Kultainen kypärä
Encyclopedia
Kultainen kypärä is an ice hockey
award given to the best player in the Finnish
SM-liiga
. It is the most appreciated of the awards, as it is voted for by the players. It has been awarded since 1987.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
award given to the best player in the Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
. It is the most appreciated of the awards, as it is voted for by the players. It has been awarded since 1987.
| Year | Recipient |
| 1987 | Pekka Järvelä, JYP |
| 1988 | Jarmo Myllys Jarmo Myllys Jarmo Myllys is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars as their ninth-round pick, #172 overall, in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft... , Lukko Lukko Lukko is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga, formed 1936. The full name of the club is Rauman Lukko. They play in Rauma, Finland at the Äijänsuo Arena. They have won the national championship once, in 1963... |
| 1989 | Jukka Vilander, TPS TPS (ice hockey) TPS or Turun Palloseura is an ice hockey team and 11-time champion of SM-liiga. They play in Turku, Finland at the HK Arena. In terms of championships, TPS is the most successful team in SM-liiga history.-Team history:... |
| 1990 | Jukka Tammi Jukka Tammi Jukka Tammi , nicknamed "Taisto", is a retired Finnish ice hockey goaltender.Tammi is one of the few Finnish ice hockey players to have three or more Olympic medals. He was the "Ironman" of the Finnish SM-liiga, awarded to the player who plays the most consecutive games, and has been inducted into... , Ilves Ilves Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä... |
| 1991 | Teemu Selänne Teemu Selänne Teemu Ilmari Selänne nicknamed "The Finnish Flash" is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger, an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . An offensive player known for his skill and speed, Selanne has led the NHL in goal-scoring three times and has been named to... , Jokerit Jokerit Jokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships... |
| 1992 | Mikko Mäkelä Mikko Mäkelä Mikko Matti Mäkelä is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Known as the "Flying Finn", he was drafted in the fourth round, 65th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.... , TPS |
| 1993 | Juha Riihijärvi Juha Riihijärvi Juha Riihijärvi is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played his last season for Bolzano-Bozen Foxes in Italian Serie A.-Career in Finland:... , JYP |
| 1994 | Esa Keskinen Esa Keskinen Esa Keskinen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey forward.- Playing career :Keskinen was drafted by the Calgary Flames as their fifth-round pick, 101st overall, in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the NHL anytime in his active playing career... , TPS |
| 1995 | Saku Koivu Saku Koivu Saku Antero Koivu is a Finnish professional ice hockey player and an alternate captain of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League . He began his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens in 1995–96 after three seasons with TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga... , TPS |
| 1996 | Juha Riihijärvi Juha Riihijärvi Juha Riihijärvi is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played his last season for Bolzano-Bozen Foxes in Italian Serie A.-Career in Finland:... , Lukko |
| 1997 | Kimmo Rintanen Kimmo Rintanen Kimmo Rintanen is a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-Liiga before getting transferred to Swiss Elite League Team Kloten Flyers, where he has been playing since the 2001-02 Season. He played for Lukko, TPS, and Jokerit in Finland. He also won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter... , TPS |
| 1998 | Raimo Helminen Raimo Helminen Raimo Ilmari Helminen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans... , Ilves |
| 1999 | Brian Rafalski Brian Rafalski Brian Christopher Rafalski is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman who played 15 professional ice hockey seasons for five teams: 11 in the National Hockey League for two teams , three in SM-liiga for two teams prior to entering the NHL, and one in Elitserien for... , HIFK HIFK (ice hockey) HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897... |
| 2000 | Kai Nurminen Kai Nurminen Kai I. Nurminen is a retired Finnish ice hockey forward, who last played with Herlev Hornets in the Danish Oddset Ligaen.- Career :... , TPS |
| 2001 | Kimmo Rintanen Kimmo Rintanen Kimmo Rintanen is a professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-Liiga before getting transferred to Swiss Elite League Team Kloten Flyers, where he has been playing since the 2001-02 Season. He played for Lukko, TPS, and Jokerit in Finland. He also won a bronze medal at the 1998 Winter... , TPS |
| 2002 | Janne Ojanen Janne Ojanen Janne Juhani Ojanen is a professional ice hockey player who is best known from his long time in SM-liiga team Tappara from Tampere.-Early Career in Finland:... , Tappara Tappara Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships .... |
| 2003 | Antti Miettinen Antti Miettinen Antti Miettinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL in Russia-Playing career:... , HPK HPK HPK is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Hämeenlinna, Finland at the Hämeenlinnan jäähalli. HPK was established in 1929. The full name of the club is HPK-Edustusjääkiekko Ry and the team is sometimes promoted as the "Hockey Playing Knights", with the logo representing a knight... |
| 2004 | Timo Pärssinen Timo Pärssinen Timo Pärssinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Timrå IK in the Swedish Elitserien.-Playing career:... , HIFK |
| 2005 | Tim Thomas Tim Thomas (ice hockey) Timothy James Thomas, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey goaltender with the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . Raised in Davison, MI, Thomas played college hockey for the University of Vermont for four years, from 1993–1997, during which he was drafted 217th overall by the... , Jokerit |
| 2006 | Tony Salmelainen Tony Salmelainen Tony Salmelainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for Genève-Servette HC and formerly for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in the Russian Super League... , HIFK |
| 2007 | Cory Murphy, HIFK |
| 2008 | Ville Leino Ville Leino Ville Leino is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League .-Finland:Leino started playing hockey at age 17 for his hometown team SaPKo in the Suomi-sarja... , Jokerit |
| 2009 | Juuso Riksman Juuso Riksman Juuso Riksman is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender.Riksman played junior hockey in the HIFK organization, but started his pro career with Hermes of Kokkola, then in the 1st division. After a visit to Kiruna in the Swedish 1st division, Riksman returned to HIFK... , Jokerit |
| 2010 | Jori Lehterä Jori Lehterä Jori Lehterä is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft... , Tappara |
| 2011 | Ville Peltonen Ville Peltonen Ville Peltonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the HIFK of the SM-liiga . He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their third round pick, 58th overall, in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft.... , HIFK |