2002-03 SM-Liiga season

The 2002-03 SM-liiga season was the 28th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. 13 teams participated in the league, and Tappara Tampere won the championship.
==Regular season==
Rank	Team 	GP	W 	OTW	T 	OTL	L 	GF 	GA 	Diff	Pts
1. 	HPK 	56	35	4 	7 	2 	8 	209	125	+84 	87
2. 	Jokerit 	56	32	3 	6 	0 	15	154	108	+46 	76
3. 	Kärpät 	56	27	5 	8 	1 	15	186	141	+45 	73
4. 	Blues 	56	25	2 	10	4 	15	168	145	+23 	68
5. 	Tappara 	56	25	4 	5 	2 	20	156	119	+37 	65
6. 	JYP 	56	25	3 	7 	2 	19	151	146	+5 	65
7. 	HIFK 	56	19	4 	9 	2 	22	177	165	+12 	57
8. 	TPS 	56	24	0 	6 	2 	24	138	138	±0 	56
9. 	Lukko 	56	18	3 	8 	5 	22	130	153	-23 	55
10. 	Ässät 	56	17	2 	8 	4 	25	125	154	-29 	50
11. 	SaiPa 	56	17	2 	6 	4 	27	134	171	-37 	48
12. 	Pelicans	56	13	2 	2 	4 	35	120	181	-61 	36
13. 	Ilves 	56	7 	3 	4 	5 	37	111	211	-100	29
==Playoffs==
===Quarterfinals===
* HPK - TPS 4:3 (1:2, 3:1, 2:3 P, 0:4, 3:1, 7:0, 6:1)
* Jokerit - HIFK 4:0 (2:1, 4:2, 5:2, 4:1)
* Kärpät - JYP 4:3 (2:5, 4:1, 2:3 P, 2:4, 6:2, 4:1, 3:1)
* Blues - Tappara 3:4 (4:1, 4:2, 2:3 P, 1:4, 4:3 P, 0:2, 1:2 P)
===Semifinals===
* HPK - Tappara 2:3 (3:2 P, 1:2, 3:2 P, 1:2 P, 2:4)
* Jokerit - Kärpät 2:3 (1:0, 2:4, 3:0, 1:2, 0:2)
===3rd place===
* HPK - Jokerit 3:0
===Final===
* Kärpät - Tappara 0:3 (2:3 P, 0:3, 3:4 P)
==Team Photos==
02-03Tappara.jpg|Tappara Tampere
==External links==
* SM-liiga official website
Category:SM-Liiga season
Category:2003 in hockey