2021–22 Naisten Liiga season

The 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season was the thirty-ninth season of the Naisten Liiga, the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The season began on 11 September 2021 and concluded on 20 March 2022.

2021–22 Naisten Liiga season
League	Naisten Liiga
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) – 20 March 2022 Playoffs 26 March–24 April 2022
Number of games	30
Number of teams	10 in Preliminaries 6 in Regular season, 6 in Lower division series
TV partner(s)	Leijonat.fi
Regular Season
Season champions	Kiekko-Espoo
Runners-up	HIFK Helsinki
Top scorer	Estelle Duvin (TPS)
Promoted to Lower division series	Alavuden Peli-Veikot Rauman Lukko
Relegated to 2022–23 Naisten Mestis	Alavuden Peli-Veikot Vaasan Sport
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Nelli Laitinen (K-Espoo)
Finals champions	Kiekko-Espoo (16)
Runners-up	HIFK Helsinki

League business

Offseason

HPK Kiekkonaiset team transfer

In June 2021, it was announced that the HPK Kiekkonaiset team would be transferred to HPK Liiga Oy, owner of the Liiga team HPK and the U20 SM-sarja team HPK U20.^[1] HPK Kiekkonaiset had previously been a part of the HPK-affiliated junior club HPK Edustusjääkiekko Ry, a non-profit association. According to Antti Toivanen, CEO of HPK Liiga Oy and general manager of the HPK men's team, the move was motivated by an interest in capitalizing on the growing women's ice hockey market, which was highlighted by the record crowds that attended the 2019 IIHF Women's World Championship in Espoo. Jorma Hassinen, general manager of HPK Kiekkonaiset, expressed hope that the transfer would allow female players to develop with the same opportunities as their male counterparts.^[2]

Financial support for RoKi players

Rovaniemen Kiekko ry announced it would begin supporting RoKi Naiset ice hockey players selected to women's national team camps and evaluation tournaments with grants of several hundred to a thousand euros. RoKi Naiset head coach Tuomas Liitola stated the club's long-term goal is to reduce the cost of playing with RoKi Naiset to zero.^[3]

Coaching changes

Team	2019–20	2020–21	Details
Off–season
HPK Kiekkonaiset	Mari Saarinen	Harri Nummela	Appointed in May 2021, Nummela is the fourth HPK head coach in as many seasons. He has previously served as head coach of men's teams in the Suomi-sarja and 2. Divisioona.[4]
Oulun Kärpät Naiset	Janne Salmela	Samuli Hassi	Hassi was appointed as the new Kärpät head coach in April 2021, replacing Salmela after two seasons at the helm.[5] The 27 year old, originally from Oulu, spent the previous four seasons studying in Rovaniemi and coaching in the junior organization of Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi). He served as the head coach of RoKi U18 in the 2020–21 season of the men's U18 Mestis.[6]
TPS Naiset	Matti Tähkäpää, Kai Ortio	Terhi Mertanen	Ortio was promoted from assistant coach to head coach after Tähkäpää's contract was terminated with five games remaining in the 2020–21 regular season.[7] Mertanen was named the 2021–22 head coach shortly thereafter, in March 2021. An Olympic medalist with the Finnish national team at the 2010 Winter Olympics, Mertanen spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach of RoKi Naiset.[8][9]

Player signings of note

Note: The following tables do not include all player movements made during the Naisten Liiga season but rather feature moves involving national team players or international players, extra-league moves, and player movements determined to be otherwise notable.

Pre-season

Player	Previous team	2021–22 team	ref.
Incoming players
Nicole Andenmatten	Neuchâtel HA (SWHL A)	HPK	[10]
Samantha Benoit	Norwich Cadets (NCAA D3)	HPK	[11]
Megan Delay	Buffalo Beauts (PHF)	HPK
Paula Mandlíková	ŽHK Zvolen (Slovakia)	RoKi	[12]
Alena Mills	KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)	HPK	[11]
Noora Räty	KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)	HPK	[13]
Minttu Tuominen	KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)	Kiekko-Espoo	[14]
Lucie Velinská	HC 2001 Kladno	RoKi
Intra-league transfers
Elisa Holopainen	KalPa	Kiekko-Espoo	[14]
Julia Liikala	HPK	HIFK	[15]
Matilda Nilsson	KalPa	HIFK	[16]
Sanni Rantala	Team Kuortane	Kiekko-Espoo	[14]
Kiira Yrjänen	Team Kuortane	Kiekko-Espoo	[14]
Departing players
Julia Hagnäs	Vaasan Sport	Färjestad BK (Damettan)
Aino Laitinen	Team Kuortane	Budapest JA (EWHL)	[17]
Meeri Räisänen	HPK	JYP U20 Akatemia (U20 Mestis)
Jenna Suokko	Tampereen Ilves	Buffalo Beauts (PHF)	[18]

Preliminaries

Player	Initial 2021–22 team	Joining 2021–22 team	ref.
Incoming players
Lívia Kúbeková	ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)	HPK
Lucia Ištocyová	ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)	HPK
Departing players
Aino Karppinen	RoKi	Luleå HF/MSSK (L) (SDHL)
Jenna Pirttijärvi	RoKi	Luleå HF/MSSK (SDHL)	[19]

Divisional series

Player	Initial 2021–22 team	Joining 2021–22 team	ref.
Incoming players
Júlia Matejková	ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)	HPK
Linnea Melotindos	St. Cloud State Huskies (NCAA D1)	Ilves
Kassidy Sauvé	Toronto (PWHPA)	HPK
Sofia Vysokajová	ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)	HPK
Departing players
Nicole Andenmatten	HPK	Neuchâtel HA (SWHL A)
Anna Kilponen	Ilves	KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)	[20]
Lívia Kúbeková	HPK	ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)
Lucia Ištocyová	HPK	ŠKP Bratislava (EWHL)
Paula Mandlíková	RoKi	HK Nové Zámky U16 (Slovakia U16)
Noora Räty	HPK	KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)	[20]
Minttu Tuominen	Kiekko-Espoo	KRS Vanke Rays (ZhHL)	[20]

