The 1975–76 SM-liiga season was the inaugural season for the new top level series of ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

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Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, SM-liiga

SM-liiga

The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. 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...

. The season featured 10 teams who played 36 game regular season followed by play offs for top 4 teams. Points were given as follows: 2 from win, 1 point from tie and 0 points from loss

Regular season standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SM-liiga	GP	W	T	L	Pts	GF	GA
TPS TPS (ice hockey) TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:...	36	25	5	6	55	194	113
Tappara Tappara Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....	36	21	6	9	48	189	113
Ässät Ässät Ässät is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.-Team history:...	36	20	3	13	43	187	140
HIFK HIFK (ice hockey) HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897...	36	19	5	12	43	181	146
Lukko Lukko Lukko is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga, formed 1936. The full name of the club is Rauman Lukko. They play in Rauma, Finland at the Äijänsuo Arena. They have won the national championship once, in 1963...	36	19	3	14	41	175	142
Jokerit Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...	36	17	2	17	36	169	156
Ilves Ilves Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä...	36	14	6	16	34	147	160
KooVee	36	14	5	17	33	152	162
FoPS FPS (ice hockey) FPS is a Finnish ice hockey team based in Forssan jäähalli , Forssa, established in 1931. Forssan Palloseura has two lower level teams: FoPS which plays in lower divisions and FoPS Flames which plays in the 2...	36	6	4	26	16	126	243
Sport Sport (Vaasa) Sport, known by its full name as Hockey Team Vaasan Sport OY, is a Finnish ice hockey team based at Vaasa Arena in Vaasa. The team was established in 1939 as IF Sport .- History :Vaasan Sport was founded in 1939...	36	5	1	30	11	114	259

Teams written on Bold letters advance to playoffs.

Regular season scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Martti Jarkko Martti Jarkko Martti Jarkko is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and TPS in Finland and Iserlohner EC in Germany. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.-External links:*...	Tappara	35	26	38	64	64
Jouni Rinne Jouni Rinne Jouni Rinne is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko, HPK, KalPa, KooKoo, and YJK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005....	Lukko	36	36	22	58	16
Matti Hagman Matti Hagman Matti Risto Tapio "Hakki" Hagman is a former Finnish ice hockey professional. Hagman was the first Finnish-born and Finnish trained player to play an NHL game and the first to play in a Stanley Cup final...	HIFK	36	24	34	58	39
Seppo Repo Seppo Repo Seppo Hannu Antero Repo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit, SaPKo, and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.-External links:...	TPS	35	33	22	55	32
Hannu Kapanen Hannu Kapanen Hannu Kapanen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit and HIFK...	Jokerit	36	29	24	53	30

Semi finals

Home	Score	Away	Score
TPS	2	HIFK	1
HIFK	2	TPS	5

• TPS Win Best of 3 Series 2-0.

Home	Score	Away	Score
Tappara	3OT	Ässät	2
Ässät	4	Tappara	6

• Tappara win Best of 3 Series 2-0.

Bronze medal games

Home	Score	Away	Score
Ässät	8	HIFK	5
HIFK	6	Ässät	8

Ässät win Best of 3 Series 2-0 and the Bronze Medals for the 1975-76 SM-liiga season.

Finals

Home	Score	Away	Score
TPS	4	Tappara	1
Tappara	1	TPS	2

TPS win the Best of 3 Series 2-0 and the 1975-76 SM-liiga championship.

Playoffs scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
Timo Parkkonen	HIFK	4	4	2	6	4
Rauli Levonen	Ässät	4	4	2	6	14
Erkki Väkiparta	Ässät	4	3	2	5	0
Seppo Repo Seppo Repo Seppo Hannu Antero Repo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit, SaPKo, and TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.-External links:...	TPS	4	2	3	5	2
Tapio Koskinen Tapio Koskinen Tapio Koskinen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ässät. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.-External links:*...	Ässät	4	4	0	4	2