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2022 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs
Naisten Liiga pudotuspelit 2022 (Finnish)
2022 Naisten Liiga playoffs
Tournament details
Venue(s)9 (in 8 host cities)
Dates26 March 2022 (2022-03-26)–24 April 2022 (2022-04-24)
FormatBest-of-five
Teams8
Defending championsKiekko-Espoo
Final positions
ChampionsKiekko-Espoo (16th title)
Runner-upHIFK Helsinki
Third placeKärpät Oulu
Fourth placeTPS Turku
Tournament statistics
Games played26
Goals scored161 (6.19 per game)
Attendance4,614 (177 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Elisa Holopainen (29 points)
MVPNelli Laitinen
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The 2022 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs or the 2022 Naisten Liiga playoffs (Finnish: Naisten Liiga pudotuspelit 2022) is the playoff tournament of the 2021–22 season of the Naisten Liiga. The tournament began on 26 March and the Aurora Borealis Cup was awarded to Kiekko-Espoo Naiset on 24 April.[1]

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Kiekko-Espoo 3
8 KalPa Kuopio 1
1 Kiekko-Espoo 3
5 TPS Turku 0
4 Ilves Tampere 0
5 TPS Turku 3
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kiekko-Espoo 3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) HIFK Helsinki 2
2 HIFK Helsinki 3
7 HPK Hämeenlinna 1
2 HIFK Helsinki 3 Bronze medal game
3 Kärpät Oulu 0
3 Kärpät Oulu 3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Kärpät Oulu 3
6 Team Kuortane 0 4 TPS Turku 2

Quarterfinals

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The best-of-five quarterfinals (Finnish: puolivälierät) began on 26 March. Games were scheduled to be played on 26, 27, and 31 March, and 2 and 3 April. Home ice advantage was granted to the higher seeded teams for the first, third, and potential fifth games.[2]

(1) Kiekko-Espoo vs. (8) KalPa

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Kiekko-Espoo claimed the first seed after winning the regular season title with 2.77 points per game, marking the team’s fourth consecutive regular season victory.[3] After a dismal preliminary series in which they finished with just half a point per game, KalPa went on to win eight of ten games in the lower division series – six in regulation, two in overtime – to secure the eighth seed.[4] The teams last met in the 2020–21 Aurora Borealis Cup finals, the first time in team history KalPa played in the Finnish Championship finals, which Kiekko-Espoo won in four games.[5] They faced one another three times during the 2021–22 preliminaries, all three games resulting in decisive victories for Kiekko-Espoo.

