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The SM-Liiga is Finland's top league, and is the last of the seven major European professional hockey leagues to be featured in Puck Worlds' European Hockey for Dummies series. As their season kicks off, get a quick beginner's guide to the teams and how the league works.

The Oilers won't have a Finn on this year's roster. If not, they aren't making the playoffs.