1997–98 SM-liiga season

Finnish ice hockey seasonMarch 2026 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.SM-liiga Standings 1997-98 https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/sm-liiga/standings/1997-1998 live https://web.archive.org/web/20260122225034/https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/sm-liiga/standings/1997-1998 2026-01-22 2026-03-28 Elite Prospects 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 53 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 Source: Elite Prospects 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 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 References External links SM-liiga official website Category:1997–98 in Finnish ice hockey Finnish Category:Liiga seasons