Game times in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

26 March 2022
12:45		Kiekko-Espoo8–0
(0–0, 5–0, 3–0)		KalPa KuopioTapiolan harjoitusareena, Espoo
Attendance: 76
Game reference
Tiia PajarinenGoaliesTiina RanneReferee:
Petri Uotila
Linesmen:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Jenni Heikkinen
Holopainen (Rantala, Aro) – 20:311–0
Holopainen (Haukijärvi, Rakkolainen) – PP – 25:342–0
Haukijärvi (Holopainen, Rakkolainen) – 36:323–0
Holopainen – 38:154–0
Rakkolainen (Holopainen) – 39:595–0
Holopainen – 43:466–0
Viitasuo (Yrjänen) – 46:357–0
Montonen (Yrjänen, Viitasuo) – PP – 53:168–0
20 minPenalties16 min
61Shots18
27 March 2022
16:15		KalPa Kuopio3–6
(2–3, 0–2, 1–1)		Kiekko-EspooNiiralan Monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 103
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Tiina RanneGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Joonas Heinonen
Lenni Jukola
0–12:13 – Holopainen (Rantala, Valkjärvi)
Niskanen (Juutilainen, Koljonen) – 3:471–1
1–25:16 – Rantala (Holopainen)
Juutilainen (Niskanen) – SH – 9:112–2
2–319:12 – PP – Montonen (Vesa, Villilä)
2–421:11 – Yrjänen (Villilä)
2–533:22 – PP – Yrjänen (Viitasuo, Montonen)
2–655:23 – Montonen (Yrjänen, Vesa)
Mäkelä (Juutilainen, Niskanen) – PP, EN – 58:583–6
8 minPenalties6 min
20Shots59
31 March 2022
18:45		Kiekko-Espoo2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)		KalPa KuopioTapiolan harjoitusareena, Espoo
Attendance: 60
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Minja DrufvaGoaliesTiina RanneReferee:
Jenni Jaatinen
Linesmen:
Elisa Vaittinen
Julia Halme
0–102:24 – PP – Nurmi (Pohjala, Lappi)
Yrjänen (Montonen, Vesa) – 34:501–1
Laitinen (Holopainen, Rakkolainen) – 44:382–1
2–252:20 – Mäkelä (Niskanen)
2–359:21 – Niskanen (Juutilainen)
2–459:45 – EN – Juutilainen (Niskanen, Kortelainen)
8 minPenalties12 min
73Shots15
2 April 2022
16:30		KalPa Kuopio0–7
(0–1, 0–2, 0–4)		Kiekko-EspooNiiralan Monttu, Kuopio
Attendance: 102
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Tiina RanneGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Sini Kauhanen
Linesmen:
Roni Kankkunen
Oskari Hentunen
0–114:25 – Rakkolainen (Laitinen, Holopainen)
0–235:33 – Haukijärvi
0–339:42 – Laitinen (Haukijärvi)
0–444:26 – Holopainen (Laitinen, Rantala)
0–556:15 – EN – Holopainen (Rakkolainen)
0–657:42 – Laitinen (Rantala)
0–758:21 – Holopainen (Laitinen)
4 minPenalties6 min
18Shots56

(2) HIFK vs. (7) HPK

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After claiming the 2021 Finnish Championship bronze medal in just their third Naisten Liiga season, HIFK Helsinki continued their incredible upward trajectory to claim the second seed after completing the regular season with 2.69 points per game (78 points in 29 games). They were propelled by the elite production of Matilda Nilsson, the regular season goal scoring champion, who scored 37 goals and 18 assists for 55 points in 29 games; Czech Olympian Michaela Pejzlová, who tallied 42 points from 15 goals and 27 assists despite playing just 21 games; French forward Emmanuelle Passard, who notched 18 goals, 33 points, and an unheard of zero penalty minutes in 28 games; and Finnish Olympian Julia Liikala, who tabbed 15 goals and 33 points in 27 games.[6]

Finally finding their groove after placing a disappointing seventh in the preliminaries, with only 26 points in 20 games for 1.30 points per game, HPK Hämeenlinna went undefeated in the lower division standings to secure the seventh seed with 3.00 points per game.[7] The team’s change in fortune was due in no small part to the exemplary net minding of newly acquired Canadian goaltender Kassidy Sauvé, who maintained a series leading .964 save percentage and 0.88 goals against average across eight games in the lower division.[8]

HIFK won both games of the 2021–22 season series with HPK, which were played in the preliminaries. Prior to this matchup, HIFK and HPK had never met in the Naisten Liiga playoffs.

