Finland’s professional hockey league, Liiga, is implementing a full player and puck tracking system for the 2019-20 season. Liiga partnered with Finnish provider Wisehockey on a pilot program in one arena last year and will begin a new five-season agreement.
Wisehockey, a division of Tampere-based Bitwise, is powered by Quuppa’s sensor hardware and its own cloud analytics. Liiga franchise Tappara was a testing partner this past season. Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League also has tested the Wisehockey system at the KHL All-Star Game and in a few subsequent regular season games.
“Digitalization of Liiga is a unique achievement, and its value will be recognized on the international market,” Wisehockey CEO Tomi Mikkonen said in a statement, adding: “During the last season, the realu2011time data we gathered was used in completely new ways not just on arenas but also in television and betting services.