2013–14 Liiga season


The 2013–14 Liiga season is the 39th season of the Liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals.
This was the first season in which the league was officially known as "Liiga", having dropped the "SM" prefix. It was also the last season in the Liiga for Jokerit, which joined the Russia-based Kontinental Hockey League after the season.

Teams

Regular season

Top six advanced straight to quarter-finals, while teams between 7th and 10th positions played wild card round for the final two spots. The Liiga is a closed series and thus there is no relegation.
TeamGPWOTWOTLLGFGA+/−P
Kärpät6036879190106+84131
Tappara60318714168128+40116
Lukko60304323153138+15101
SaiPa60269421160134+26100
JYP60267621154149+598
Blues60283326137146-993
Jokerit60255822156145+1193
Pelicans60256524156156092
HIFK60254526147145+288
HPK60229326140136+487
Ilves60243627143146-384
Ässät60167532134177-4367
TPS601261131135197-6259
KalPa60123936101172-7151

Playoffs

Bracket

Wild card round (best-of-three)

(7) Jokerit vs. (10) HPK

HPK wins the series 2-0.

(8) Pelicans vs. (9) HIFK

Pelicans wins the series 2-0

Quarterfinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Kärpät vs. (10) HPK

Kärpät wins the series 4-0

(2) Tappara vs. (8) Pelicans

Tappara wins the series 4-2

(3) Lukko vs (6) Blues

Lukko wins the series 4–3.

(4) SaiPa vs. (5) JYP

SaiPa wins the series 4–3.

Semifinals (best-of-seven)

(1) Kärpät vs. (4) SaiPa

Kärpät wins the series 4–1.

(2) Tappara vs. (3) Lukko

Tappara wins the series 4–3.

Bronze medal game

Finals (best-of-seven)

Kärpät wins the finals 4–3.

Final rankings