1971-72 SM-sarja season

The 1971–72 SM-sarja season was the 41st season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Ilves Tampere won the championship.
==First round==
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1. 	HJK Helsinki 	22	14	3	5 	114:57	31
2. 	Ilves Tampere 	22	15	1	6 	121:70	31
3. 	Tappara Tampere 	22	13	4	5 	89:48 	30
4. 	HIFK Helsinki 	22	13	4	5 	101:72	30
5. 	Jokerit Helsinki	22	12	3	7 	95:77 	27
6. 	TuTo Hockey 	22	10	6	6 	76:68 	26
7. 	Koo-Vee 	22	7 	6	9 	76:77 	20
8. 	TPS Turku 	22	9 	2	11	72:80 	20
9. 	Ässät Pori 	22	7 	3	12	75:77 	17
10.	Lukko Rauma 	22	6 	3	13	66:98 	15
11.	Karhu-Kissat 	22	4 	4	14	74:130	12
12.	JoKP Joensuu 	22	1 	3	18	52:157	5
==Second round==
=== Final round ===
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
1.	Ilves Tampere 	32	22	1	9 	192:106	45
2.	HJK Helsinki 	32	19	4	9 	150:90 	42
3.	HIFK Helsinki 	32	18	5	9 	137:113	41
4.	Jokerit Helsinki	32	18	3	11	132:111	39
5.	Tappara Tampere 	32	16	5	11	127:88 	37
6.	TuTo Hockey 	32	12	7	13	108:134	31
=== Qualification round ===
 	Club 	GP	W 	T	L 	GF-GA 	Pts
7. 	TPS Turku 	32	17	2	13	141:104	36
8. 	Koo-Vee 	32	14	6	12	122:116	34
9. 	Ässät Pori 	32	14	3	15	122:105	31
10.	Lukko Rauma 	32	10	3	19	100:141	23
11.	Karhu-Kissat	32	6 	4	22	118:191	16
12.	JoKP Joensuu	32	3 	3	26	79:229 	9
==External links==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
Category:SM-sarja seasons
Category:1972 in hockey