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
3rd place
Final
Qualification
First 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 3–2 |
|
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 |
|
Second 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 |
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