The SM-liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagues of the Champions Hockey League and currently allocated five spots - the maximum number - based on success in previous editions. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation. SM is a common abbreviation for Suomen mestaruus, "Finnish championship".
Mikko Rämö is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent having last played for Tölzer Löwen in DEL2.
Mestis is the second-highest men's ice hockey league in Finland. The league was established by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association in 2000 to replace the I-divisioona. It had initially been the highest hockey league in Finland that could be reached through playing merits alone; the SM-liiga was closed in 2000. After the 2004–05 season, KalPa was promoted to the SM-liiga, and the Liiga was re-opened in the 2008–09 season. Vaasan Sport was promoted in 2014–15, KooKoo was promoted in 2015–16, and Jukurit was promoted in 2016–17. Mestis, however, is an open league, with promotion and relegation between it and Suomi-sarja. However there will be no relegation during the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lempäälän Kisa (LeKi) is an ice hockey team from Lempäälä, Finland. They currently compete in the Mestis league, the second-top league in Finland after Sm-liiga. Their home rink is Masku Arena, which currently has a seating capacity of only 900 people.
KooKoo is a Finnish ice hockey team playing in the first level of Finnish ice hockey league Liiga. KooKoo plays in the Lumon arena, in Kouvola. The team was established in 1965 and the previous name of the club is Kouvolan Kiekko-65.
Ville Järvinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for IPK of the Finnish Mestis.
The 2017–18 Liiga season was the 43rd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. Tappara was the season as a defending champion. This season included a record number of matches played on Fridays and Saturdays. In autumn, there was a national team break from 5 November until 13 November.
The 2018–19 Liiga season was the 44th season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Antti Palojärvi is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for KooKoo of the Liiga.
The 2019–20 Liiga season is the 45th season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The last two game days of the regular season were scheduled to be played in front of an empty arena due to the Finnish government advising that all public events with more than 500 attendees will be cancelled or postponed. On 13 March, the rest of the season, which included the final round of the regular season and all of playoffs, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patrik Puistola is a Finnish ice hockey right winger who is currently under contract with JYP Jyväskylä in the Finnish Liiga. Puistola was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Turun Palloseura Naiset or TPS Naiset are an ice hockey team in the Finnish Naisten Liiga. They are the representative women's ice hockey team of Turun Palloseura (TPS), a multi-sport club based in Turku, Southwest Finland and they play at the Kupittaan jäähalli and the Impivaara Ice Rink. The team has played in the Naisten Liiga, Finland’s premier women's ice hockey league, since gaining promotion in the 2018–19 season.
Sami Tamminen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward playing for Visby/Roma HK of Hockeyettan.
Niki Koskinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player currently playing for IPK in Mestis.
Karolus Kaarlehto is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent.
Niklas Appelgren is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Ässät of Liiga.
Juhamatti Yli-Junnila is a Finnish former professional ice hockey centre.
Juha Virtanen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey forward.
Tomi Rautio is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently a free agent having last played for Hokki of Mestis.
Rasmus Hämäläinen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the Liiga with KooKoo and SaiPa.
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