Summary of week twenty-seven

03/25/2008 - PM

The teams battled for a spot in the semifinals during the week. Blues ensured their position already on Wednesday, but others played still on Friday. Semi-finals started on Monday.

Full result list from the quarterfinals:

Kärpät - Ilves
12.03 Kärpät - Ilves 7-1
14.03 Ilves - Kärpät 3-2
16.03 Kärpät - Ilves 7-5
18.03 Ilves - Kärpät 3-0
19.03 Kärpät - Ilves 6-3
21.03 Ilves - Kärpät OT 1-2

Blues - HIFK
12.03 Blues - HIFK 1-2
14.03 HIFK - Blues 3-6
16.03 Blues - HIFK 6-1
18.03 HIFK - Blues 0-3
19.03 Blues - HIFK 4-1

Jokerit - Pelicans
12.03 Jokerit - Pelicans 8-4
14.03 Pelicans - Jokerit 3-1
16.03 Jokerit - Pelicans OT 3-2
18.03 Pelicans - Jokerit 4-5
19.03 Jokerit - Pelicans OT 4-5
21.03 Pelicans - Jokerit OT 4-5

Tappara - JYP
12.03 Tappara - JYP 2-1
14.03 JYP - Tappara OT 5-4
16.03 Tappara - JYP 4-2
18.03 JYP - Tappara 3-0
19.03 Tappara - JYP 4-1
21.03 JYP - Tappara 2-6

Results after first semi-final games (4 wins needed for final):

Blues - Jokerit
24.3. Blues - Jokerit OT 2-3

Kärpät - Tappara
24.3. Kärpät - Tappara 4-3

Other:

The results of the quarterfinals meant an end to a certain era. Forward Raimo Helminen from Ilves retired from the League after a long career. Helminen even earned a point in his last game on Friday against Kärpät, when he assisted Ilves's tying goal just before the end of the third period.

The final points of Helminen's League career:
During the regular season:
751 games
161 goals
420 passes
581 points
In the play-offs:
91 games
14 goals
31 passes
45 points

 

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