The 2009–10 SM-liiga season was the 35th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. TPS won the Kanada-malja and Ilari Filppula from TPS won the Jari Kurri trophy. In the regular season, JYP finished atop the league, Jori Lehterä led the league in points and assists, and three players – Jukka Hentunen, Jonas Enlund, and Juhamatti Aaltonen – tied for the league lead in goals.
Teams
Team City Head coach Arena Capacity Captain Pori Pekka Rautakallio Porin jäähalli Matti Kuparinen Blues Espoo Petri Matikainen Barona Areena Toni Kähkönen HIFK Helsinki Kari Jalonen Helsingin jäähalli Kim Hirschovits HPK Hämeenlinna Jukka Rautakorpi Patria-areena Jukka Laamanen Ilves Tampere Juha Pajuoja* Tampereen jäähalli Pasi Määttänen Jokerit Helsinki Hannu Jortikka* Hartwall Areena Antti-Jussi Niemi JYP Risto Dufva Jyväskylän jäähalli Juha-Pekka Hytönen KalPa Kuopio Pekka Virta Niiralan monttu Sami Kapanen Kärpät Oulu Mikko Haapakoski* Oulun Energia Areena Ilkka Mikkola Lukko Rauma Rauli Urama Äijänsuo Arena Antti Laaksonen Pelicans Lahti Mika Toivola Isku Areena Erik Kakko SaiPa Lappeenranta Ari-Pekka Selin Kisapuisto Ville Koho Tappara Tampere Mikko Saarinen Tampereen jäähalli Janne Ojanen TPS Turku Kai Suikkanen Turkuhalli Aki Berg
Head coaches with asterisk replaced original coaches mid-season.
Regular season
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA +/− P JYP 58 31 6 6 15 173 132 +41 111 KalPa 58 31 5 6 16 164 135 +29 109 Lukko 58 30 5 7 16 178 136 +42 107 HIFK 58 30 6 2 20 185 152 +33 104 HPK 58 26 3 7 22 153 154 −1 91 TPS 58 25 6 2 25 169 169 0 89 Tappara 58 24 4 6 24 181 181 0 86 Blues 58 19 9 7 23 145 155 −10 82 Kärpät 58 21 7 4 26 150 163 −13 81 Jokerit 58 22 4 4 28 144 157 −13 78 SaiPa 58 20 6 5 27 154 176 −22 77 Pelicans 58 18 6 7 27 166 197 −31 73 Ässät 58 18 7 4 29 151 170 −19 72 Ilves 58 17 0 7 34 155 191 −36 58
Playoffs
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