Ville Touru described the first month and a half of the league season as eventful. He wrote that Lehterä and KJ had retired, Myrrä had been fired, and Jokerit had changed coaches. Touru also mentioned that Helsinki was "on fire" and that the league's sports director had "resigned." According to him, Jonne Virtanen's Jukurit was close to the top of the standings, and the crisis he referred to at IFK had Mäkiaho leading the points race, while Russian war symbols had been seen in the stands. #liiga #liiga #jääkiekko #urheilu (translated)