Oct 7, 2009 | NHL.com
Topsy-turvy time for SM Liiga's standings
While Finnish hockey fans got caught up in the excitement of seeing native sons Ville Koistinen and Antti Niemi take turns starring for their teams at the 2009 NHL Compuware Premiere Helsinki series, the teams in Finland's SM-Liiga are already nearly a month into the 2009-10 regular season.
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