Tuula Puputti Award

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]

Tuula Puputti Award
SportIce hockey
LeagueNaisten Liiga
Given forBest goaltender of the Naisten Liiga regular season
Local nameTuula Puputti -palkinto  (Finnish)
CountryFinland
Presented byFinnish Ice Hockey Association
History
First award2006
Editions15
First winnerMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
Most winsMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4)
Most recentJohanna Oksman, 2020

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]

Sources: [4][5]

All time award recipients
  Player currently active in Naisten Liiga
  Player currently active in league other than Naisten Liiga
Player Wins Year(s) won
Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa42006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Meeri Räisänen32013, 2014, 2018
Anni Keisala22015, 2016
Johanna Oksman12020
Isabella Portnoj12012
Noora Räty12007
Jenna Silvonen12019
Eveliina Suonpää12017
Anna Vanhatallo12010

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". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 235. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083.
  5. "Award - SM-sarja (W) Best Goaltender (Tuula Puputti Award)". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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