Teams

APV

HIFK

HPK

Ilves

KalPa

K-Espoo

Kärpät

Lukko

RoKi

Sport

Kuortane

TPS

Location of teams in the Naisten Liiga
   : Upper division; : Lower division

Team	Location	Home venue	Head coach	Captain
HIFK Naiset or Stadin Gimmat	Helsinki	Pirkkolan jäähalli	Saara Niemi	Karoliina Rantamäki
HPK Kiekkonaiset	Hämeenlinna	Jääliikuntakeskus Hakio	Harri Nummela	Heta Seikkula
Ilves Naiset	Tampere	Tesoman jäähalli	Linda Leppänen	Anna Kilponen
KalPa Naiset	Kuopio	Niiralan Monttu	Marjo Voutilainen	Johanna Juutilainen
Kiekko-Espoo Naiset	Espoo	Tapiolan harjoitusareena	Sami Haapanen	Minttu Tuominen
Kärpät Naiset	Oulu	Raksilan jäähalli	Samuli Hassi	Suvi Käyhkö
RoKi Naiset	Rovaniemi	Lappi Areena	Tuomas Liitola	Emmi Mourujärvi
Sport Naiset	Vaasa	Vaasan Sähkö Arena	Susanne Uppgård	Pauliina Suoniemi
Team Kuortane	Kuortane	Kuortaneen jäähalli	Mira Kuisma	Nea Tervonen
TPS Naiset	Turku	Kupittaan jäähalli	Terhi Mertanen	Elina Heikkinen
Team promoted from the Naisten Mestis to the lower division
APV Naiset	Alavus	Alavus Areena	Noora Mäkiranta	Pinja Niemistö
Lukko Naiset	Rauma	Westinghouse Areena	Sami Piilikangas	Maija Koski

Preliminary series

The preliminary series began on 11 September and concluded on 12 December 2021. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association opted to use the points per game ranking system first implemented in the 2020–21 season to allow for the potential of cancelled matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[21] Some games in the preliminary series were rescheduled, however, each team was able to play all twenty matches.

The top six ranked teams in the preliminaries advanced to the regular season, also called the upper division series (Finnish: Ylempi jatkosarja) and were guaranteed playoff berths.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Kiekko-Espoo	20	20	0	0	0	137	25	+112	60	Advanced to Upper division
2	HIFK	20	17	0	0	3	100	31	+69	51
3	Oulun Kärpät	20	13	1	0	6	67	38	+29	41
4	Tampereen Ilves	20	9	2	2	7	59	42	+17	33
5	Team Kuortane	20	9	1	2	8	65	72	−7	31
6	TPS	20	7	3	1	9	72	68	+4	28
7	HPK	20	7	2	1	10	47	68	−21	26	Proceeded to Lower division
8	RoKi	20	6	0	2	12	43	83	−40	20
9	KalPa	20	2	1	2	15	36	78	−42	10
10	Vaasan Sport	20	0	0	0	20	27	148	−121	0

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: Leijonat

Official ranking

Teams were officially ranked by average points per game with ties broken by greater number of games played, followed by best goal difference, then greater number of goals.^[22]

Pos Team PpG 1 K-Espoo 3.00 2 HIFK 2.55 3 Kärpät 2.05 4 Ilves 1.65 5 Kuortane 1.55 6 TPS 1.40

