1987–88 SM-liiga season

Finnish ice hockey season

The 1987–88 SM-liiga season was the 13th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 10 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.

Standings

Club GP W T L GF GA Pts
1. Ilves Tampere 44 30 3 11 227 143 63
2. HIFK Helsinki 44 29 1 14 192 127 59
3. Tappara Tampere 44 24 6 14 195 147 54
4. Lukko Rauma 44 24 1 19 168 140 49
5. TPS Turku 44 22 3 19 206 182 47
6. Kärpät Oulu 44 22 2 20 187 172 46
7 Ässät Pori 44 19 4 21 183 195 42
8. KalPa Kuopio 44 16 4 24 164 220 36
9. JyP HT Jyväskylä 44 12 5 27 132 199 29
10. KooKoo Kouvola 44 7 1 36 123 252 15

Playoffs

Semifinals

  • Ilves - Lukko 0:3 (1:4, 3:4, 2:6)
  • HIFK - Tappara 2:3 (4:1, 0:5, 6:2, 3:15, 5:6 P)

3rd place

  • Ilves - HIFK 2:6

Final

  • Tappara - Lukko 4:1 (2:3, 4:1, 3:1, 3:0, 5:2)

Relegation

  • KooKoo - Kiekkoreipas 3:2 (4:3, 1:5, 3:4, 4:3, 8:5)
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