Tuula Puputti Award
Tuula Puputti -palkinto (Finnish)
SportIce hockey
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Awarded forBest goaltender
Presented byFinnish Ice Hockey Association
History
First award2006
First winnerMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
Most winsMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4)
Anni Keisala (4)
Most recentEmilia Kyrkkö, 2023

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: 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, in 2013 and 2014, and with HPK in 2018. Hassinen-Sullanmaa won the trophy in 2006 and 2008 with the Tampereen Ilves and in 2009 and 2011 with HPK Kiekkonaiset. Keisala was awarded while playing with Team Kuortane in 2015 and 2016 (the only Team Kuortane player to ever earn the commendation) and while playing with the Tampereen Ilves in 2021 and 2022.

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]
2022–23 Emilia Kyrkkö Team Kuortane [7]

Sources: Elite Prospects[8]

All time award recipients

Player Wins Year(s) won
Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa42006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Anni Keisala42015, 2016, 2021, 2022
Meeri Räisänen32013, 2014, 2018
Emilia Kyrkkö12023
Johanna Oksman12020
Isabella Portnoj12012
Noora Räty12007
Jenna Silvonen12019
Eveliina Mäkinen12017
Anna Vanhatalo12010

References

  1. "Jääkiekkoliitto uudisti palkinnot: Pokaaleihin nimet Selänne, Koivu, Räty, Javanainen..." (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  2. Mennander, Pasi (8 June 2019). "Sarjakauden parhaat maalivahdit saivat palkintonsa Jääkiekkogaalassa: Vehviläinen, Silvonen ja Pohjanoksa". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  4. Mennander, Pasi (23 March 2020). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2019–20 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  5. Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  6. Mennander, Pasi (13 June 2022). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2021–22 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. "Awards - Naisten Liiga (W) Best Goaltender (Tuula Puputti Award)". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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