Pos Team PpG 7 HPK 1.30 8 RoKi 1.00 9 KalPa 0.50 10 Sport 0.00

Schedule

Preliminaries
Date	Home	Score	Visitor	OT	Atn	Notes
11 September	Ilves	0–2	HIFK		110	Shutout recorded by Iina Kuusela (1)
	HPK	4–7	TPS		70
	Kuortane	1–6	Kärpät		35
	K-Espoo	8–1	KalPa		88
	RoKi	8–1	Sport		102
12 September	RoKi	5–2	Sport		89
	TPS	2–1	Ilves	SO	80
	KalPa	1–2	HPK	OT	112
18 September	K-Espoo	8–0	HPK		58	Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen (1)
19 September	Kärpät	2–1	Ilves		98
	KalPa	0–5	K-Espoo		107	Shutout recorded by Minja Drufva (1)
	HPK	0–11	HIFK		50	Shutout recorded by Iina Kuusela (2)
	Kuortane	5–3	TPS		55
25 September	RoKi	2–3	Kärpät		116
	TPS	2–3	Ilves		30
	HIFK	4–1	KalPa		90
	K-Espoo	9–1	Sport		56
26 September	Ilves	3–0	TPS		50
	HIFK	9–2	Sport		62
	Kuortane	6–5	HPK		60
	K-Espoo	9–3	KalPa		62
2 October	Kärpät	5–0	TPS		152	Shutout recorded by Johanna Oksman (1)
	Ilves	2–1	HPK	SO	110
	RoKi	1–13	HIFK		60
	Sport	2–17	K-Espoo		50	Game with largest goal difference, ±15
3 October	Kärpät	0–4	HIFK		127	Shutout recorded by Iina Kuusela (3)
	RoKi	5–6	TPS	SO	75
	KalPa	0–1	HPK		165	Shutout recorded by Noora Räty (1)
	Kuortane	3–9	K-Espoo		70
9 October	Kärpät	1–3	HPK		101
	RoKi	3–1	KalPa		82
	HIFK	4–0	Kuortane		82	Shutout recorded by Lumi Jääskeläinen (1)
10 October	Ilves	2–3	HIFK		90
	RoKi	0–4	HPK		84	Shutout recorded by Noora Räty (2)
	TPS	8–0	Sport		45	Shutout recorded by Erica Jaskari (1)
	K-Espoo	10–0	Kuortane		84	Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen (2)
	Kärpät	6–2	KalPa		105
15 October	K-Espoo	2–0	HIFK		172	Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen (3)
16 October	Sport	1–7	Ilves		45
	TPS	1–3	Kärpät		40
	HPK	1–2	RoKi		60
	Kuortane	5–1	KalPa		60
17 October	Ilves	6–3	Kuortane		75
	HPK	2–1	Kärpät		70
	TPS	4–3	RoKi		65
23 October	Ilves	1–3	Kärpät		60
	TPS	2–5	HIFK		60
	K-Espoo	8–1	RoKi		65
24 October	HPK	1–7	Kuortane		60
	Ilves	1–5	K-Espoo		75
	HIFK	6–2	RoKi		85
	Sport	2–15	TPS		55
	KalPa	1–2	Kärpät	OT	59
27 October	Kuortane	7–2	Sport		60
30 October	KalPa	6–4	Sport		61
	HPK	0–2	Ilves		50	Shutout recorded by Anni Keisala (1)
	Kuortane	3–5	HIFK		60
	Kärpät	6–0	RoKi		182	Shutout recorded by Kati Asikainen (1); highest attended game
	K-Espoo	5–2	TPS		57
31 October	Sport	2–10	HIFK		65
	KalPa	0–4	Ilves		87	Shutout recorded by Anni Keisala (2)
	TPS	2–1	Kuortane	OT	40
3 November	Sport	0–7	Kuortane		41	Shutout recorded by Hannele Tarkiainen (1)
5 November	HIFK	7–2	TPS		72
6 November	Ilves	3–4	KalPa	OT	80
	RoKi	0–7	K-Espoo		51	Shutout recorded by Minja Drufva (1)
	TPS	3–1	HPK		30
7 November	Kärpät	1–6	K-Espoo		112
	Sport	1–4	KalPa		35
	RoKi	1–5	Ilves		68
19 November	Sport	0–3	Kuortane		45	Shutout recorded by Hannele Tarkiainen (2)
20 November	Ilves	4–2	RoKi		68
	Sport	0–6	HPK		40	No shutout recorded
	K-Espoo	5–2	Kärpät		42
21 November	KalPa	1–2	RoKi		91
	HIFK	5–2	Kärpät		85
	Kuortane	3–4	Ilves	OT	50
	HPK	2–1	TPS	SO	80
27 November	RoKi	1–2	Kuortane	OT	69
	HPK	4–2	KalPa		52
	Ilves	8–0	Sport		80	Shutout recorded by Salla Sivula (1)
	HIFK	1–3	K-Espoo		117
28 November	Kärpät	4–2	Kuortane		102
	HPK	5–3	Sport		50
	TPS	5–2	KalPa		55
3 December	K-Espoo	5–1	Ilves		46
	HIFK	6–3	HPK		77
4 December	Kärpät	6–1	Sport		86
	TPS	3–9	K-Espoo		35
	HIFK	3–1	Ilves		69
5 December	KalPa	3–4	Kuortane		75
	Kärpät	4–0	RoKi		158	Shutout recorded by Kati Asikainen (2)
11 December	Sport	1–4	Kärpät		20
	KalPa	2–4	TPS		61
	HIFK	1–2	K-Espoo		102
	Kuortane	3–0	RoKi		40	Shutout recorded by Hannele Tarkiainen (3)
12 December	Sport	2–5	RoKi		20
	KalPa	1–2	HIFK		61
	HPK	2–5	K-Espoo		70
	Kuortane	0–6	Kärpät		40	Shutout recorded by Johanna Oksman (2)

Major events

• 26 September 2021 – Ilves 3–0 TPS, Tesoman jäähalli (Tampere)
  TPS forward Maija Otamo was issued a six-game ban – the longest suspension ever handed down to a player in the Naisten Liiga – after rendering Ilves forward Emilia Varpula unconscious with two hits in the head and neck area.^[23] The hits came with just nine seconds left on the clock and less than a minute after Varpula contributed an assist to Ilves' third and final goal in the eventual shutout. Varpula was taken directly from the ice to hospital by ambulance and was ultimately diagnosed with a concussion.^[24] Following the hits, a fight broke out between TPS forward Estelle Duvin and Ilves defenseman Elli Suoranta, resulting in one game suspensions for both players.^[25]

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of games the preliminaries on 12 December 2021.^[26]

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	Elisa Holopainen	K-Espoo	19	19	23	42	2
2	Matilda Nilsson	HIFK	20	28	12	40	18
3	Estelle Duvin	TPS	17	23	16	39	49
4	Kiira Yrjänen	K-Espoo	20	20	15	35	6
5	Emmi Rakkolainen	K-Espoo	16	13	16	29	4
6	Sofianna Sundelin	Kuortane	17	14	13	27	8
7	Maija Otamo	TPS	14	11	16	27	33
8	Julia Liikala	HIFK	20	11	15	26	6
9	Tinja-Mariia Haukijärvi	K-Espoo	20	14	11	25	31
10	Oona Havana	Kärpät	20	13	12	25	6
11	Nea Tervonen	Kuortane	19	7	18	25	0

The following skaters were the top point scorers of teams not represented in the scoring leader table at the conclusion of the preliminary series, noted with their overall league scoring rank:

• 22. Johanna Juutilainen (F), KalPa: 18 GP, 6 G, 13 A, 19 Pts, 4 PIM
• 25. Jenna Heitala (F), RoKi: 19 GP, 11 G, 6 A, 17 Pts, 6 PIM
• 27. Susanna Viitala (F), Sport: 16 GP, 10 G, 6 A, 16 Pts, 2 PIM
• 49. Riikka Noronen (F), HPK: 19 GP, 2 G, 10 A, 12 Pts, 40 PIM

Elisa Holopainen was the leading point scorer in the preliminaries for the third consecutive season

Goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage at the conclusion of the preliminary series on 12 December 2021, while starting at least one third of matches.^[27]

	Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	S	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
1	Noora Räty	HPK	14	822:47	7	5	493	24	2	.954	1.75
2	Iina Kuusela	HIFK	12	717:13	9	3	315	18	3	.946	1.51
3	Anni Keisala	Ilves	15	891:38	6	7	462	27	3	.945	1.82
4	Tiia Pajarinen	K-Espoo	12	680:00	12	0	231	14	3	.943	1.24
5	Kati Asikainen	Kärpät	11	660:06	8	3	301	19	2	.941	1.73
6	Johanna Oksman	Kärpät	9	537:17	6	3	261	17	2	.939	1.90
7	Minja Drufva	K-Espoo	8	460:00	7	0	129	9	1	.935	1.17
8	Janita Haapasaari	RoKi	10	559:41	4	5	351	33	0	.914	3.54
9	Erica Jaskari	TPS	12	726:44	4	6	367	37	1	.908	3.05
10	Janika Järvikari	RoKi	7	388:02	2	4	250	27	0	.903	4.17
11	Hannele Tarkiainen	Kuortane	10	546:15	6	4	234	26	3	.900	2.86

Vaasan Sport was the only team not represented in the top goaltenders table at the conclusion of the preliminary series. Sport's best goaltender was Oona Mäki, who played in thirteen games and recorded a .860 save percentage and 7.38 goals against average.

Regular season

The preliminary series began on 11 September and concluded on 12 December 2021. The Finnish Ice Hockey Association opted to use the points per game ranking system first implemented in the 2020–21 season to allow for the potential of cancelled matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[28] Some games in the preliminary series were rescheduled, however, each team was able to play all twenty matches.

The top six ranked teams from the preliminary series advanced to the regular season, also called the upper division series (Finnish: Ylempi jatkosarja), while teams ranked seventh through tenth progressed to the lower division series (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja). The regular season began on 8 January 2022.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final Result
1	Kiekko-Espoo	30	27	1	0	2	182	44	+138	83	Playoff quarterfinals
2	HIFK	29	26	0	0	3	137	41	+96	78
3	Oulun Kärpät	29	16	2	0	11	85	62	+23	52
4	Tampereen Ilves	30	12	2	3	13	78	72	+6	43
5	TPS	29	10	3	2	14	101	108	−7	38
6	Team Kuortane	27	9	1	2	15	72	104	−32	31

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: Leijonat

Official ranking

Teams are officially ranked by average points per game with ties broken by greater number of games played, followed by best goal difference, then greater number of goals.

Pos	Team	PpG
1	K-Espoo	2.77
2	HIFK	2.69
3	Kärpät	1.79
4	Ilves	1.43
5	TPS	1.31
6	Kuortane	1.15

Schedule

Regular Season
Date	Home	Score	Visitor	OT	Atn	Notes
8 January	Kuortane	0–5	Kärpät		1	Shutout recorded by Kati Asikainen (1)
9 January	TPS	6–4	Kuortane		0
15 January	TPS	2–1	Kärpät		0
26 February	Kuortane	1–3	Ilves		60
	Kärpät	1–2	K-Espoo		82
	TPS	3–5	HIFK		60
27 February	Kuortane	1–4	K-Espoo		60
	HIFK	5–0	TPS		87	Shutout recorded by Iina Kuusela (1)
	Kärpät	2–1	Ilves		115
2 March	K-Espoo	1–5	HIFK		143
	Ilves	3–1	Kuortane		70
5 March	Ilves	5–4	TPS		85
	HIFK	3–0	Kuortane		137	Shutout recorded by Lumi Jääskeläinen (1)
	K-Espoo	7–0	Kärpät		53	Shutout recorded by Tiia Pajarinen (1)
6 March	TPS	3–2	Ilves		60
	HIFK	2–0	Kärpät		76	Shutout recorded by Iina Kuusela (2)
	K-Espoo	8–0	Kuortane		45	Game with largest goal difference, ±8; shutout recorded by Minja Drufva (1)
9 March	HIFK	3–0	Ilves		89	Shutout recorded by Iina Kuusela (3)
12 March	Kärpät	6–3	TPS		84
	K-Espoo	5–1	Ilves		52
	Kuortane	X	HIFK			Match cancelled
13 March	Ilves	0–4	K-Espoo		45	Shutout recorded by Minja Drufva (2)
	Kärpät	1–6	HIFK		86
	Kuortane		TPS			Match cancelled
16 March	HIFK	3–2	K-Espoo		145	Highest attended game
18 March	K-Espoo	5–4	TPS	OT	51
19 March	Ilves	3–5	HIFK		110
	Kärpät		Kuortane			Match cancelled
	TPS	4–7	K-Espoo		30
20 March	Ilves	1–2	Kärpät	OT	50

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the league in points at the conclusion of the regular season on 20 March 2022. In a change from the previous seasons, scoring statistics were carried over from the preliminaries and points scored in the regular season were added to those totals.^[29]

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	Estelle Duvin	TPS	26	31	26	57	65
2	Elisa Holopainen	K-Espoo	27	29	27	56	4
3	Matilda Nilsson	HIFK	29	37	18	55	22
4	Kiira Yrjänen	K-Espoo	28	26	20	46	10
5	Maija Otamo	TPS	23	17	27	44	37
6	Michaela Pejzlová	HIFK	21	15	27	42	8
7	Tinja-Mariia Haukijärvi	K-Espoo	30	18	19	37	33
8	Emmi Rakkolainen	K-Espoo	23	15	22	37	10
9	Emmanuelle Passard	HIFK	28	18	15	33	0
10	Julia Liikala	HIFK	27	15	18	33	10
11	Nelli Laitinen	K-Espoo	23	7	24	31	16
12	Anniina Kaitala	Ilves	27	17	13	30	10
13	Sofianna Sundelin	Kuortane	22	16	13	29	8
14	Oona Havana	Kärpät	25	13	14	27	10
15	Tilli Keränen	Kärpät	22	14	12	26	4

Goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the league in save percentage at the conclusion of games played on 20 March 2022, while starting at least one third of matches. Goaltending statistics were not carried over from the preliminaries, only statistics accumulated in the regular season were counted towards totals.^[30]

	Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	S	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
1	Iina Kuusela	HIFK	6	360:00	6	0	113	4	3	.966	0.67
2	Minja Drufva	K-Espoo	4	240:00	4	0	75	5	2	.938	1.25
3	Kati Asikainen	Kärpät	5	299:04	2	3	188	13	1	.935	2.61
4	Johanna Oksman	Kärpät	4	244:25	2	2	151	11	0	.932	2.70
5	Tiia Pajarinen	K-Espoo	6	357:42	4	2	164	13	1	.927	2.18
6	Anni Keisala	Ilves	6	357:41	3	3	196	18	0	.916	3.02
7	Emilia Kyrkkö	Kuortane	5	285:35	0	4	178	17	0	.913	3.57
8	Lumi Jääskeläinen	HIFK	3	180:00	3	0	53	6	1	.898	2.00
9	Mila Houni	TPS	7	407:07	1	6	211	33	0	.865	4.86
10	Hennele Tarkiainen	Kuortane	3	125:41	0	3	68	12	0	.850	5.73

Lower division series

The teams ranked seventh through tenth in the Naisten Liiga preliminaries – HPK, KalPa, RoKi, and Sport – progressed to the lower division series (Finnish: Alempi jatkosarja), where they were joined by the top two teams from the Naisten Mestis cross-qualifiers, Alavuden Peli-Veikot (APV) and Rauman Lukko. The lower division series began on 5 February and concluded on 20 March. It was played as a double round-robin, with every team playing each of their five opponents twice. The two teams with the top points per game averages at the conclusion of the series, HPK and KalPa, progress to the playoff quarterfinals. The remaining four teams – APV, Lukko, RoKi, and Sport – proceed to the qualifiers (Finnish: karsintasarja), where they face potential relegation.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Postseason placement
1	HPK	10	10	0	0	0	67	12	+55	30	Playoff quarterfinals
2	KalPa	10	6	2	0	2	34	18	+16	22
3	RoKi	10	4	1	1	4	46	46	0	15	Qualifiers
4	Lukko	10	4	0	0	6	19	32	−13	12
5	Sport	10	1	0	3	6	24	45	−21	6
6	APV	10	1	1	0	8	29	66	−37	5

Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. Source: Leijonat

Official ranking

Pos	Team	PpG
1	HPK	3.00
2	KalPa	2.20
3	RoKi	1.50
4	Lukko	1.20
5	Sport	0.60
6	APV	0.50

Schedule

Lower Division
Date	Home	Score	Visitor	OT	Atn	Notes
5 February	RoKi	11–5	APV		61
	Sport	2–3	Lukko		–
12 February	Sport	1–7	HPK		25
13 February	RoKi	1–9	HPK		53
	APV	5–4	Sport	OT	100
19 February	APV	4–6	Lukko		60
20 February	APV	1–6	HPK		95
26 February	HPK	7–2	RoKi		40
	KalPa	3–1	APV		52
27 February	HPK	5–3	Lukko		40
	APV	7–5	RoKi		80
2 March	RoKi	3–8	KalPa		64
	Lukko	0–2	HPK		60	Shutout recorded by Kassidy Sauvé (1)
5 March	RoKi	5–0	Lukko		55	Shutout recorded by Janika Järvikari (1)
	APV	2–7	KalPa		85
6 March	RoKi	7–1	Sport		64
	HPK	13–2	APV		50	Largest goal difference, ±11
	KalPa	4–0	Lukko		53	Shutout recorded by Tiina Ranne (1)
9 March	KalPa	2–1	Sport	OT	43
12 March	Sport	8–1	APV		68
	HPK	4–0	KalPa		40	Shutout recorded by Kassidy Sauvé (2)
	Lukko	2–5	RoKi		50
13 March	Sport	5–6	RoKi	OT	40
	Lukko	0–3	KalPa		60	Shutout recorded by Tiina Ranne (2)
16 March	Sport	1–3	KalPa		40
19 March	HPK	9–0	Sport		120	Highest attended game; shutout recorded by Kassidy Sauvé (3)
	KalPa	2–1	RoKi	OT	62
	Lukko	3–1	APV		40
20 March	KalPa	2–5	HPK		63
	Lukko	2–1	Sport		60

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led the series in points at the conclusion of lower division play on 20 March 2022. No statistics were carried over from the preliminaries, all totals represent tallies from the lower division only.^[31]

RoKi forward Jenna Hietala topped the scoring charts for both goals and points, with 18 goals and 24 points in 10 games played. Slovak forward Júlia Matejková of HPK and KalPa's Johanna Juutilainen tied to lead the series in assists, both tallying 12 assists in 10 games played.

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	Jenna Hietala	RoKi	10	18	6	24	0
2	Kiti Seikkula	HPK	10	12	11	23	0
3	Julia Matejkova	HPK	10	9	12	21	6
4	Jutta Stoltenberg	HPK	10	10	8	18	12
5	Noora Mylläri	Sport	9	11	6	17	6
6	Riikka Noronen	HPK	8	6	10	16	2
7	Jade Mäkivaara	HPK	8	5	11	16	0
8	Kaisla Kortelainen	KalPa	10	6	9	15	2
9	Johanna Juutilainen	KalPa	10	3	12	15	0
10	Saimi Lehto	HPK	7	5	9	14	2
11	Susanna Järvenpää	APV	10	6	7	13	4

Rauman Lukko was the only team not represented in the scoring leaders table at the conclusion of the lower division series. Lukko's top scorer was Roosa-Maria Kangasniemi, who notched 2 goals and 5 assists for 7 points in ten games played. She ranked 28th overall on the list of lower division scoring leaders.

Goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the series in save percentage at the conclusion of lower division play on 20 March 2022, while starting at least one third of matches. Goaltending statistics were not carried over from the preliminaries, only statistics accumulated during the lower division series were considered.^[32]

	Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	S	GA	SO	SV%	GAA
1	Kassidy Sauvé	HPK	8	480:00	8	0	188	7	3	.964	0.88
2	Tiina Ranne	KalPa	9	543:10	7	2	245	17	2	.935	1.88
3	Melisa Mörönen	Sport	8	482:13	1	7	283	28	0	.910	3.48
4	Janika Järvikari	RoKi	7	371:10	4	1	197	20	1	.908	3.23
5	Johanna Niemi	Lukko	7	419:00	4	3	159	18	0	.898	2.58
6	Riina Valkama	APV	10	543:59	2	7	358	56	0	.865	6.18

Playoffs

This section is an excerpt from 2022 Aurora Borealis Cup playoffs § Playoff bracket.[edit]

	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
												Kiekko-Espoo	3
												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									Kärpät Oulu	3
	6	Team Kuortane	0								4	TPS Turku	2

Qualification series

The qualification series (Finnish: karsintasarja) began on 26 March and concluded 10 April.

Three teams from the 2021 qualification series returned to the promotion/relegation tournament in 2022: Lukko, RoKi, and Vaasan Sport. Promoted from the Naisten Mestis to the lower division series alongside Lukko, APV last appeared in the 2020 qualification series, in which they did not gain promotion.

On April 3, Rovaniemen Kiekko (RoKi) and Rauman Lukko both amassed unbeatable point advantages and secured league positions. RoKi will remain in the Naisten Liiga for the 2022–23 season and Lukko will make their return to the league after being relegated to the Naisten Mestis in the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga qualifiers.^[33]

Vaasan Sport will be relegated to the 2022–23 Naisten Mestis, following four seasons in the Naisten Liiga in which they qualified for the playoffs as the eighth-seed in 2020 and faced relegation in both 2021 and 2022. APV will return to the Naisten Mestis after missing out on the opportunity for promotion for the second time in three seasons.^[33]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	2022–23 placement
1	RoKi	16	8	1	1	6	80	62	+18	27	Qualify for Naisten Liiga
2	Lukko	16	8	0	0	8	39	50	−11	24
3	Sport	16	4	0	3	9	42	70	−28	15	Relegated to Naisten Mestis
4	APV	16	2	1	0	13	45	95	−50	8

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2022. Source: Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto^[34]

Official ranking

Pos	Team	GP	Pts	PpG
1	RoKi	16	27	1.69
2	Lukko	16	24	1.50
3	Sport	16	15	0.94
4	APV	16	8	0.50

Results

26 March 2022 12:00

APV Alavus

4–6 (0–2, 1–1, 3–3)

Sport Vaasa

Alavus Areena, Alavus Attendance: 80

Game reference
	Riina Valkama	Goalies	Melisa Mörönen	Referee: Seppo Rintaoja Linesmen: Mika Pajunen Elisa Kohtala
	0–1 06:20 – Hautamäki (Laamanen, Kuusisto) 0–2 08:40 – PS – Mylläri Vainionpää – 31:01 1–2 1–3 31:01 – Tervala (Karppinen) 1–4 43:16 – Viitala (Tervala, Mylläri) 1–5 48:23 – Mylläri (Haaranoja) Peltoniemi (Kaitola, Järvenpää) – PP – 52:17 2–5 Niemistö (Kaitola, Paalanen) – 53:35 3–5 Saarimaa – 56:05 4–5 4–6 58:01 – Viitala (Mylläri, Hautamäki)
	20 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	39

26 March 2022 13:00

RoKi Rovaniemi

1–4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2)

Lukko Rauma

Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi Attendance: 63

Game reference
	Janika Järvikari	Goalies	Saara Rintamaa	Referee: Mikko Kallio Linesmen: Sami Kylmäluoma Lauri Alamartin
	0–1 08:20 – PP – Koskinen 0–2 19:13 – SH – M. Koski (Lehikoinen) 0–3 46:13 – Grönroos (M. Koski, Kaukola) O. Koski (Hietala) – 50:53 1–3 1–4 59:22 – EN – M. Koski (Toivonen, Kangasniemi)
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	31	Shots	27

27 March 2022 13:00

RoKi Rovaniemi

7–1 (4–1, 1–0, 2–0)

APV Alavus

Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi Attendance: 39

Game reference
	Janita Haapasaari	Goalies	Rosa-Maria Ojala	Referee: Sami Kylmäluoma Linesmen: Kalle Tuovila Lauri Alamartin
	Keskisarja (Mourujärvi) – PP – 02:33 1–0 Lahtela (Hietala) – 03:32 2–0 Kontiosalo (Lahtela, Hietala) – PP – 09:06 3–0 E. Lappalainen (Lahtela) – PP – 10:33 4–0 4–1 14:53 – PP – Nuolikoski Mourujärvi (Iso-Kouvola, Ollila) – SH – 26:20 5–1 Lahtela (Kontiosalo, Heikonen) – 41:10 6–1 Ollila – 49:07 7–1
	8 min	Penalties	22 min
	43	Shots	35

27 March 2022 15:15

Sport Vaasa

2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0)

Lukko Rauma

Vaasa Arena, Vaasa Attendance: 40

Game reference
	Melisa Mörönen	Goalies	Johanna Niemi	Referee: Robert Svartbäck Linesmen: Mika Mäkinen Eero Torkinlampi
	0–1 00:46 – Toivonen (Julkunen, Kangasniemi) 0–2 29:39 – Grönroos (Koski, Leino) Mylläri (Viitala, Erkkilä) – 32:33 1–2 1–3 37:00 – Toivonen (Kahlhammer, Brofelt) Viitala (Haaranoja) – 45:10 2–3
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	28

2 April 2022 12:30

RoKi Rovaniemi

8–0 (2–0, 5–0, 1–0)