Game times in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

26 March 2022
16:00		HIFK Helsinki2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0)		HPK HämeenlinnaPirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 161
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Iina KuuselaGoaliesKassidy SauvéReferee:
Jasu Raja
Linesmen:
Johanna Oksanen
Helinä Anttila
Pejzlová (Nilsson, Passard) – PP – 30:221–0
Passard (Yrjölä, Parkkonen) – 44:412–0
2 minPenalties8 min
42Shots18
27 March 2022
14:45		HPK Hämeenlinna3–2
(0–2, 2–0, 1–0)		HIFK HelsinkiJääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 80
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Kassidy SauvéGoaliesIina KuuselaReferee:
Henna Åberg
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Tiina Saarimäki
0–16:16 – Locatelli (Pejzlová, Nilsson)
0–215:01 – PP – Kemppainen (Yrjöla, Parkkonen)
Lehto (K. Seikkula, H. Seikkula) – 26:501–2
Matejková (Benoit, K. Seikkula) – 28:112–2
Stoltenberg (Mäkivaara) – 45:233–2
6 minPenalties6 min
21Shots46
31 March 2022
18:00		HIFK Helsinki3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)		HPK HämeenlinnaPirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 134
Game reference
Iina KuuselaGoaliesKassidy SauvéReferee:
Henna Åberg
Linesmen:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Johanna Oksanen
Pejzlová (Rozier, Passard) – 07:261–0
Locatelli (Nilsson, Kemppainen) – 39:302–0
2–154:59 – DP – Mäkivaara (Benoit, H. Seikkula)
Liikala – EN – 59:443–1
2 minPenalties16 min
17Shots49
2 April 2022
14:00		HPK Hämeenlinna1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		HIFK HelsinkiJääliikuntakeskus Hakio, Hämeenlinna
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Kassidy SauvéGoaliesIina KuuselaReferee:
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Reetta-Kaisa Lusi
0–133:15 – Locatelli
Delay (Stoltenberg, Mäkivaara) – 38:311–1
1–246:58 – PP – Nilsson (Pejzlová)
1–350:42 – PP – Pejzlová (Passard, Parkkonen)
16 minPenalties27 min
17Shots55

(3) Kärpät vs. (6) Kuortane

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Game times in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

26 March 2022
17:00		Kärpät Oulu4–3
(1–1, 0–1, 3–1)		Team KuortaneRaksilan jäähalli, Oulu
Attendance: 212
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Kati AsikainenGoaliesHannele TarkiainenReferee:
Johanna Tauriainen
Linesmen:
Isa Rahunen
Krista Palola
0–17:51 – Tervonen (Nurminen, Varjonen)
Antti-Roiko (Lindholm, Käyhkö) – PP – 12:271–1
1–232:36 – PP – Tervonen (Kaila, Täks)
Keränen (Havana) – 48:292–2
2–350:41 – PP – Kaila (Sundelin)
Antti-Roiko (Kaijankoski) – 51:503–3
Käyhkö (Ukkola, Antti-Roiko) – 59:004–3
8 minPenalties8 min
37Shots17
27 March 2022
15:00		Team Kuortane2–4
(1–2, 1–2, 0–0)		Kärpät OuluKuortaneen jäähalli, Kuortane
Attendance: 60
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Hannele TarkiainenGoaliesJohanna OksmanReferee:
Johanna Tauriainen
Linesmen:
Isa Rahunen
Krista Palola
0–110:52 – PP – Käyhkö (Lindholm, Yli-Mäenpää)
0–217:13 – Käyhkö (Lindholm, Kaijankoski)
Tervonen (Sundelin, Ojala) – 19:371–2
1–331:18 – Huttula (Havana, Keränen)
Tervonen (Ojala, Krook) – 32:592–3
2–438:22 – Kaijankoski
18 minPenalties6 min
28Shots36
31 March 2022
18:30		Kärpät Oulu6–1
(1–0, 3–0, 2–1)		Team KuortaneRaksilan jäähalli, Oulu
Attendance: 132
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Kati AsikainenGoaliesHannele TarkiainenReferee:
Johanna Tauriainen
Linesmen:
Isa Rahunen
Krista Palola
Antti-Roiko (Lindholm, Yli-Mäenpää) – 03:011–0
Antti-Roiko (Kaijankoski, Yli-Mäenpää) – 22:562–0
Harju (Seppänen) – 24:093–0
Havana (Yli-Mäenpää, Kaijankoski) – 34:324–0
Havana (Huttula, Yli-Mäenpää) – 55:485–0
5–157:22 – PP – Tervonen (Koukkula, Kaila)
Yli-Mäenpää (Käyhkö, Antti-Roiko) – 59:226–1
10 minPenalties4 min
43Shots25

(4) Ilves vs. (5) TPS

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Game times in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

