, then greater number of goals.

Pos Team PpG
1 K-Espoo 2.77
2 HIFK 2.69
3 Kärpät 1.79
4 Ilves 1.43
5 TPS 1.31
6 Kuortane 1.15

Lower division series

The teams ranked seventh through tenth in the Naisten Liiga preliminaries – HPK, KalPa, RoKi, and Sport – progressed to the lower division series, where they were joined by the top two teams from the Naisten Mestis cross-qualifiers, Alavuden Peli-Veikot (APV) and Rauman Lukko. The lower division series began on 5 February and concluded on 20 March. It was played as a double round-robin, with every team playing each of their five opponents twice. The two teams with the top points per game averages at the conclusion of the series, HPK and KalPa, progress to the playoff quarterfinals. The remaining four teams – APV, Lukko, RoKi, and Sport – proceed to the qualifiers, where they face potential relegation.

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Postseason placement
1 HPK 10 10 0 0 0 67 12 +55 30 Playoff quarterfinals
2 KalPa 10 6 2 0 2 34 18 +16 22
3 RoKi 10 4 1 1 4 46 46 0 15 Qualifiers
4 Lukko 10 4 0 0 6 19 32 −13 12
5 Sport 10 1 0 3 6 24 45 −21 6
6 APV 10 1 1 0 8 29 66 −37 5

Official ranking

Pos Team PpG
1 HPK 3.00
2 KalPa 2.20
3 RoKi 1.50
4 Lukko 1.20
5 Sport 0.60
6 APV 0.50

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1  Kiekko-Espoo 3  
8  KalPa Kuopio 1  
  1  Kiekko-Espoo 3  
  5  TPS Turku 0  
4  Ilves Tampere 0
  5  TPS Turku 3  
    1  Kiekko-Espoo 3
  1  HIFK Helsinki 2
  2  HIFK Helsinki 3  
7  HPK Hämeenlinna 1  
2  HIFK Helsinki 3
  3  Kärpät Oulu 0  
3  Kärpät Oulu 3
  6  Team Kuortane 0  

Quarterfinals

(1) Kiekko-Espoo vs. (8) KalPa

26 March 2022
12:45
Kiekko-Espoo 8–0
(0–0, 5–0, 3–0)
KalPa Kuopio Tapiolan harjoitusareena, Espoo
Attendance: 76
27 March 2022
16:15
KalPa Kuopio 3–6
(2–3, 0–2, 1–1)
Kiekko-Espoo Niiralan Monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 103
31 March 2022
18:45
Kiekko-Espoo 2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)
KalPa Kuopio Tapiolan harjoitusareena, Espoo
Attendance: 60
2 April 2022
16:30
KalPa Kuopio 0–7
(0–1, 0–2, 0–4)
Kiekko-Espoo Niiralan Monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 102

(2) HIFK vs. (7) HPK

26 March 2022
16:00
HIFK Helsinki 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)
HPK Hämeenlinna Pirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 161
27 March 2022
14:45
HPK Hämeenlinna 3–2
(0–2, 2–0, 1–0)
HIFK Helsinki Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 80
31 March 2022
18:00
HIFK Helsinki 3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
HPK Hämeenlinna Pirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 134
2 April 2022
14:00
HPK Hämeenlinna 1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)
HIFK Helsinki Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 110

(3) Kärpät vs. (6) Kuortane

26 March 2022
17:00
Kärpät Oulu 4–3
(1–1, 0–1, 3–1)
Team Kuortane Raksilan jäähalli, Oulu
Attendance: 212
27 March 2022
15:00
Team Kuortane 2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)
Kärpät Oulu Kuortaneen jäähalli, Kuortane
Attendance: 60
31 March 2022
18:30
Kärpät Oulu 6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)
Team Kuortane Raksilan jäähalli, Oulu
Attendance: 132

(4) Ilves vs. (5) TPS

26 March 2022
14:30
Ilves Tampere 2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)
TPS Turku Tesoman jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 90
27 March 2022
12:30
TPS Turku 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
Ilves Tampere Kupittaan monitoimihalli, Turku
Attendance: 63
31 March 2022
19:15
Ilves Tampere 1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)
TPS Turku Tesoman jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 70

Semifinals

Kiekko-Espoo vs. TPS

6 April 2022
19:05
Kiekko-Espoo 5–1
(1–0, 1–1, 3–0)
TPS Turku Tapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 71
9 April 2022
17:30
TPS Turku 2–6
(1–3, 1–2, 0–1)
Kiekko-Espoo Kupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 72
10 April 2022
16:35
Kiekko-Espoo 7–1
(1–0, 3–1, 3–0)
TPS Turku Tapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 95

