Kultainen kypärä
Kultainen kypärä (lit. 'the Golden Helmet') is an ice hockey award given by the Suomen jääkiekkoilijat ry (SJRY; lit. 'Finnish Ice Hockey Players Association') to the best player in the Finnish Liiga and Auroraliiga. Winners are selected via votes cast by each league's players. Kultainen kypärä has been awarded in the Liiga since 1987, and in the Auroraliiga since 2022.[1][2]
In addition, a long running tradition by Veikkaus is for the current best scorer of a Liiga team to carry a golden helmet, also called kultainen kypärä or kultakypärä. The player that plays the most games carrying the golden helmet that also is in the top 20 of the league's scoreboard by the end of the regular season is awarded with €10,000 by Veikkaus.[3]
Award winners
[edit]Liiga
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- 1986-1987:
Pekka Järvelä (JYP) - 1987-1988: Jarmo Myllys (Lukko)
- 1988-1989: Jukka Vilander (TPS)
- 1989-1990: Jukka Tammi (Ilves)
- 1990-1991: Teemu Selänne (Jokerit)
- 1991-1992: Mikko Mäkelä (TPS)
- 1992-1993: Juha Riihijärvi (JYP)
- 1993-1994: Esa Keskinen (TPS)
- 1994-1995: Saku Koivu (TPS)
- 1995-1996: Juha Riihijärvi (Lukko)
- 1996-1997: Kimmo Rintanen (TPS)
- 1997-1998: Raimo Helminen (Ilves)
- 1998-1999:
Brian Rafalski (HIFK) - 1999-2000: Kai Nurminen (TPS)
- 2000-2001: Kimmo Rintanen, TPS
- 2001-2002: Janne Ojanen (Tappara)
- 2002-2003: Antti Miettinen (HPK)
- 2003-2004: Timo Pärssinen (HIFK)
- 2004-2005: Tim Thomas, Jokerit
- 2005-2006: Tony Salmelainen (HIFK)
- 2006-2007:
Cory Murphy (HIFK) - 2007-2008: Ville Leino (Jokerit)
- 2008-2009: Juuso Riksman (Jokerit)
- 2009-2010: Jori Lehterä (Tappara)
- 2010-2011: Ville Peltonen (HIFK)
- 2011-2012:
Tomáš Záborský (Ässät) - 2012-2013: Ilari Filppula (Jokerit)
- 2013-2014: Michael Keränen (Ilves)
- 2014-2015: Kim Hirschovits (Blues)
- 2015-2016: Kristian Kuusela (Tappara)
- 2016-2017: Mika Pyörälä (Kärpät)
- 2017-2018: Julius Junttila (Kärpät)
- 2018-2019:
Malte Strömwall (KooKoo) - 2019-2020: Justin Danforth (Lukko)
- 2020-2021: Petri Kontiola (HPK)
- 2021-2022: Anton Levtchi (Tappara)
- 2022-2023: Michael Joly (HPK)
Auroraliiga
[edit]- 2021–2022: Anni Keisala (Ilves)[4]
- 2022–2023: Elisa Holopainen (KalPa)[5]
- 2023–2024: Elisa Holopainen (KalPa)[6]
- 2024–2025: Emma Nuutinen (Kiekko-Espoo)[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hirschovits won the Golden Helmet award" (in Finnish). MTV. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Seppä, Lassi (31 May 2023). "Pelaajat ovat puhuneet: Elisa Holopainen on Naisten Liigan kauden arvokkain pelaaja". Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "The golden helmets by Veikkaus back this Saturday" (in Finnish). Liiga.fi. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Isokoski, Riku (9 May 2022). "Pelaajat äänestivät Anton Levtchin kauden parhaaksi – Naisleijonien sankarivahdille historiallinen tunnustus". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Pelaajat äänestivät Elisa Holopaisen Naisten Liigan arvokkaimmaksi". SJRY (in Finnish). 31 May 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Elisa Holopainen äänestettiin Naisten Liigan arvokkaimmaksi". SJRY (in Finnish). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "Kultainen Kypärä Emma Nuutiselle". SJRY (in Finnish). 5 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.