26 March 2022
14:30		Ilves Tampere2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)		TPS TurkuTesoman jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 90
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Anni KeisalaGoaliesMila HouniReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Tiina Saarimäki
Laitila (Rouhiainen) – 16:461–0
Suoranta (Ollikainen) – 32:282–0
2–135:53 – Lukkarila (Salonen)
2–250:59 – PP – Duvin (Otamo, Metsä-Tokila)
2–356:04 – SH – Duvin
4 minPenalties6 min
30Shots43
27 March 2022
12:30		TPS Turku2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)		Ilves TampereKupittaan monitoimihalli, Turku
Attendance: 63
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Mila HouniGoaliesAnni KeisalaReferee:
Johanna Oksanen
Linesmen:
Markus Ketola
Julia Halme
0–114:53 – PP – Suoranta (Varpula)
Otamo (Berg, Timonen) – 35:061–1
Metsä-Tokila (Enström, Välikangas) – 53:542–1
6 minPenalties10 min
34Shots24
31 March 2022
19:15		Ilves Tampere1–3
(0–2, 0–0, 1–1)		TPS TurkuTesoman jäähalli, Tampere
Attendance: 70
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Anni KeisalaGoaliesMila HouniReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Tiina Saarimäki
0–115:56 – PP – Otamo (Duvin, Metsä-Tokila)
0–218:07 – Metsä-Tokila (Otamo, Duvin)
Melotindos (Lehtiniemi, Riipinen) – PP, NG – 57:131–2
1–359:22 – EN – Lukkarila (Duvin)
6 minPenalties10 min
26Shots33

Semifinals

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The best-of-five semifinals (Finnish: välierät) will begin on Wednesday, 6 April and conclude no later than Friday, 15 April.[1]

Kiekko-Espoo vs. TPS

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Reigning Finnish Champions Kiekko-Espoo earned placement in the semifinals after defeating eighth-seeded KalPa Kuopio in four quarterfinal games. Elisa Holopainen of Kiekko-Espoo claimed a dominant lead on the playoff scoring tables, notching 8 goals and 13 points in four games to top the charts in both categories, sitting a comfortable three goals and seven points ahead of the second-ranked competitors. Her 5 assists tied with Jonna Yli-Mäenpää of Kärpät for first in the league. Kiekko-Espoo also boasted the highest scoring defenceman in Nelli Laitinen, who scored 3 goals and 3 assists in just two games played.[9] In net, Tiia Pajarinen, the 2021 Aurora Borealis Cup MVP, played three of four games for Kiekko-Espoo and maintained a sublime .946 save percentage, good for third in the league, and a league-leading 1.00 goals against average (GAA).

In the only upset of the quarterfinals, fifth-seed TPS Turku shutout fourth-seed Ilves Tampere in three games to earn the first semifinal berth in team history.[9] Their victory was propelled by the elite scoring of their top-line – centre Estelle Duvin and wingers Maija Otamo and Emmi Metsä-Tokila – each of whom netted 2 goals in the quarterfinals. Duvin tallied 3 assists for 5 points in three games and placed twelfth on the scoring table, while both Otamo and Metsä-Tokila notched 2 assists for 4 points, tying with Oona Havana of Kärpät for sixteenth on the scoring table.[10] Goaltender Mila Houni was a surprise standout for TPS in the quarterfinals, following an unimpressive regular season that culminated in a .892 save percentage and 3.97 goals against average across thirteen games. In the first round of the playoffs, Houni ranked second in the league in save percentage, at .951, and third in goals against average, with 1.33, while playing every minute of the three game series.[11][12]

Kiekko-Espoo won all four games of the 2021–22 season series with HPK, two of which were played in the preliminaries and two in the regular season.

Kiekko-Espoo and TPS have never met in the Naisten Liiga playoffs prior to this matchup.

