ro on ▁gradu ates ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁P inn ar oo ▁c emetery , ▁Br is b ane <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁SM - li iga ▁season ▁was ▁the ▁ 3 7 th ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁SM - li iga , ▁the ▁top ▁level ▁of ▁ice ▁hockey ▁in ▁Finland , ▁since ▁the ▁league ' s ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁J Y P ▁J y vä sk yl ä ▁who ▁defeated ▁Pel icans ▁La ht i ▁in ▁the ▁final s . ▁The ▁title ▁was ▁ 2 nd ▁in ▁team ▁history . ▁ ▁Teams ▁▁ ▁Head ▁coach es ▁marked ▁with ▁ ‡ ▁took ▁their ▁jobs ▁mid - season . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁Each ▁team ▁played ▁four ▁times ▁against ▁every ▁other ▁team ▁( tw ice ▁home ▁and ▁twice ▁away ), ▁getting ▁to ▁ 5 2 ▁games . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁teams ▁were ▁divided ▁to ▁two ▁groups , ▁where ▁teams ▁would ▁play ▁one ▁extra ▁game . ▁One ▁group ▁included ▁Blues , ▁H IF K , ▁J oker it , ▁J Y P , ▁Kal Pa , ▁Pel icans ▁and ▁S ai Pa , ▁while ▁other ▁had ▁H PK , ▁Il ves , ▁K är p ät , ▁L uk ko , ▁T app ara , ▁T PS ▁and ▁Ä ss ät . ▁ ▁Additionally , ▁there ▁were ▁two ▁games ▁where ▁teams ▁could ▁choose ▁the ▁oppon ents . ▁These ▁were ▁played ▁back - to - back ▁in