1997–98 SM-liiga season

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

• HIFK - Kiekko-Espoo 3:0 (3:0, 7:3, 6:0)
• Ilves - Jokerit 3:0 (4:3, 4:2, 3:2)

3rd place

• Jokerit - Kiekko-Espoo 8:0

Final

• HIFK - Ilves 3:0 (2:0, 7:1, 2:1 OT)

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

External links

• SM-liiga official website