Sport Vaasa

Lappi Areena, Rovaniemi Attendance: 42

Game reference
	Janita Haapasaari	Goalies	Melisa Mörönen Oona Mäki	Referee: Mikko Kallio Linesmen: Teemu Paldanius Anton Heikka
	Keskisarja (I. Lappalainen) – 01:02 1–0 Hietala – 18:53 2–0 Keskisarja (Iso-Kouvola) – 25:51 3–0 Ad. Makkonen (Iso-Kouvola, Haapasaari) – PP – 29:16 4–0 Hietala (Kontiosalo, Lappalainen) – PP – 31:54 5–0 Kontiosalo (Hietala) – 37:14 6–0 Iso-Kouvola (Mourujärvi) – 37:47 7–0 Iso-Kouvola (Keskisarja, Mourujärvi) – 46:25 8–0
	14 min	Penalties	14 min
	24	Shots	18

2 April 2022 16:15

Lukko Rauma

2–3 (0–1, 2–1, 0–1)

APV Alavus

Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki Attendance: 40

Game reference
	Johanna Niemi	Goalies	Riina Valkama	Referee: Jussi Hirsimäki Linesmen: Teemu Karhu Teemu Kantola
	0–1 09:06 – Paalanen (Järvenpää, Särkinen) Koski (Grönroos, Hyytiä) – 20:24 1–1 1–2 24:58 – Paalanen (Järvenpää, Vainionpää) Hyytiä (Koski, Karru) – 27:40 2–2 2–3 57:36 – Niemistö (Särkinen, Nuolikoski)
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	32	Shots	24

3 April 2022 13:00

APV Alavus

2–3 (0–0, 1–2, 1–1)

Lukko Rauma

Alavus Areena, Alavus Attendance: 78

Game reference
	Riina Valkama	Goalies	Johanna Niemi	Referee: Joni Koivunen Linesmen: Jesse Viertola Lassi Mukkala
	0–1 28:24 – Harjula (Brofelt, Hyytiä) Turunen (Järvenpää, Peltoniemi) – PP – 34:57 1–1 1–2 39:31 – Kahlhammer (Harjula) 1–3 44:18 – Koski (Brofelt, Harjula) Turunen (Järvenpää) – 45:16 2–3
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	34

3 April 2022 14:15

Sport Vaasa

1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1)

RoKi Rovaniemi

Vaasa Arena, Vaasa Attendance: 25

Game reference
	Melisa Mörönen Oona Mäki	Goalies	Olivia Last	Referee: Tero Peltomaa Linesmen: Teemu Saari Sebastian Rosenqvist
	0–1 01:45 – Ad. Makkonen (Ollila) 0–2 09:18 – Mourujärvi (Kontiosalo, Heikonen) 0–3 13:30 – Keskisarja (Lahtela, I. Lappalainen) 0–4 27:38 – Keskisarja (Ad. Makkonen) Mylläri (Viitala) – 29:04 1–4 1–5 33:01 – Keskisarja (E. Lappalainen, Lassila) 1–6 42:47 – PP – Hietala (Kontiosalo)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	32	Shots	35

9 April 2022 13:30

Sport Vaasa

3–1 (1–0, 1–1, 1–0)

APV Alavus

Vaasa Arena, Vaasa Attendance: 60

Game reference
	Oona Mäki	Goalies	Riina Valkama	Referee: Tero Peltomaa Linesmen: Joonas Nurmi Eero Torkinlampi
	Kuusisto (Haaranoja, Fagerudd) – 14:48 1–0 Suoniemi (Kuusisto) – PP – 33:01 2–0 2–1 38:55 – Järvenpää (Kaitola, Turunen) Tervala (Kuusisto) – 47:49 3–1
	6 min	Penalties	20 min
	39	Shots	26

9 April 2022 15:30

Lukko Rauma

5–4 (3–1, 2–1, 0–2)

RoKi Rovaniemi

Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki Attendance: 80

Game reference
	Saara Rintamaa	Goalies	Olivia Last Janika Järvikari	Referee: Niko Rautavuori Linesmen: Teemu Karhu Kaapo Elomaa
	Koski (Laiho, Kangasniemi) – 06:18 1–0 Toivonen – 11:23 2–0 2–1 17:00 – Hietala (Ad. Makkonen, Kontiosalo) Koski (Brofelt, Hyytiä) – 19:05 3–1 Hyytiä (Koski) – 29:39 4–1 4–2 32:02 – PP – Hietala (Kontiosalo, Mourujärvi) Hyytiä (Koski, Arola) – 39:02 5–2 5–3 48:42 – Lahtela (Hietala, Kontiosalo) 5–4 59:53 – EA – Keskisarja (Kontiosalo, Mourujärvi)
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	20	Shots	25

10 April 2022 13:00

APV Alavus

5–8 (1–3, 4–3, 0–2)

RoKi Rovaniemi

Alavus Areena, Alavus Attendance: 70

Game reference
	Riina Valkama	Goalies	Janika Järvikari	Referee: Kristian Ouri Linesmen: Mika Pajunen Lassi Mukkala
	0–1 03:41 – E. Lappalainen (I. Lappalainen, Keskisarja) 0–2 05:08 – Felcmanová (Velinská, Koski) Turunen (Niemistö) – 11:04 1–2 1–3 15:07 – Hietala (Kontiosalo, Felcmanová) Järvenpää (Ylinen) – 22:28 2–3 Liikala (Kaitola, Mäki) – 23:09 3–3 Järvenpää (Turunen, Niemistö) – 26:10 4–3 4–4 31:30 – E. Lappalainen (I. Lappalainen, Mourujärvi) Turunen (Järvenpää, Niemistö) – 32:14 5–4 5–5 33:12 – Ad. Makkonen (Kontiosalo) 5–6 34:21 – Tulkki (Hietala) 5–7 41:20 – Keskisarja (E. Leppalainen) 5–8 43:53 – Felcmanová (Kontiosalo, Keskisarja)
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	35	Shots	66