Game times in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

6 April 2022
19:05		Kiekko-Espoo5–1
(1–0, 1–1, 3–0)		TPS TurkuTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 71
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Tiia PajarinenGoaliesMila HouniReferee:
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Johanna Oksanen
Schalin (Nuutinen, Katajamäki) – 08:191–0
Haukijärvi (Holopainen, Valkjärvi) – 25:252–0
2–130:32 – Duvin (Metsä-Tokila, Otamo)
Katajamäki (Rakkolainen, Laitinen) – PP – 40:233–1
Yrjänen (Montonen) – EN – 57:334–1
Haukijärvi – 58:175–1
8 minPenalties8 min
40Shots19
9 April 2022
17:30		TPS Turku2–6
(1–3, 1–2, 0–1)		Kiekko-EspooKupittaa, Turku
Attendance: 72
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Mila HouniGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Johanna Oksanen
Julia Halme
0–100:19 – Rakkolainen (Holopainen, Haukijärvi)
Duvin (Metsä-Tokila, Otamo) – 02:201–1
1–204:51 – VR – Holopainen (Rakkolainen, Haukijärvi)
1–315:33 – Holopainen (Laitinen, Rakkolainen)
Duvin (Metsä-Tokila, Berg) – 25:222–3
2–431:14 – Valkjärvi (Schalin, Katajamäki)
2–539:30 – Holopainen (Haukijärvi)
2–652:48 – Holopainen (Laitinen)
2 minPenalties2 min
22Shots36
10 April 2022
16:35		Kiekko-Espoo7–1
(1–0, 3–1, 3–0)		TPS TurkuTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 95
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Tiia PajarinenGoaliesMila HouniReferee:
Henna Åberg
Linesmen:
Johanna Oksanen
Helinä Anttila
Holopainen (Rantala, Laitinen) – 09:221–0
1–123:23 – Duvin (Heikkinen)
Holopainen (Rakkolainen, Laitinen) – PP – 29:362–1
Villilä – DP – 35:063–1
Katajamäki (Holopainen, Laitinen) – 36:104–1
Rantala (Holopainen, Haukijärvi) – 51:165–1
Nuutinen (Vesa, Haukijärvi) – 52:046–1
Montonen (Vesa, Nuutinen) – 58:007–1
6 minPenalties4 min
38Shots19

HIFK vs. Kärpät

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Game times in Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)

6 April 2022
19:30		HIFK Helsinki4–2
(0–0, 3–1, 1–1)		Kärpät OuluPirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 125
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Iina KuuselaGoaliesKati AsikainenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Salla-Maaria Raitala
Helinä Anttila
Virtanen (Passard, Saukkonen) – 22:541–0
Pejzlová (Locatelli) – 24:592–0
Liikala (Locatelli, Rantamäki) – 30:253–0
3–136:29 – PP – Kaijankoski (Anttii-Roiko, Yli-Mäenpää)
3–254:57 – Männikkö (Antti-Roiko)
Pejzlová – 58:114–2
4 minPenalties4 min
37Shots18
9 April 2022
12:30		Kärpät Oulu4–6
(1–2, 1–3, 2–1)		HIFK HelsinkiRaksila, Oulu
Attendance: 203
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Kati AsikainenGoaliesIina KuuselaReferee:
Johanna Tauriainen
Linesmen:
Isa Rahunen
Krista Palola
0–101:06 – Yrjölä (Nilsson)
0–210:34 – PP – Pejzlová (Rozier)
Keränen (Yli-Mäenpää, Sarkkinen Mata) – 19:151–2
1–330:45 – Vihervouri (Heikuri, Rozier)
1–434:31 – Virtanen (Nilsson, Pejzlová)
1–537:26 – Nilsson (Locatelli, Kemppainen)
Anttii-Roiko (Lindholm) – 39:192–5
2–640:09 – Liikala (Rantamäki, Saukkonen)
Ylitalo (Ekoluoma, Wäänänen) – 45:413–6
Huttula (Keränen) – PP – 54:204–6
6 minPenalties4 min
23Shots38
10 April 2022
15:00		HIFK Helsinki3–0
(1–0, 1–0, 1–0)		Kärpät OuluPirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 298
Game reference
Iina KuuselaGoaliesKati AsikainenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Jenni Heikkinen
Rantamäki (Pejzlová, Liikala) – 18:471–0
Rantamäki (Kemppainen, Locatelli) – PP – 34:572–0
Locatelli – 43:133–0
20 minPenalties2 min
31Shots30

Bronze medal game

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The Aurora Borealis Cup bronze medal was contested in a one-game bronze medal match (Finnish: pronssiottelu) on Sunday, 17 April.[1] Oulun Kärpät bested TPS in overtime to win their eighth Finnish Championship bronze medal.

