Pekka Rautakallio trophy
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Ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga
The Pekka Rautakallio trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best defenceman of the season. In 1995 the award was renamed to carry the name of its first winner Pekka Rautakallio. In 2019 it was awarded to Oliwer Kaski of Pelicans.[1]
Trophy winners
[edit ]- 1977–78: Finland Pekka Rautakallio (Ässät)
- 1978–79: Finland Pekka Rautakallio (Ässät)
- 1979–80: Finland Reijo Ruotsalainen (Kärpät)
- 1980–81: Finland Reijo Ruotsalainen (Kärpät)
- 1981–82: Finland Pertti Lehtonen (HIFK)
- 1982–83: Soviet Union Nikolai Makarov (Jokerit)
- 1983–84: Finland Tapio Levo (Ässät)
- 1984–85: Finland Tapio Levo (Ässät)
- 1985–86: Finland Pekka Rautakallio (HIFK)
- 1986–87: Finland Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1987–88: Finland Timo Jutila (Tappara)
- 1988–89: Finland Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1989–90: Finland Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1990–91: Finland Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1991–92: Finland Harri Laurila (JYP)
- 1992–93: Finland Erik Hämäläinen (Jokerit)
- 1993–94: Finland Petteri Nummelin (TPS)
- 1994–95: Finland Marko Kiprusoff (TPS)
- 1995–96: Finland Mika Strömberg (Jokerit)
- 1996–97: United States Brian Rafalski (HPK)
- 1997–98: Canada Allan Measures (Ilves)
- 1998–99: United States Brian Rafalski (HIFK)
- 1999–00: Finland Toni Lydman (HIFK)
- 2000–01: Finland Jouni Loponen (TPS)
- 2001-02: Finland Tom Koivisto (Jokerit)
- 2002–03: Finland Marko Tuulola (HPK)
- 2003–04: Finland Toni Söderholm (HIFK)
- 2004–05: Finland Ilkka Mikkola (Kärpät)
- 2005–06: Finland Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpät)
- 2006–07: Canada Cory Murphy (HIFK)
- 2007–08: Finland Arto Laatikainen (Blues)
- 2008–09: Finland Markus Seikola (Ilves)
- 2009–10: United States Lee Sweatt (TPS)
- 2010–11: Finland Sami Vatanen (JYP)
- 2011–12: Finland Sami Vatanen (JYP)
- 2012–13: Canada Shaun Heshka (Ässät)
- 2013–14: Finland Lasse Kukkonen (Kärpät)
- 2014–15: Finland Esa Lindell (Ässät)
- 2015–16: France Yohann Auvitu (HIFK)
- 2016–17: Finland Miika Koivisto (Jukurit)
- 2017–18: Finland Miro Heiskanen (HIFK)
- 2018–19: Finland Oliwer Kaski (Pelicans)
- 2019–20: United States Matt Caito (KooKoo)
- 2020–21: Sweden Robin Press (Lukko)
- 2021–22: Finland Vili Saarijärvi (Lukko)
- 2022–23: Finland Valtteri Kemiläinen (Tappara)
- 2023–24: Canada Charles-Edouard D'Astous (KooKoo)
References
[edit ]- ^ "Liiga palkitsi kauden 2018-19 parhaita – tässä palkittujen lista | Uutiset | Liiga" (in Finnish). Liiga.fi. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ "Palkinnot | Liiga". Liiga.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2019.