1980–81 SM-liiga season

Finnish ice hockey season

The 1980–81 SM-liiga season was the sixth season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Kärpät Oulu won the championship.

Standings

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Tappara Tampere 36 26 2 8 184 115 54
2. TPS Turku 36 22 5 9 213 141 49
3. Kärpät Oulu 36 23 3 10 196 129 49
4. Ässät Pori 36 20 2 14 178 158 42
5. HIFK Helsinki 36 17 4 15 166 158 38
6. Ilves Tampere 36 18 2 16 152 152 38
7 Kiekko-Reipas Lahti 36 15 4 17 161 147 34
8. SaiPa Lappeenranta 36 11 4 21 128 187 26
9. Jokerit Helsinki 36 6 3 27 114 188 15
10. Lukko Rauma 36 7 1 28 135 252 15

Playoffs

Quarterfinal

  • Kärpät - Ilves 2:0 (5:1, 5:2)
  • Ässät - HIFK 0:2 (2:6, 4:7)

Semifinal

  • Tappara - HIFK 3:0 (4:2, 9:3, 11:0)
  • TPS - Kärpät 2:3 (2:4, 9:5, 6:2, 0:6, 2:3 P)

3rd place

  • TPS - HIFK 2:0 (4:3 P, 7:6)

Final

  • Tappara - Kärpät 2:3 (5:2, 1:6, 13:2, 1:6, 2:5)

Relegation

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Jokerit Helsinki 6 5 0 1 48 13 10
2. Lukko Rauma 6 5 0 1 27 27 10
3. HPK Hämeenlinna 6 2 0 4 22 29 4
4. KooVee Tampere 6 0 0 6 15 43 0

External links

  • SM-liiga official website
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