ELiiga

Last updated
eLiiga
ELiiga logo.png
Game CHEL
Inaugural season2020
Ceased2022
No. of teams15
Country Finland
Last
champion(s)		 HC TPS
(2021–2022)
Most titles Tappara and HC TPS (1)
Streaming partner(s) MTV3, Assembly, C More, Sub
Sponsor(s) PlayStation (2021–2022)

eLiiga was a Finnish esports league that was played in the NHL video game series. The teams competing in the tournament were real ice hockey teams that play in the Liiga, the top-tier league of Finland. The league was hosted by Liiga and Telia. [1] Only the top-eight teams could make it into the playoffs. The playoffs were played in a best-of-three series, but the final was played in a best-of-five series.

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Seasons

2020 eLiiga

The first eLiiga season was played from November 4th to December 13th in 2020. Tappara won the regular season and the playoffs. Tappara beat Jukurit 3-2 in the final series on 13 November. [2] [3]

2021–2022 eLiiga

The second eLiiga season was played from December 3rd 2021 to 25th February 2022. The championship was won by HC TPS. TPS beat Vaasan Sport 3-1 in the final series. [4] HIFK Hockey won bronze. [5] The 2021–2022 season was sponsored by PlayStation.

Participating teams

Every Liiga team participated in the eLiiga. List of teams:

eLiiga winners

SeasonChampionRunner-up3rd place
2020 Tappara Jukurit Kärpät
2021–22 TPS Sport HIFK

eLiiga Late Night

eLiiga Late Night was a late night show that went over the eLiiga games and other ice hockey games. During the 2021–2022 season, the eLiiga Late Night was hosted by Joonas "Lärvinen" Järvinen and Ville Uusitalo, former captain of Porin Ässät. [6] [7] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "eLiigan uusi kausi käynnistyy joulukuussa – Subin lähetyksissä sukelletaan viihteellisiin pelikeskusteluihin - ePressi". www.epressi.com (in Finnish). 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  2. ↑ "eLiiga 2020". Assembly (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  3. ↑ Hartikainen, Nico (2020-12-14). "Tappara dominoiden eLiigan mestariksi – finaalissa tehtiin peräti 57 maalia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  4. ↑ "TPS:lle eLiigan mestaruus - HC TPS" (in Finnish). 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  5. ↑ "eLiiga 2021–2022". Assembly (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  6. ↑ eLiiga Late Night – katso maksutta MTV Katsomossa (in Finnish), retrieved 2022-10-27
  7. ↑ "eLiiga Late Night - Aiheet". Assembly (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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