1954–55 Suomi-sarja season

The 1954-55 Suomi-sarja season was contested as the second tier of Finnish hockey. 21 teams participated in the league, and Ilves won the championship and was promoted alongside Vesa Helsinki.

Regular season

The league was divided into four groups, the winners qualifying for promotion to the SM-sarja.

Southern Group

Vesa Scores

• 1/2: Vesa - KuPS 4:2 (1:0, 1:0, 2:2)
• 1/9: Vesa - HeiP-47 11:4 (4:2, 3:1, 4:1)
• 1/14: Vesa - Jäntevä 12:2 (2:0, 1:2, 9:0)
• 1/19: Kotkan Reipas - Vesa 8:4 (4:1, 2:2, 2:1)
• 1/30: Vesa - KuPS 6:4 (2:1, 1:0, 3:3)
• 2/10: Vesa - Jäntevä 11:2 (4:1, 0:1, 7:0)
• 2/13: Vesa - HeiP-47 4:3 (0:2, 0:1, 4:0)
• 2/15: Kotkan Reipas - Vesa 4:2 (4:0, 0:1, 0:1)

Standings

		GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Vesa Helsinki	8	6	0	2	54	29	12
2	Kotkan Reipas	8	6	0	2	36	28	12
3	KuPS	8	5	0	3	45	28	10
4	HeiP-47	8	2	0	6	34	44	4
5	Jäntevä	8	1	0	7	24	55	2

Group

Ilves Scores

• 1/3: Ilves - Helsingin Ponnsitus 13:1 (6:1, 3:0, 4:0)
• 1/7: Ilves - KIF 6:3
• 1/11: Ilves - HyPS 5:2 (1:1, 2:1, 2:0)
• 1/17: Ilves - Jääpeikot 11:0
• 1/24: Ilves - Tiikerit 8:0 (1:0, 5:0, 2:0)
• 1/28: Ilves - Helsingin Ponnistus 5:2 (0:0, 4:2, 1:0)
• 2/1: Ilves - KIF 8:3 (1:0, 4:3, 3:0)
• 2/4: Ilves - HyPS 5:1
• 2/10: Jääpeikot - Ilves 5:5
• 2/13: Ilves - Tiikerit 7:0 (1:0, 2:0, 4:0)

Promotion round

Scores

• 2/20: Vesa - Oulun Kärpät 8:4 (2:0, 4:4, 2:0)
• 2/26: Ilves - Åbo IFK 6:2 (2:1, 3:0, 2:0)
• 2/27: Ilves - Oulun Kärpät 9:4 (4:1, 2:2, 3:1)
• 2/27: Vesa - Åbo IFK 3:2 (0:2, 1:0, 2:0)
• 3/2: Ilves - Vesa 7:0 (2:0, 2:0, 3:0)

Standings

		GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	Pts
1	Ilves	3	3	0	0	22	6	6
2	Vesa Helsinki	3	2	0	1	11	13	4
3	Åbo IFK	2	0	0	2	4	9	0
4	Oulun Kärpät	2	0	0	2	8	17	0

Sources

• JokeriWiki - Kausi 1954-1955
• Ilves-Historia