2005–06 SM-liiga season
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Standings
| Club | GP | V | VP | DP | D | BP | BC | Diff | Pts | |
| 1 | Kärpät Oulu | 56 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 180 | 105 | +75 | 122 |
| 2 | HIFK Helsinki | 56 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 180 | 136 | +44 | 108 |
| 3 | HPK Hämeenlinna | 56 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 174 | 136 | +38 | 102 |
| 4 | Tappara Tampere | 56 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 157 | 129 | +28 | 102 |
| 5 | Ässät Pori | 56 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 145 | 123 | +22 | 97 |
| 6 | Ilves Tampere | 56 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 144 | 139 | +5 | 92 |
| 7 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | 56 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 149 | 130 | +19 | 87 |
| 8 | Blues Espoo | 56 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 152 | 135 | +17 | 84 |
| 9 | JYP Jyväskylä | 56 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 134 | 125 | +9 | 83 |
| 10 | TPS Turku 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:... |
56 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 119 | 135 | -16 | 72 |
| 11 | Jokerit Helsinki | 56 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 149 | 190 | -41 | 69 |
| 12 | Pelicans Lahti | 56 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 125 | 171 | -46 | 67 |
| 13 | Lukko Rauma | 56 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 121 | 150 | -29 | 59 |
| 14 | KalPa Kuopio | 56 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 41 | 112 | 237 | -125 | 32 |
Preliminary round
- SaiPaSaiPaSaimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third...
- TPSTPS (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:...
2:0 (3:2, 3:2 P) - Espoo BluesEspoo BluesThe Blues are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Espoo, Finland at the Barona Areena.-Team history:The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division...
- JYP 2:1 (3:4, 2:1, 3:2 P)
Quarterfinals
- KärpätKärpätOulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...
- Espoo BluesEspoo BluesThe Blues are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Espoo, Finland at the Barona Areena.-Team history:The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division...
4:2 (2:1 P, 4:1, 2:3, 2:1, 2:3 P, 5:2) - HIFKHIFKIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 HIFK is the oldest IFK club in Finland. The club has activities in many sports, including football, ice hockey, bandy, floorball, handball, athletics and bowling. HIFK Soccer ry is part of the...
- SaiPaSaiPaSaimaan Pallo is an ice hockey team in the Finnish SM-liiga. They play their home games at Kisapuisto in Lappeenranta, Finland.-History:The team's best achievement is from the 1965-1966 season, when they won bronze medals for placing third...
4:2 (4:3 P, 2:1, 4:3, 2:3, 2:5, 3:2 P) - HPKHPKHPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight...
- IlvesIlvesIlves 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...
4:0 (4:2, 2:1 P, 4:2, 1:0) - Tappara Tampere - ÄssätÄssätÄssät is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.-Team history:...
2:4 (3:2, 1:3, 5:2, 2:5, 2:3 P, 2:3)
Semifinals
- KärpätKärpätOulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...
- ÄssätÄssätÄssät is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.-Team history:...
1:3 (1:3, 1:3, 6:3, 3:4) - HIFKHIFKIdrottsföreningen Kamraterna i Helsingfors is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 HIFK is the oldest IFK club in Finland. The club has activities in many sports, including football, ice hockey, bandy, floorball, handball, athletics and bowling. HIFK Soccer ry is part of the...
- HPKHPKHPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight...
2:3 (5:2, 1:2 P, 5:4 P, 0:4, 0:1)