Tuula Puputti Award
Tuula Puputti Award Tuula Puputti -palkinto (Finnish) | |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
League | Naisten Liiga |
Awarded for | Best goaltender |
Presented by | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
History | |
First award | 2006 |
Editions | 16 |
First winner | Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa |
Most wins | Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4) |
Most recent | Anni 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 | |
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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 | Wins | Year(s) won |
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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[]
- ^ "Jääkiekkoliitto uudisti palkinnot: Pokaaleihin nimet Selänne, Koivu, Räty, Javanainen..." (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) Best Goaltender (Tuula Puputti Award)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- Naisten Liiga (ice hockey) trophies and awards
- Ice hockey goaltender awards