2018–19 Liiga season


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.

Teams

TeamCityHead coachArenaCapacityCaptain
HIFKHelsinkiAri-Pekka Selin25 Jan 2019
Jarno Pikkarainen
Helsingin jäähalliLennart Petrell
HPKHämeenlinnaAntti PennanenPatria-areenaOtto Paajanen
IlvesTampereKarri KiviTampereen jäähalliEemeli Suomi
JukuritMikkeliPekka KangasalustaKalevankankaan jäähalliMiika Roine
JYPLauri Merikivi14 Jan 2019
Risto Dufva
Synergia-areenaJuha-Pekka Hytönen
KalPaKuopioSami KapanenNiiralan monttuTommi Jokinen
KooKooKouvolaTuomas Tuokkola8 Jan 2019
Mikko Heiskanen
Lumon arenaToni Kähkönen
KärpätOuluMikko MannerOulun Energia AreenaAtte Ohtamaa
LukkoRaumaPekka VirtaÄijänsuo ArenaJanne Niskala
PelicansLahtiVille NieminenIsku AreenaHannes Björninen
SaiPaLappeenrantaTero LehteräKisapuistoVille Koho
SportVaasaAri-Pekka PajuluomaVaasa ArenaErik Riska
TapparaTampereJukka RautakorpiTampereen jäähalliKristian Kuusela
TPSTurkuKalle KaskinenHK ArenaLauri Korpikoski
PoriMikael Kotkaniemi 9 Nov 2018
Pasi Kaukoranta
Porin jäähalliTommi Taimi

Regular season

Top six advanced straight to the quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played a wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.

Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) 3-point wins 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points.

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal game

Finals

HPK wins the finals 4-3.

Final rankings