Tuula Puputti Award

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Tuula Puputti Award
Tuula Puputti -palkinto  (Finnish)
SportIce hockey
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Awarded forBest goaltender
Presented byFinnish Ice Hockey Association
History
First award2006
Editions16
First winnerMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
Most winsMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4)
Most recentAnni Keisala, 2021

The Tuula Puputti Award (Finnish: Tuula Puputti -palkinto) is an ice hockey trophy awarded seasonally by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the best goaltender of the Naisten Liiga and its predecessor, the Naisten SM-sarja. It is named after Tuula Puputti, the first Olympic goaltender of the Finnish women's national team and current general manager of the Finnish women's national ice hockey program. Best goaltender in the Naisten SM-saija was first awarded in the 2005–06 season, to Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa of Ilves Naiset. The award was named in honor of Tuula Puputti during the 2010–11 season.[1]

Only three players have won the award more than once: Anni Keisala, Meeri Räisänen, and Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa. Keisala received the trophy while playing with Team Kuortane in 2015 and 2016, the only Team Kuortane player to ever earn the commendation, and in 2021 while playing with the Tampereen Ilves Naiset. Räisänen was named best goaltender three times, twice with JYP Jyväskylä, in 2013 and 2014, and with HPK Kiekkonaiset in 2018. Hassinen-Sullanmaa holds the record for Best Goaltender awards with four, in 2006 and 2008 with the Tampereen Ilves Naiset and in 2009 and 2011 with HPK Kiekkonaiset. The current titleholder is Anni Keisala of the Tampereen Ilves Naiset, who received the honor for her play in the 2020–21 Naisten Liiga season.

Award winners[]

Season Winner Team
2005–06 Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa Ilves Tampere
2006–07 Noora Räty Blues Espoo
2007–08 Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa Ilves Tampere
2008–09 Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa HPK Hämeenlinna
2009–10 Anna Vanhatalo Blues Espoo
2010–11 Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa HPK Hämeenlinna
2011–12 Blues Espoo
2012–13 Meeri Räisänen JYP Jyväskylä
2013–14 Meeri Räisänen JYP Jyväskylä
2014–15 Anni Keisala Team Kuortane
2015–16 Anni Keisala Team Kuortane
2016–17 Eveliina Suonpää Lukko Rauma
2017–18 Meeri Räisänen HPK Hämeenlinna
2018–19 Jenna Silvonen Blues Espoo [2][3]
2019–20 Kärpät Oulu [4]
2020–21 Anni Keisala Ilves Tampere [5]

Sources: Elite Prospects[6]

All time award recipients[]

  Player currently active in Naisten Liiga
  Player currently active in league other than Naisten Liiga
Player Wins Year(s) won
Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa 4 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Anni Keisala 3 2015, 2016, 2021
Meeri Räisänen 3 2013, 2014, 2018
1 2020
1 2012
Noora Räty 1 2007
Jenna Silvonen 1 2019
Eveliina Suonpää 1 2017
Anna Vanhatalo 1 2010

References[]

  1. ^ "Jääkiekkoliitto uudisti palkinnot: Pokaaleihin nimet Selänne, Koivu, Räty, Javanainen..." (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. ^ Mennander, Pasi (8 June 2019). "Sarjakauden parhaat maalivahdit saivat palkintonsa Jääkiekkogaalassa: Vehviläinen, Silvonen ja Pohjanoksa". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  4. ^ Mennander, Pasi (23 March 2020). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2019–20 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. ^ Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) Best Goaltender (Tuula Puputti Award)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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