League Liiga TV partner(s) UrhoTV, Nelonen Runners-up Oulun Kärpät Dates 11 Sep 2015 – 26 Apr 2016 Number of teams 15 Finals champion Tappara | Sport Ice hockey Best record HIFK Champion Tappara Top scorer Kristian Kuusela Season MVP Kristian Kuusela Season champion HIFK | |
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Duration September 2015 – April 2016 | ||
The 2015–16 Liiga season was the 41st season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Contents
Regular season
Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.
(7) TPS vs. (10) Sport
TPS wins the series 2-0.
(8) KalPa vs. (9) Pelicans
Pelicans wins the series 2-1.
(1) HIFK vs. (9) Pelicans
HIFK wins the series 4-2.
(2) Kärpät vs. (7) TPS
Kärpät wins the series 4-2.
(3) Tappara vs. (6) Lukko
Tappara wins the series 4-1.
(4) JYP vs. (5) SaiPa
JYP wins the series 4-2.
(1) HIFK vs. (4) JYP
HIFK wins the series 4-2.
(2) Kärpät vs. (3) Tappara
Tappara wins the series 4-3.
Finals (best-of-seven)
Tappara wins the finals 4–2.
References
2015–16 Liiga season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA