1982–83 Naisten SM-sarja season

1st ice hockey season of the Naisten SM-sarja May 2022 Naisten SM-sarja Ice hockey 8 10 Regular Season Ilves Tampere (Lohko A)EVU Vantaa (Lohko B) Anne Bäckman (Ässät) Marianne Ihalainen Award Playoffs HJK Helsinki (1) Ilves Tampere 1983–84 The 1982–83 Naisten SM-sarja season was the first season of the Naisten SM-sarja, the premier league of women's ice hockey in Finland. The inaugural Finnish Champions in women's ice hockey were HJK Helsinki, winners of the 1983 Naisten SM-sarja final tournament. Finnish Championship silver was won by Ilves Tampere and bronze by EVU Vantaa.SM-sarja (W) – 1982-1983 Team Standings https://www.eliteprospects.com/league/sm-sarja-w/standings/1982-1983 2022-05-19 Elite Prospects Season format The ten teams were divided into two groups of five, called Lohko A (Group A) and Lohko B (Group B). The groups were closed in the regular season and played as double round-robins. Every team played against the other four teams in their group twice for a total of eight games. Two points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie. The top two teams from the groups qualified for the final tournament. Teams Finland 265 Location of Naisten SM-sarja teams in Finland. 8px Lohko A, 8px Lohko B Finland 60.475 25.091667 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Blue pog.svg Haukat Finland 61.495833 23.824167 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Blue pog.svg Ilves top Finland 61.066667 28.183333 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Blue pog.svg SaiPa top Finland 60.995 24.431944 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Blue pog.svg Tiikerit left Finland 61.483333 21.8 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Blue pog.svg Ässät left Finland 60.189167 24.922222 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Yellow pog.svg Lohko B bottom Finland Uusimaa 265 Location of Naisten SM-sarja teams in the Uusimaa region. 8px Lohko A, 8px Lohko B Finland Uusimaa 60.294444 25.040278 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Yellow pog.svg EVU left Finland Uusimaa 60.475 25.091667 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Blue pog.svg Haukat left Finland Uusimaa 60.189167 24.922222 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Yellow pog.svg HIFK / HJK Finland Uusimaa 60.175556 24.8025 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Yellow pog.svg Jäähonka bottom Finland Uusimaa 60.4 25.1 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); Yellow pog.svg Shakers Lohko A comprised the four teams located outside of the Uusimaa region – Ilves in Tampere, SaiPa in Lappeenranta, Tiikerit in Hämeenlinna, and Ässät in Pori – and the northern-most team in Uusimaa, Haukat in Järvenpää, The five teams of Lohko B were situated across four municipalities of the Greater Helsinki metropolitan area: Jäähonka in Espoo, Shakers in Kerava, Etelä-Vantaan Urheilijat (EVU) in Vantaa, and both HIFK and Helsingin Jääkiekkoklubi (HJK) in Helsinki. Team LocationLohko A Haukat 20px Järvenpää Ilves 20px Tampere SaiPa 20px Lappeenranta Tiikerit 20px Hämeenlinna Ässät 20px PoriLohko B EVU 20px Vantaa HIFK 20px Helsinki HJK 20px Helsinki Jäähonka 20px Espoo Shakers 20px Kerava Source: Regular season Lohko A Ilves swept all eight games to claim first place in Lohko A with 16 points. In an unexpected twist, Tiikerit and Ässät were tied in second place at the end of the regular season with ten points, identical win-loss records, and a goal difference of exactly +22 each. As only two teams were able to progress to the final tournament, Tiikerit and Ässät played a sudden death match to qualify for the final tournament, which Tikkerit won 7–6. Both SaiPa and Haukat found no success against the top three teams in Lohko A, splitting their two-game regular season series to win one game each. RankTeamGP Games playedW WinsT Tied gamesL LossesGF:GA Goals for : Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points1.Ilves Tampere 8 8 0 0 128:9 119 162.Tiikerit Hämeenlinna 8 5 0 3 58:36 22 102.Ässät Pori 8 5 0 3 62:40 22 104.SaiPa Lappeenranta 8 1 0 7 13:87 -74 25.Haukat Järvenpää 8 1 0 7 12:112 -100 2 Game record The largest goal difference recorded in a single game during the 1982–83 season was amassed by Ilves in their match against Haukat in Tampere, in which Ilves scored 28 goals in a shutout. Ilves also recorded the second largest single-game goal difference in their match against SaiPa in Lappeenranta, scoring 23 goals in a shutout. +AWAY→ Ilves Tiikerit Ässät SaiPa HaukatHOME↓ Ilves 12–3 14–2 15–0 28–0 Tiikerit 2–11 5–8 6–2 10–1 Ässät 1–7 1–7 11–2 23–1 SaiPa 0–23 0–11 0–14 6–3 Haukat 1–18 1–14 4–16 4–3 Player statistics Anne Bäckman of Ässät was the top regular season scorer of Lohko A and the league overall, tallying an astounding 42 points in 7 games at a blistering clip of 6 points per game. Her league-leading 33 goals accounted for over half of the 62 goals scored for Ässät and were 25 goals ahead of the next highest Ässät goal-scorer. With the addition of her 9 assists, she was involved in two-thirds of all goals scored for Ässät. Jaana Rautavuoma of Ilves finished the season ranked second in Lohko A and the league overall with 29 goals and league-leading 13 assists for 42 points in 8 games. As would be expected for the team that swept the season, Ilves dominated the scoring table with six players ranked in the top ten. Ässät and Tiikerit were represented in the top ten by two players each. Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Abbr Pts Points PIM Penalty minutesAnne BäckmanÄssät7339426Jaana RautavuomaIlves82913420Satu HuotariTiikerit82710378Anitta JoenniemiIlves8209290Minna MyllymäkiIlves81111228Jaana PeltonenIlves71531818Marianne IhalainenIlves8117180Sari KeisaTiikerit8125176Susanne LoikasÄssät888164Päivi VirtaIlves8511166 Source:Beffa Franco 1998 Finnish Women's Hockey League Results http://www.whockey.com/country/finland/results.html 2022-05-30 whockey.com Lohko B EVU were the top team of Lohko B, winning seven of eight games to finish the regular season with 14 points. HJK placed second with 11 points from five wins and one tied game. In general, the teams of Lohko B exhibited greater parity than those of Lohko A; no team in Lohko B achieved a sweep and the goal difference for the top four teams spanned just 28 goals, compared to a 97 goal span across the top three teams of Lohko A. The exception were the Shakers, who did not win a single game in the season and amassed a goal differential of -124, the worst in the league. Rank Team GP Games played W Wins T Tied games L Losses GF:GA Goals for : Goals againstGD Goal difference Pts Points 1. EVU Vantaa 8 7 0 1 52:7 45 14 2. HJK Helsinki 8 5 1 2 49:14 35 11 3. Jäähonka Espoo 8 4 1 3 41:14 27 9 4. HIFK 8 3 0 5 43:26 17 6 5. Keravan Shakers 8 0 0 8 2:126 -124 0 Game record The largest goal differential amassed in a single Lohko B game was amassed by HJK in their home game against the Shakers, in which HJK recorded 18 goals in a shutout. +AWAY→ EVU HJK Jäähonka HIFK ShakersHOME↓ EVU 3–0 2–1 9–1 21–0 HJK 4–1 3–2 4–0 18–0 Jäähonka 0–1 3–3 4–2 12–0 HIFK 1–4 5–0 2–4 14–0 Shakers 0–11 0–17 1–15 1–18 Player statistics Jaana Ikonen of Jäähonka was the top point scorer in Lohko B, logging 12 goals and 10 assists for 22 points in 8 games. Sirkka-Liisa Pesonen of HIFK led Lohko B in goals, netting 15 goals in 8 games. Reflecting the greater parity of the group, four of five teams in Lohko B were represented in the top ten scoring chart. With only two goals recorded on the season – scored by Taina Kiljunen and Raija Kallio – the Shakers were the only team not represented in the scoring top ten. Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Abbr Pts Points PIM Penalty minutesJaana IkonenJäähonka81210224Katja LavoniusHJK7126182Tarja KujanpääJäähonka8126186Sirkka-Liisa PesonenHIFK81521712Liisa KarikoskiEVU8133164Piia VuorinenHJK8114154Kati LuomajokiHJK8771410Maria BöckelmanHIFK8112136Auli HarinenHJK565112Carola KrookEVU855100 Source: Final tournament The Finnish Championship final tournament was played during 12 and 13 March 1983 in Tampere. RankTeamGP Games playedW WinsT Tied gamesL LossesGF:GA Goals for : Goals againstGD Goal differencePts Points HJK Helsinki 3 2 1 0 17:4 13 5 Ilves Tampere 3 1 2 0 11:5 6 4EVU Vantaa 3 1 1 1 11:6 5 34.Tiikerit Hämeenlinna 3 0 0 3 6:30 -24 0 Game record Tiikerit EVU HJK Ilves 8–2 1–1 2–2 HJK 12–2 3–0 EVU 10–2 Player statistics Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Abbr Pts Points PIM Penalty minutesPiia VuorinenHJK36172Elisa KoivunenHJK33362Katja LavoniusHJK33252Carola KrookEVU34048Tea RepoHJK32242Merja TolvanenHJK32242Kati LuomajokiHJK31342Satu HuotariTiikerit330310Minna MyllymäkiIlves32136Mervi JakonenEVU32020 Source: References Jääkiekkokirja 1983-84 Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy 1983 Honkavaara Arne Helsinki fi collapsed Category:Auroraliiga seasons Naisten SM-sarja Naisten SM-sarja