1956–57 SM-sarja season

The 1956-57 SM-sarja season was the 26th season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Ilves Tampere won the championship.

Regular season

Scores

• 1/1: TK-V - Jymy 3:2
• 1/1: Ilves - Vesa 8:2
• 1/1: HPK - HJK 6:3
• 1/1: TPS - K-Kissat 7:0
• 1/6: Tarmo - TK-V 4:1
• 1/6: Ilves - Jymy 6:1
• 1/6: HPK- K-Kissat 7:1
• 1/6: TPS - Tappara 4:2
• 1/9: Ilves - Tarmo 6:3
• 1/13: Jymy - Vesa 18:5
• 1/13: Tappara - HJK 3:2
• 1/16: Vesa - TK-V 6:5
• 1/16: HJK - K-Kissat 3:0
• 1/16: Tappara - HPK 6:1
• 1/20: Tarmo - Jymy 5:3
• 1/20: Ilves - TK-V 6:1
• 1/20: TPS - HJK 7:3
• 1/23: Tappara - K-Kissat 6:1
• 1/23: TPS - HPK 8:2
• 1/27: Tarmo - TK-V 6:3
• 1/27: Jymy - Vesa 6:3
• 1/27: HPK - K-Kissat 3:2
• 1/30: Ilves - Vesa 10:3
• 1/30: TPS - HJK 7:2
• 2/2: Jymy - TK-V 4:4
• 2/3: Ilves - Tarmo 5:3
• 2/3: TPS - K-Kissat 1:0
• 2/3: HPK - Tappara 3:0
• 2/5: Tarmo - Vesa 7:1
• 2/6: HJK - HPK 2:2
• 2/7: Tappara - K-Kissat 3:2
• 2/10: Vesa - Tarmo 5:4
• 2/10: Ilves - Jymy 5:4
• 2/13: Vesa - TK-V 4:3
• 2/13: Tappara - HJK 5:4
• 2/13: HPK - TPS 5:4
• 2/17: Ilves - TK-V 7:2
• 2/17: Jymy - Tarmo 7:2
• 2/17: Tappara - TPS 8:2
• 2/19: K-Kissat - HJK 4:2

Group A

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Ilves Tampere	8	8	0	0	53:19	16
2.	Tarmo Hämeenlinna	8	4	0	4	34:31	8
3.	Jymy-Kiekko Kokkola	8	3	1	4	45:33	7
4.	Vesa Helsinki	8	3	0	5	29:61	6
5.	TK-V Tampere	8	1	1	6	22:39	3

Group B

	Club	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	TPS Turku	8	6	0	2	40:22	12
2.	Tappara Tampere	8	6	0	2	33:19	12
3.	HPK Hämeenlinna	8	5	1	2	29:26	11
4.	HJK Helsinki	8	1	1	6	21:34	3
5.	Karhu-Kissat	8	1	0	7	10:32	2

Qualification for final

• TPS Turku - Tappara Tampere 8:1

3rd place

• Tarmo Hämeenlinna - Tappara Tampere 1:6/3:1

Final

• Ilves Tampere - TPS Turku 4:2/7:5

See also

• 1957 Vesa 50th Anniversary Tournament

External links

• Season on hockeyarchives.info