17 April 2022
15:00		Kärpät Oulu3–2 OT
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)		TPS TurkuRaksilan jäähalli, Oulu
Attendance: 362
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Kati AsikainenGoaliesMila HouniReferee:
Johanna Tauriainen
Linesmen:
Niko Raitoainen
Krista Palola
0–113:40 – Duvin (Otamo, Välikangas)
0–224:22 – Otamo (Metsä-Tokila, Duvin)
Huttula (Käyhkö, Lindholm) – 35:271–2
Keränen (Huttula) – 45:122–2
Antti-Roiko (Käyhkö) – SH – 69:313–2
20 minPenalties4 min
21Shots38

Finals

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The best-of-five Finnish Championship finals (Finnish: Suomen mestaruus finaalit or SM-finaalit) began on 17 April and concluded on 24 April.[1] After coming back from a two-game deficit to push the series to game five, HIFK were unable to overcome the defending champions and Kiekko-Espoo ultimately claimed their sixteenth Finnish Championship title.

17 April 2022
16:00		Kiekko-Espoo5–0
(2–0, 1–0, 2–0)		HIFK HelsinkiTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 286
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Tiia PajarinenGoaliesIina KuuselaReferee:
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Johanna Oksanen
Leinonen (Yrjänen, Viitasuo) – PP – 07:261–0
Rakkolainen (Rantala, Laitinen) – PP – 10:362–0
Laitinen – 26:263–0
Katajamäki (Viitasuo, Yrjänen) – 51:104–0
Laitinen (Rakkolainen) – 56:285–0
4 minPenalties8 min
48Shots34
18 April 2022
15:00		HIFK Helsinki2–6
(0–1, 0–3, 2–2)		Kiekko-EspooPirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 332
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Iina KuuselaGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Helinä Anttila
0–110:22 – PP – Yrjänen (Villilä, Leinonen)
0–225:14 – Laitinen (Katajamäki)
0–328:36 – Vesa (Viitasuo, Nuutinen)
0–428:57 – Haukijärvi (Laitinen, Rantala)
Yrjölä (Parkkonen) – 45:541–4
1–548:06 – Holopainen (Laitinen, Rantala)
Pejzlová (Rantamäki) – 57:222–5
2–658:31 – EN – Holopainen (Haukijärvi, Rantala)
6 minPenalties8 min
35Shots33
20 April 2022
19:15		Kiekko-Espoo3–6
(0–2, 2–2, 1–2)		HIFK HelsinkiTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 383
Game reference
Tiia Pajarinen
Minja Drufva		GoaliesIina KuuselaReferee:
Kaisa Ketonen
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Johanna Oksanen
0–105:01 – SH – Nilsson (Pejzlová)
0–209:40 – Liikala (Rantamäki, Pejzlová)
0–325:14 – PP – Parkkonen (Yrjölä, Liikala)
Katajamäki (Schalin, Yrjänen) – 29:271–3
Holopainen (Rakkolainen) – SH – 32:472–3
2–436:05 – Liikala (Rantamäki)
2–549:35 – Passard (Yrjölä, Rozier)
Viitasuo (Yrjänen) – 56:533–5
3–657:45 – EN – Pejzlová
33 minPenalties8 min
28Shots23
23 April 2022
15:00		HIFK Helsinki4–1
(1–1, 1–0, 2–0)		Kiekko-EspooPirkkolan jäähalli, Helsinki
Attendance: 483
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Iina KuuselaGoaliesTiia PajarinenReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Johanna Oksanen
0–112:05 – PP – Villilä (Yrjänen, Viitasuo)
Nilsson – 18:571–1
Liikala (Pejzlová) – 20:252–1
Pejzlová (Liikala, Rantamäki) – 46:403–1
Pejzlová – EN – 59:174–1
16 minPenalties14 min
28Shots29
24 April 2022
16:00		Kiekko-Espoo8–3
(1–1, 3–0, 4–2)		HIFK HelsinkiTapiola 2, Espoo
Attendance: 450
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Tiia PajarinenGoaliesIina KuuselaReferee:
Anniina Nurmi
Linesmen:
Linnea Sainio
Johanna Oksanen
0–103:20 – Nilsson
Laitinen (Schalin) – 17:361–1
Montonen (Yrjänen) – 25:032–1
Katajamäki (Zielińska, Viitasuo) – PP – 37:453–1
Holopainen (Vesa) – PP – 38:084–1
Holopainen (Rakkolainen) – PP – 46:435–1
Laitinen (Vesa) – EN – 53:006–1
6–254:08 – Locatelli (Saukkonen)
6–356:36 – Rantamäki (Rozier, Mehtonen)
Vesa (Holopainen) – EN – 57:247–3
Vesa (Laitinen) – EN – 58:478–3
18 minPenalties29 min
31Shots28

