The regular season of the SM league has now been played.
The Main Series of the SM League ended on Tuesday with a full round of seven matches.
The last place for the first round of the playoffs, i.e. the so-called “pity playoffs”, was claimed by Sport, who beat Ässät in a mutual match at the last minute before the summer holidays.
The first round starts on Friday. Other game days are Saturday and, if necessary, Monday.
The semifinals begin on Wednesday, March 20.
SM league playoff pairs
1st round:
KalPa (7th) – Sport (10th)
Lock (8.) – TPS (9.)
Semi-finals:
Tappara (1st) – ranked worse than the winners of the 1st round in the regular season
Ilves (2nd) – better placed in the regular season than the winners of the 1st round
Pelicans (3rd) – HIFK (6th)
Flies (4th) – Jukurit (5th)
HIFK is chasing success again. Matti Raivio / AOP