10 April 2022 14:00

Lukko Rauma

3–6 (2–1, 1–2, 0–3)

Sport Vaasa

Eurajoen jäähalli, Eurajoki Attendance: 90

Game reference
	Johanna Niemi	Goalies	Melisa Mörönen	Referee: Jussi Hirsimäki Linesmen: Vilho Salo Teemu Kantola
	0–1 02:31 – Viitala (Tervala, Kupari) Koskinen (Julkunen, Kangasniemi) – PP – 04:12 1–1 Toivonen (Leino) – 05:50 2–1 Karru (Harjula, Brofelt) – 31:12 3–1 3–2 36:57 – Mylläri (Suoniemi, Karppinen) 3–3 37:46 – Tervala (Laamanen, Kuusisto) 3–4 43:59 – SH – Mylläri (Viitala) 3–5 58:37 – EN – Kuusisto 3–6 59:43 – EN – Mylläri (Kupari)
	2 min	Penalties	8 min
	17	Shots	21

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players led scoring in the qualification series at the conclusion of games played on 9 April 2022.^[35]

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1	Maija Koski	Lukko	5	6	5	11	0
2	Jenna Hietala	RoKi	5	5	5	10	4
3	Sanni Kontiosalo	RoKi	5	2	8	10	2
4	Moona Keskisarja	RoKi	5	7	1	8	2
5	Emmi Mourujärvi	RoKi	5	2	5	7	6
6	Noora Mylläri	Sport	5	4	2	6	8
7	Ella Lahtela	RoKi	5	3	3	6	0
7	Sara Hyytiä	Lukko	5	3	3	6	2
9	Susanna Järvenpää	APV	5	1	5	6	18
10	Susanna Viitala	Sport	5	3	2	5	0
11	Viivi Iso-Kouvola	RoKi	3	2	3	5	0

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders have played at least one match in the qualification series at the conclusion of games played on 9 April 2022, sorted by save percentage.^[36]

	Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	SA	GA	SO	SV%	GA60
1	Janita Haapasaari	RoKi	2	120:00	2	0	53	1	1	.981	0.50
2	Johanna Niemi	Lukko	3	180:00	2	1	88	7	0	.926	2.33
3	Oona Mäki	Sport	3	112:22	1	0	49	4	0	.925	2.14
4	Saara Rintamaa	Lukko	2	120:00	2	0	52	5	0	.912	2.50
5	Riina Valkama	APV	4	238:07	1	3	144	14	0	.911	3.53
6	Olivia Last	RoKi	2	80:00	1	0	41	4	0	.911	3.00
7	Janika Järvikari	RoKi	W	96:55	0	2	42	5	0	.894	3.10
8	Rosa-Marie Ojala	APV	1	60:00	0	1	43	7	0	.860	7.00
9	Melisa Mörönen	Sport	4	187:38	1	3	101	18	0	.849	5.76

Awards and honours

Finnish Ice Hockey Association awards

• Riikka Nieminen Award (Player of the Year): Anni Keisala, Ilves
• Tuula Puputti Award (Best goaltender): Anni Keisala, Ilves
• Päivi Halonen Award (Best defenceman): Nelli Laitinen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Katja Riipi Award (Best forward): Elisa Holopainen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Noora Räty Award (Rookie of the Year): Tuuli Tallinen, Team Kuortane
• Marianne Ihalainen Award (Top point scorer): Estelle Duvin, TPS
• Tiia Reima Award (Top goal scorer): Matilda Nilsson, HIFK
• Sari Fisk Award (Best plus/minus): Kiira Yrjänen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Emma Laaksonen Award (Fair-play player): Emmanuelle Passard, HIFK
• Student Athlete Award: Emmi Rakkolainen, Kiekko-Espoo
• U18 Student Athlete Award: Oona Havana, Kärpät
• Hannu Saintula Award (Coach of the Year): Sami Haapanen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Karoliina Rantamäki Award (MVP of the Playoffs): Nelli Laitinen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Anu Hirvonen Award (Best referee): Johanna Tauriainen
• Johanna Suban Award (Best linesman): Linnea Sainio

Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association^[37][38]

French forward Estelle Duvin of TPS claimed the Marianne Ihalainen Award as regular season scoring champion, amassing a staggering 31 goals and 26 assists for 57 points in 26 games played. She became the second international player to ever capture the honor, following Czech forward Michaela Pejzlová who won the award in 2021. HIFK Naiset winger Matilda Nilsson was the top goalscorer of the regular season, notching 37 goals in 29 games played and winning the Tiia Reima Award for the second consecutive season.

All-Star Teams

All-Star Team

• Goaltender: Anni Keisala, Ilves
• Defenceman: Nelli Laitinen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Defenceman: Sanni Rantala, Kiekko-Espoo
• Left Wing: Elisa Holopainen, Kiekko-Espoo
• Center: Estelle Duvin, TPS
• Right Wing: Kiira Yrjänen, Kiekko-Espoo

All-Star Team II

• Goaltender: Iina Kuusela, HIFK
• Defenceman: Krista Parkkonen, HIFK
• Defenceman: Oona Koukkula, Team Kuortane
• Left Wing: Sofianna Sundelin, Team Kuortane
• Center: Michaela Pejzlová, HIFK
• Right Wing: Matilda Nilsson, HIFK

Source: Finnish Ice Hockey Association^[38]

Player of the Month

• September 2021: Kiira Yrjänen (F), Kiekko-Espoo^[39]
• October 2021: Estelle Duvin (F), TPS^[40]
• November 2021: Elisa Holopainen (F), Kiekko-Espoo^[41]
• December 2021: too few games played due to holiday break, no player named
• January 2022: number of games limited due to COVID-19 Omicron, no player named
• February/March 2022: Suvi Käyhkö (F), Kärpät^[42]

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External links

• Naisten Liiga official website (in Finnish)