Pointstreak to run Finnish SM-Liiga Playoffs

Feb 21, 2008

SM-Liiga’s 2008 Playoffs will make use of “Pointstreak PRO”, Pointstreak’s elite, industry leading real-time scoring and league administrative system.

Toronto, ON – Pointstreak.com Inc., in cooperation with the elite Finnish SM-Liiga, is pleased to announce that the SM-Liiga will utilize “Pointstreak PRO” for its 2008 post season playoffs. Pointstreak will provide SM-Liiga with real-time scoring and statistical services throughout the 2008 playoff season.

SM-Liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland and is widely regarded as one of Europe’s most elite and competitive professional hockey leagues. SM-Liiga consists of fourteen clubs located in twelve Finnish cities: Helsinki, Espoo, Hämeenlinna, Tampere, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Oulu, Rauma, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Turku and Pori. More information about SM-Liiga can be found at their website at:www.sm-liiga.fi.

For its 2008 playoffs, SM-Liiga will be utilizing Pointstreak’s premium product called Pointstreak PRO, designed for the needs of top professional hockey leagues. Pointstreak PRO allows a league to broadcast real-time scores and statistics live from games directly to the league’s website for fans and media to view and also offers deep, feature rich statistical capabilities, such as detailed box scores, player game logs, career stats, transaction reporting, penalty reports, text stats reports, communication tools and much more. To help drive a league’s web traffic, Pointstreak’s innovative web integration technique allows its customers to seamlessly incorporate Pointstreak’s real-time scoring and stats web pages directly into their existing websites, using the same look and feel as their existing web pages.

"We are excited SM-Liiga has chosen to use Pointstreak for its playoffs this season and we expect that once they have had the opportunity to utilize the system and all its benefits, they will elect to continue using Pointstreak in the coming years”, said Igor Kuperman, Vice President of European Operations.

About Pointstreak:

Pointstreak is the leading provider of real-time scoring and advanced league administration and statistical systems for league-based sports organizations. Pointstreak's product line includes solutions for amateur and recreational sports leagues as well as for professional, collegiate, and junior leagues. Pointstreak's technology and products are designed to save sports organizations time, money, and effort. More information can be found on Pointstreak’s website at www.pointstreak.com.

 

 

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