Tuula Puputti Award
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]
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Awarded for | Best goaltender |
| Presented by | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| History | |
| First award | 2006 |
| First winner | Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa |
| Most wins | Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4) Anni Keisala (4) |
| Most recent | Anni Keisala, 2022 |
Only three players have won the award more than once: Meeri Räisänen, Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa, and Anni Keisala, and both Hassinen-Sullanmaa and Keisala hold the record for most wins, with four each. Räisänen has been named best goaltender three times, twice with JYP Jyväskylä, in 2013 and 2014, and with HPK Kiekkonaiset in 2018. Hassinen-Sullanmaa won the trophy 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, who received the honor for the fourth time in the 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season. She was previously awarded 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.
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 | Isabella Portnoj | 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 | Johanna Oksman | Kärpät Oulu | [4] |
| 2020–21 | Anni Keisala | Ilves Tampere | [5] |
| 2021–22 | Anni Keisala | Ilves Tampere | [6] |
Sources: Elite Prospects[7]
All time award recipients
| Player | Wins | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| Anni Keisala | 4 | 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022 |
| Meeri Räisänen | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2018 |
| Johanna Oksman | 1 | 2020 |
| Isabella Laiho | 1 | 2012 |
| Noora Räty | 1 | 2007 |
| Jenna Silvonen | 1 | 2019 |
| Eveliina Mäkinen | 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.
- ^ Mennander, Pasi (13 June 2022). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2021–22 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Naisten Liiga (W) Best Goaltender (Tuula Puputti Award)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
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