HIFK vs. Kärpät

6 April 2022
19:30
HIFK Helsinki 4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)
Kärpät Oulu Pirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 125
9 April 2022
12:30
Kärpät Oulu 4–6
(1–2, 1–3, 2–1)
HIFK Helsinki Raksila, Oulu
Attendance: 203
10 April 2022
15:00
HIFK Helsinki 3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)
Kärpät Oulu Pirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 298

Bronze medal game

17 April 2022
15:00
Kärpät Oulu 3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
TPS Turku Raksilan jäähalli, Oulu
Attendance: 362

Final

17 April 2022
16:00
Kiekko-Espoo 5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)
HIFK Helsinki Tapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 286
18 April 2022
15:00
HIFK Helsinki 2–6
(0–1, 0–3, 2–2)
Kiekko-Espoo Pirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 332
20 April 2022
19:15
Kiekko-Espoo 3–6
(0–2, 2–2, 1–2)
HIFK Helsinki Tapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 383
23 April 2022
15:00
HIFK Helsinki 4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)
Kiekko-Espoo Pirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 483
24 April 2022
16:00
Kiekko-Espoo 8–3
(1–1, 3–0, 4–2)
HIFK Helsinki Tapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 450

Qualification series

The qualification seriesbegan on 26 March and concluded 10 April.

Three teams from the 2021 qualification series returned to the promotion/relegation tournament in 2022: Lukko, RoKi, and Vaasan Sport. Promoted from the Naisten Mestis to the lower division series alongside Lukko, APV last appeared in the 2020 qualification series, in which they did not gain promotion.

On April 3, Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) and Rauman Lukko both amassed unbeatable point advantages and secured league positions. RoKi will remain in the Naisten Liiga for the 2022–23 season and Lukko will make their return to the league after being relegated to the Naisten Mestis in the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga qualifiers.[4]

Vaasan Sport will be relegated to the 2022–23 Naisten Mestis, following four seasons in the Naisten Liiga in which they qualified for the playoffs as the eighth-seed in 2020 and faced relegation in both 2021 and 2022. APV will return to the Naisten Mestis after missing out on the opportunity for promotion for the second time in three seasons.[4]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts 2022–23 placement
1 RoKi 16 8 1 1 6 80 62 +18 27 Qualify for Naisten Liiga
2 Lukko 16 8 0 0 8 39 50 −11 24
3 Sport 16 4 0 3 9 42 70 −28 15 Relegated to Naisten Mestis
4 APV 16 2 1 0 13 45 95 −50 8

Official ranking

Pos Team GP Pts PpG
1 RoKi 16 27 1.69
2 Lukko 16 24 1.50
3 Sport 16 15 0.94
4 APV 16 8 0.50

Results

26 March 2022
12:00
APV Alavus 4–6
(0–2, 1–1, 3–3)
Sport Vaasa Alavus Areena, Alavus
Attendance: 80
26 March 2022
13:00
RoKi Rovaniemi 1–4
(0–2, 0–0, 1–2)
Lukko Rauma Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi
Attendance: 63
27 March 2022
13:00
RoKi Rovaniemi 7–1
(4–1, 1–0, 2–0)
APV Alavus Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi
Attendance: 39
27 March 2022
15:15
Sport Vaasa 2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)
Lukko Rauma Vaasa Arena, Vaasa
Attendance: 40
2 April 2022
12:30
RoKi Rovaniemi 8–0
(2–0, 5–0, 1–0)
Sport Vaasa Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi
Attendance: 42
2 April 2022
16:15
Lukko Rauma 2–3
(0–1, 2–1, 0–1)
APV Alavus Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki
Attendance: 40
3 April 2022
13:00
APV Alavus 2–3
(0–0, 1–2, 1–1)
Lukko Rauma Alavus Areena, Alavus
Attendance: 78
3 April 2022
14:15
Sport Vaasa 1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)
RoKi Rovaniemi Vaasa Arena, Vaasa
Attendance: 25
9 April 2022
13:30
Sport Vaasa 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
APV Alavus Vaasa Arena, Vaasa
Attendance: 60
9 April 2022
15:30
Lukko Rauma 5–4
(3–1, 2–1, 0–2)
RoKi Rovaniemi Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki
Attendance: 80
10 April 2022
13:00
APV Alavus 5–8
(1–3, 4–3, 0–2)
RoKi Rovaniemi Alavus Areena, Alavus
Attendance: 70
10 April 2022
14:00
Lukko Rauma 3–6
(2–1, 1–2, 0–3)
Sport Vaasa Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki
Attendance: 90

References

External links

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