The Matti Keinonen Trophy (Finnish: Matti Keinonen –palkinto) is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the "most effective player" of the season, i.e. the player with the best plus/minus rating.[1][2]
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Liiga |
| Awarded for | Most effective player in the Liiga |
| Local name | Matti Keinonen -palkinto (Finnish) |
| Country |  Finland |
| Presented by | Liiga |
| History | |
| First award | 1978 |
| Editions | 44 |
| First winner | Pekka Rautakallio |
| Most wins | Tie: Juha Huikari, Lasse Kukkonen (2) |
| Most recent | Aku Räty |
Trophy winners
edit| Season | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1977–78 | Pekka Rautakallio (Ässät) |
| 1978–79 | Veli-Pekka Ketola (Ässät) |
| 1979–80 | Reijo Leppänen (TPS) |
| 1980–81 | Juha Huikari (Kärpät) |
| 1981–82 | Timo Nummelin (TPS) |
| 1982–83 | Carey Wilson (HIFK) |
| 1983–84 | Arto Sirviö (Jokerit) |
| 1984–85 | Esa Tikkanen (HIFK) |
| 1985–86 | Harry Nikander (Ässät) |
| 1986–87 | Juha Huikari (Kärpät) |
| 1987–88 | Risto Jalo (Ilves) |
| 1988–89 | Jukka Vilander (TPS) |
| 1989–90 | Mika Nieminen (Ilves) |
| 1990–91 | Leo Gudas (JYP) |
| 1991–92 | Waltteri Immonen (Jokerit) |
| 1992–93 | Erik Hämäläinen (Jokerit) |
| 1993–94 | Aleksandr Smirnov (TPS) |
| 1994–95 | Veli-Pekka Kautonen (HIFK) |
| 1995–96 | Petri Varis (Jokerit) |
| 1996–97 | Kimmo Timonen (TPS) |
| 1997–98 | Olli Jokinen (HIFK) |
| 1998–99 | Brian Rafalski (HIFK) |
| 1999–00 | Kai Nurminen (TPS) |
| 2000–01 | Jouni Loponen (TPS) |
| 2001–02 | Marko Tuulola (HPK) |
| 2002–03 | Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpät) |
| 2003–04 | Jari Viuhkola (Kärpät) |
| 2004–05 | Jukka Voutilainen (HPK) |
| 2005–06 | Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpät) |
| 2006–07 | Martti Järventie (Jokerit) |
| 2007–08 | Janne Pesonen (Kärpät) |
| 2008–09 | Olli Malmivaara (JYP) |
| 2009–10 | Harri Tikkanen (Lukko) |
| 2010–11 | Sami Vatanen (JYP) |
| 2011–12 | Toni Söderholm (HIFK) |
| 2012–13 | Jere Sallinen (HPK) |
| 2013–14 | Ville Pokka (Kärpät) |
| 2014–15 | Markus Hännikäinen (JYP) |
| 2015–16 | Sebastian Aho (Kärpät) |
| 2016–17 | Jasper Lindsten (TPS) |
| 2017–18 | Charles Bertrand (Kärpät) |
| 2018–19 | Nicklas Lasu (Kärpät) |
| 2019–20 | Mika Pyörälä (Kärpät) |
| 2020–21 | Anrei Hakulinen (Lukko) |
| 2021–22 | Waltteri Merelä (Tappara) |
| 2022–23 | Aku Räty (Ilves) |
| 2023–24 | Filip Král (Pelicans) |
References
edit- ^ "Matti Keinonen -palkinto - SM-liiga". 9 March 2010. Archived from the original on 9 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Award - SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Palkinnot" (in Finnish). Liiga. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.