Sport | Ice hockey |
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League | Naisten Liiga |
Competition | Aurora Borealis Cup Playoffs |
Awarded for | MVP |
English name | Karoliina Rantamäki Award or Karoliina Rantamäki Trophy |
Country | Finland |
Presented by | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
History | |
First award | 2000 |
Editions | 20 |
First winner | Kati Kovalainen, 2000 |
Most wins | Karoliina Rantamäki (3) |
Most recent | Clara Rozier, 2024 |
The Karoliina Rantamäki Award (Finnish: Karoliina Rantamäki -palkinto, lit. 'Karoliina Rantamäki trophy') is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the playoff MVP of the Naisten Liiga, called the Naisten SM-sarja during 1982 to 2017. The Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP trophy was first awarded in the 1999–2000 season and the first recipient was forward Kati Kovalainen of Espoo Blues Naiset.
The most Karoliina Rantamäki Awards won by a single player is three, a record fittingly held by HIFK Naiset captain Karoliina Rantamäki. Rantamäki was recognized as the Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP in 2001, 2005, and 2007, all while playing with the Espoo Blues. The award was named after Rantamäki in the 2010–11 season.[1] Of the ten players with Naisten Liiga trophies named in their honor, Rantamäki is the only player to hold the most wins of her eponymous award; she also holds the record for most Marianne Ihalainen Awards, with six, and most Tiia Reima Awards, with eight.
The Karoliina Rantamäki Award correlates with post-retirement coaching positions more than any other Naisten Liiga award; of the nine retired players who won the award during their playing careers, six have held or currently hold coaching positions: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (2006), Sanna Lankosaari (2002), Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki; 2010, 2014), Isabella Laiho (née Portnoj; 2015) in the Naisten Liiga, Riikka Sallinen (née Nieminen, previously Välilä; 2016) in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL), and Mira Jalosuo (2017) in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL).
Award winners
Year | Winner | Team | Pos. |
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2000 | Kati Kovalainen | Blues | F |
2001 | Karoliina Rantamäki | Blues | F |
2002 | Sanna Lankosaari | IHK | F |
2003 | Heidi Wiik | Blues | G |
2004 | Heidi Wiik | Blues | G |
2005 | Karoliina Rantamäki | Blues | F |
2006 | Maija Hassinen | Ilves | G |
2007 | Karoliina Rantamäki | Blues | F |
2008 | Noora Räty | Blues | G |
2009 | Noora Räty | Blues | G |
2010 | Linda Välimäki | Ilves | F |
2011 | Annina Rajahuhta | HPK | F |
2012 | Susanna Airaksinen | Kärpät | G |
2013 | Emma Nuutinen | Blues | F |
2014 | Linda Välimäki | Blues | F |
2015 | Isabella Portnoj | Blues | G |
2016 | Riikka Välilä | JYP | F |
2017 | Mira Jalosuo | Kärpät | D |
2018 | Johanna Oksman | Kärpät | G |
2019 | Ida Kuoppala | Espoo (L) | F |
2020 | Playoffs cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[2] | ||
2021 | Tiia Pajarinen | K-Espoo | G |
2022 | Nelli Laitinen | K-Espoo | D |
2023 | Sanni Vanhanen | HIFK | F |
2024 | Clara Rozier | HIFK | F |
Source: Jääkiekkokirja 2021,[3] Elite Prospects[4]
All time award recipients
Player | Wins | Year(s) won |
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Karoliina Rantamäki | 3 | 2001, 2005, 2007 |
Noora Räty | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
Linda Välimäki | 2 | 2010, 2014 |
Heidi Wiik | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
Susanna Airaksinen | 1 | 2012 |
Maija Hassinen | 1 | 2006 |
Mira Jalosuo | 1 | 2017 |
Kati Kovalainen | 1 | 2000 |
Ida Kuoppala | 1 | 2019[5] |
Nelli Laitinen | 1 | 2022[6] |
Sanna Lankosaari | 1 | 2002 |
Emma Nuutinen | 1 | 2013 |
Johanna Oksman | 1 | 2018[7] |
Tiia Pajarinen | 1 | 2021[8] |
Isabella Portnoj | 1 | 2015 |
Annina Rajahuhta | 1 | 2011 |
Clara Rozier | 1 | 2024[9] |
Sanni Vanhanen | 1 | 2023[10] |
Riikka Välilä | 1 | 2016 |
References
- ^ "Jääkiekkoliitto uudisti palkinnot: Pokaaleihin nimet Selänne, Koivu, Räty, Javanainen..." (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ "2019–20 Naisten Liiga, ylempi jatkosarja: Pelaajatilastot". tilastopalvelu.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). "Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021". Jääkiekkokirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti: 527. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 16 August 2022 – via hina.fi.
- ^ "Awards - Naisten Liiga (W) Most Valuable Player in Playoffs (Karoliina Rantamäki Award)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (26 February 2019). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2018–19 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (13 June 2022). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2021–22 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (8 March 2018). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2017-18 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (8 June 2024). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2023–24 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (10 June 2023). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2022–23 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.