Sari Fisk Award

The Sari Fisk Award (Finnish: Sari Fisk -palkinto) is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the player with the best plus–minus at the end of the regular season of the Naisten Liiga, called the Naisten SM-sarja until 2017.

SportIce hockey
LeagueNaisten Liiga
CompetitionRegular season
Given forBest plus/minus
Local nameSari Fisk -palkinto  (Finnish)
CountryFinland
Presented byFinnish Ice Hockey Association
History
Most winsRiikka Noronen (2)
Saija Tarkki (2)
Most recentMatilda Nilsson, 2020

It is named after Sari Marjamäki, née Fisk, who began her career in the Naisten SM-sarja at age 13 and went on to play 23 seasons in the league. As a member of the Finnish national team, Marjamäki played in the women’s ice hockey tournaments at three Winter Olympic Games, eight IIHF Women's World Championships, and five IIHF European Women Championships. She won bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics and recorded the highest plus–minus of all the players in the tournament, in addition to winning six World Championship bronze medals and five European Championship medals, four gold and one bronze. Fisk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland as Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #223 in 2014, the fourth woman to ever receive the honour.[1]

The trophy was named after Marjamäki for the 2010–11 season and was first awarded to Riikka Noronen of HPK Kiekkonaiset. The most Sari Fisk Awards won by a player is two, a record held by both Noronen and Saija Tarkki. Tarkki is the only player to win the trophy consecutively, claiming it in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. Currently, the title is held by Matilda Nilsson of KalPa Naiset, winner in the 2019–20 season.

Award winners
Season Winner Team
2010–11 Riikka Noronen HPK Hämeenlinna [2]
2011–12 Heidi Pelttari Ilves Tampere [3]
2012–13 Heidi Huhtamäki Blues Espoo [4]
2013–14 Annina Rajahuhta Blues Espoo [5]
2014–15 Saila Saari JYP Jyväskylä [6]
2015–16 Minttu Tuominen Blues Espoo [7]
2016–17 Riikka Noronen HPK Hämeenlinna [8]
2017–18 Saija Tarkki Kärpät Oulu [9]
2018–19 Saija Tarkki Kärpät Oulu [10]
2019–20 Matilda Nilsson KalPa Kuopio [11]

Source: Elite Prospects[12]

All time award recipients
  Player active in Naisten Liiga
  Player active in league other than Naisten Liiga
Player Wins Year(s) won
Riikka Noronen22011, 2017
Saija Tarkki22018, 2019
Matilda Nilsson12020
Heidi Pelttari12012
Annina Rajahuhta12014
Saila Saari12015
Minttu Tuominen12016
Heidi Huhtamäki12013

References
  1. Loukkola, Pekka (21 November 2014). "Sari Marjamäki kiekkoaatelisten joukkoon – perhe elää jääkiekolle". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. Mennander, Pasi. "Naisten SM-sarjan palkinnot 2010-11 - Tässä nimilista!". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. "Leijonat - Kauden 2011-12 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja erotuomarit". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. Mennander, Pasi (25 March 2013). "Leijonat - Naisten SM-sarjan palkitut kaudella 2012-13". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  5. Mennander, Pasi. "Naisten SM-sarjan kauden 2013-14 palkitut pelaajat". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. Mennander, Pasi (6 March 2015). "Naisten SM-sarjan kauden 2014-15 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. Mennander, Pasi (4 March 2016). "Naisten SM-sarjan kauden 2015-16 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  8. Mennander, Pasi (22 February 2017). "Naisten SM-sarjan kauden 2016-17 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. Mennander, Pasi (8 March 2018). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2017-18 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021 [Ice Hockey Book 2021: The Finnish Ice Hockey Association and Liiga Guide & Record Book 2020–2021] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 528. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. "Naisten Liiga (W) Awards - Best Plus/Minus (Sari Fisk Award)". EliteProspects.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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