1948–49 SM-sarja season

The 1948-49 SM-sarja season was the 18th season of the SM-sarja, the top level of ice hockey in Finland. Eight teams participated in the league, and Tarmo Hameenlinna won the championship.
==Regular season==
;Scores
*12/26: HJK - K-Kissat 8:5
*12/26: TBK - Arsenal 8:2
*1/9: TBK - HJK 16:4
*1/9: Ilves - Arsenal 13:2 (4:1, 4:0, 5:1)
*1/16: Ilves - TuPK 16:1 (7:1, 5:0, 4:0)
*1/16: TBK - HSK 10:5
*1/16: Tarmo - HJK 15:2
*1/17: Ilves - TBK 9:4 (0:1, 2:1, 7:2)
*1/18: Tarmo - K-Kissat 15:1
*1/21: Tarmo - TBK 9:5
*1/21: HSK - Arsenal 12:7
*1/23: TPK - TBK 8:7
*1/23: Ilves - HJK 14:2 (7:1, 3:0, 4:1)
*1/26: Tarmo - Ilves 5:2 (2:1, 2:0, 1:1)
*1/27: HJK - Arsenal 7:5
*1/30: TBK - K-Kissat 15:4
*1/30: Tarmo - TPK 6:2
*1/30: Ilves - HSK 16:1 (6:0, 5:0, 5:1)
*2/1: HJK - HSK 7:5
*2/4: HSK - K-Kissat 7:3
*2/6: TPK - Arsenal 5:2
*2/13: TPK - HJK 5:3
*2/26: TPK - HSK 16:2
*2/27: Tarmo - Arsenal 8:1
*2/27: Ilves - K-Kissat 17:1 (6:1, 4:0, 7:0)
*3/2: Arsenal - K-Kissat 8:8
*3/6: Tarmo - HSK 22:2
*3/6: TPK - K-Kissat 5:4
;Table
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	Tarmo Hämeenlinna	7 	7	0	0	80:15	14
2.	Ilves Tampere 	7 	6	0	1	87:16	12
3.	TuPK Turku 	7 	5	0	2	42:40	10
4.	TBK Tampere 	7 	4	0	3	65:41	8
5.	HJK Helsinki 	7 	3	0	4	33:65	6
6.	HSK Helsinki 	7 	2	0	5	34:81	4
7.	Arsenal Helsinki 	7 	0	1	6	27:61	1
8.	Karhu-Kissat 	7 	0	1	6	26:75	1
 
==Suomi-sarja==
;Scores
*HPK - KIF 8:2
*HPK - Pallo-Sepot 44 9:1
*HPK - Lukko Rauma 5:4
*HPK - RPL Riihimaki 13:2
*HPK - TPS 7:5
*HPK - AIFK 6:2
*KIF - AIFK 6:2
*HIFK - RPL Riihimaki 7:2
*HIFK - TPS 6:2
*Pallo-Sepot 44 - Lukko Rauma 8:5
*Lukko Rauma - Yolduz 8:4
*AIFK - Pallo-Sepot 44 7:2
*AIFK - RPL Riihimaki 6:0
*Yolduz - AIFK 5:3
*TPS - Pallo-Sepot 44 6:2
*TPS - RPL Riihimaki 7:2
*TPS - Yolduz 4:1
*Pallo-Sepot 44 - RPL Riihimaki 6:3
*1/23: Lukko Rauma - TPS 5:3 (3:0, 1:2, 1:1)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-01-24
*1/23: KIF - RPL Riihimaki 6:5 (1:2, 2:1, 3:2)
*1/25: HPK - Yolduz 14:5 (6:1, 6:2, 2:2)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-01-26
*1/26: AIFK - TPS 8:3 (5:1, 2:2, 1:0)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-01-27
*1/29: Lukko Rauma - AIFK 5:3 (3:0, 2:2, 0:1)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-01-30
*2/2: HIFK - Yolduz 12:4 (2:2, 1:2, 9:0)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-03
*2/10: KIF - Yolduz 6:4 (1:2, 0:2, 5:0)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-11
*2/13: HIFK - AIFK 9:0 (4:0, 2:0, 3:0)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-14
*2/13: Lukko Rauma - RPL Riihimaki 6:0 (1:0, 3:0, 2:0)
*2/13: KIF - TPS 6:1 (1:1, 1:0, 4:0)
*2/13: Yolduz - Pallo-Sepot 44 5:4 (2:0, 0:1, 3:3)
*2/15: HIFK - HPK 13:5 (3:2, 6:1, 4:2)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-16
*2/17: Yolduz - RPL Riihimaki 5:5 (1:3, 2:1, 2:1)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-18
*2/20: Lukko Rauma - HIFK 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-21
*2/27: KIF - Pallo-Sepot 44 6:5 (2:3, 0:2, 4:0)Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-02-28
*KIF - HIFK 3:2Hufvudstadsbladet, 1949-03-19
*KIF - Lukko Rauma 2:1
*HIFK - Pallo-Sepot 44 11:4
;Standings
Jääkiekkoliiton kilpailukertomus 1948-49
 	Club 	GP	W	T	L	GF-GA	Pts
1.	HPK Hameenlinna	8 	7	0	1	67:34	14
2.	KIF Helsinki 	8 	7	0	1	35:28	14
3.	HIFK Helsinki 	8 	6	0	2	61:22	12
4.	Lukko Rauma 	8 	5	0	3	36:26	10
5.	Abo IFK 	8 	3	0	5	31:36	6
6.	TPS Turku 	8 	3	0	5	31:37	6
7.	Yolduz Helsinki	8 	2	1	5	33:56	5
8.	Pallo-Sepot 44 	8 	2	0	6	32:50	4
9.	RPL Riihimaki 	8 	0	1	7	19:56	1
HPK and won and was promoted, along with HIFK and KIF.
==Maakuntasarja==
The Maakuntasarja was played according to the cup system. The district winners advanced to the final round.
;Final
*Kuopion Palloseura - Pallo-Karhut Karhulasta 7:6
KPS was promoted to the Suomi-sarja.
==References==
* Season on hockeyarchives.info
*Ilves-Historia
*Tappara Kausikertomus 1948-49
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