Statistics

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Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in playoff points at the conclusion of playoffs on 24 April 2022.[13]

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
1 Elisa Holopainen K-Espoo 12 19 10 29 14
2 Nelli Laitinen K-Espoo 10 8 13 21 8
3 Michaela Pejzlová HIFK 12 10 7 17 2
4 Emmi Rakkolainen K-Espoo 12 4 11 15 25
5 Kiira Yrjänen K-Espoo 12 5 9 14 8
6 Tinja-Mariia Haukijärvi K-Espoo 12 5 7 12 6
7 Estelle Duvin TPS 7 7 4 11 6
8 Sanni Rantala K-Espoo 11 2 9 11 0
9 Anna-Kaisa Antti-Roiko Kärpät 7 6 4 10 16
10 Julia Liikala HIFK 12 6 4 10 4
11 Matilda Nilsson HIFK 12 5 5 10 6
12 Emilia Vesa K-Espoo 12 3 7 10 4
13 Athena Locatelli HIFK 12 5 4 9 6
14 Karoliina Rantamäki HIFK 12 3 6 9 27
15 Ella Viitasuo K-Espoo 12 2 7 9 4

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders had played at least one playoff match at the conclusion of the playoffs on 24 April 2022, sorted by save percentage.[14]

  Team eliminated in quarterfinals
Player Team GP TOI W L SA GA SO SV% GAA
1 Kassidy Sauvé HPK 4 236:10 1 3 190 9 0 .955 2.29
2 Anni Keisala Ilves 3 175:33 0 3 105 7 0 .938 2.39
3 Tiia Pajarinen K-Espoo 11 656:37 9 2 261 20 3 .929 1.83
4 Johanna Oksman Kärpät 1 60:00 1 0 26 2 0 .929 2.00
5 Tiina Ranne KalPa 4 235:51 1 3 243 22 0 .917 5.60
6 Iina Kuusela HIFK 12 713:56 8 4 310 30 2 .912 2.52
7 Kati Asikainen Kärpät 6 361:39 3 3 186 19 0 .907 3.15
8 Mila Houni TPS 7 429:26 3 4 212 24 0 .898 3.35
9 Hannele Tarkiainen Kuortane 3 176:14 0 3 112 14 0 .889 4.77
10 Minja Drufva K-Espoo 2 60:43 0 1 15 3 0 .833 2.96

References

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  12. ^ Raunio, Antti (31 March 2022). "Ilveksen kausi päättyi kotitappioon – Päävalmentaja paketoi kauden: "Korona on tuonut tähänkin kauteen omat mausteensa"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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