Tuula Puputti Award
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Awarded for | Best goaltender of the Naisten Liiga regular season |
| Local name | Tuula Puputti -palkinto (Finnish) |
| Country | Finland |
| Presented by | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
| History | |
| First award | 2006 |
| Editions | 15 |
| First winner | Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa |
| Most wins | Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4) |
| Most recent | Johanna Oksman, 2020 |
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 in 2015 and 2016, the only player from Team Kuortane to ever earn the commendation. 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 Ilves Naiset and in 2009 and 2011 with HPK Kiekkonaiset. The current titleholder is Johanna Oksman of Kärpät Naiset, who received the honor for her play in the 2019–20 Naisten Liiga season, and it the first player from Kärpät to win the award.
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 Vanhatallo | 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] |
| 2019–20 | Johanna Oksman | Kärpät Oulu | [3] |
All time award recipients
| Player | Wins | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011 |
| Meeri Räisänen | 3 | 2013, 2014, 2018 |
| Anni Keisala | 2 | 2015, 2016 |
| Johanna Oksman | 1 | 2020 |
| Isabella Portnoj | 1 | 2012 |
| Noora Räty | 1 | 2007 |
| Jenna Silvonen | 1 | 2019 |
| Eveliina Suonpää | 1 | 2017 |
| Anna Vanhatallo | 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 235. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
- ^ "Award - SM-sarja (W) Best Goaltender (Tuula Puputti Award)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.