Pekka Rautakallio trophy
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The Pekka Rautakallio trophy is an ice hockey
award given by the Finnish
SM-liiga
to the best defenceman of the season.
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 by 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...
to the best defenceman of the season.
Trophy winners
- 1977-78: Pekka RautakallioPekka RautakallioPekka Rautakallio is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames and Calgary Flames.-Early years:...
(ÄssätÄssätÄssät is an ice hockey team in the Finnish elite league, SM-liiga. They play in Pori, Finland at the Porin jäähalli.-Team history:...
) - 1978-79: Pekka Rautakallio (Ässät)
- 1979-80: Reijo RuotsalainenReijo RuotsalainenReijo Ruotsalainen is a Finnish retired ice hockey defenceman. He was twice named Finland's top defenceman, and won two Stanley Cups with the Edmonton Oilers, in 1987 and 1990.-Kärpät :...
(KärpätKärpätOulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...
) - 1980-81: Reijo Ruotsalainen (Kärpät)
- 1981-82: Pertti LehtonenPertti LehtonenPertti Lehtonen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. His nickname was "Ruoska" because of his strong slapshot.-External links:*...
(HIFKHIFK (ice hockey)HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897...
) - 1982-83: Nikolai MakarovNikolai MakarovNikolai Makarov is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for Traktor Chelyabinsk. He is the elder brother of the Soviet hockey legend Sergei Makarov....
(JokeritJokeritJokerit is an ice-hockey team from Helsinki, Finland, playing in the Finnish Elite League, SM-liiga. The team has won 6 league championships...
) - 1983-84: Tapio LevoTapio LevoTapio Levo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. He played for Ässät in Finland, and the New Jersey Devils and Colorado Rockies in the NHL. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1995.-External links:*...
(Ässät) - 1984-85: Tapio Levo (Ässät)
- 1985-86: Pekka Rautakallio (HIFK)
- 1986-87: Hannu VirtaHannu VirtaHannu Virta is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was named the best defenceman in the Finnish Elite League four times, and was a five-time all-star...
(TPSTPS (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:...
) - 1987-88: Timo JutilaTimo JutilaTimo Juhani Jutila is a retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman.Jutila was drafted by Buffalo Sabres in 1982 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:...
(TapparaTapparaTappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....
) - 1988-89: Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1989-90: Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1990-91: Hannu Virta (TPS)
- 1991-92: Harri Laurila (JypJYPJYP is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Jyväskylä, Finland, at the Synergia-areena.-Team history:JYP was founded in 1977 under the name JyP HT, having been until then the ice hockey section of the sports club Jyväskylän Palloilijat. The current full name of the club is JYP Jyväskylä...
) - 1992-93: Erik HämäläinenErik HämäläinenVesa Erik Hämäläinen is a left-handed retired Finnish ice hockey defenceman. Hämäläinen currently is an Ice hockey coach, employed by SM-liiga team Lukko-Early career:...
(Jokerit) - 1993-94: Petteri NummelinPetteri NummelinPetteri Nummelin is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, and a former NHL defenceman for the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. He currently plays for HC Lugano of the Swiss Nationalliga A. He was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets as their fifth-round pick, #133 overall, in the...
(TPS) - 1994-95: Petteri Nummelin (TPS)
- 1995-96: Mika StrömbergMika StrömbergMika Strömberg is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Quebec Nordiques as their eleventh-round pick, #211 overall, in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft....
(Jokerit) - 1996-97: Brian RafalskiBrian RafalskiBrian 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...
(HPKHPKHPK 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...
) - 1997-98: Allan Measures (IlvesIlvesIlves 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...
) - 1998-99: Brian RafalskiBrian RafalskiBrian 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) - 1999-00: Toni LydmanToni LydmanToni Lydman is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman with the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League. He has previously played for the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Tappara , and HIFK . He lives with his wife Heta and his two daughters, Amanda and Ellen...
(HIFK) - 2000-01: Jouni LoponenJouni LoponenJouni Loponen is a Finnish ice hockey defender. He is a 4-times Finnish champion and in 2004, he won Elitserien.-External links:*...
(TPS) - 2001-02: Tom KoivistoTom KoivistoTomas Koivisto is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for Jokerit in the SM-liiga. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues as their eighth-round pick, 253rd overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played parts of ten seasons in the SM-liiga before coming to North America in 2002...
(Jokerit) - 2002-03: Marko TuulolaMarko TuulolaMarko Tuulola is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He currently represents HPK formerly for Jokerit in the Finnish SM-liiga.-Achievements:...
(HPK) - 2003-04: Toni SöderholmToni SöderholmToni Kristian Söderholm is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for HIFK in the SM-liiga.-Regular season and playoffs:-International:-External links:...
(HIFK) - 2004-05: Ilkka MikkolaIlkka MikkolaIlkka Mikkola is a professional ice hockey defenceman, who currently plays for Oulun Kärpät in Finnish hockey league SM-Liiga...
(Kärpät) - 2005-06: Lasse KukkonenLasse KukkonenLasse Kukkonen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who plays for Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League...
(Kärpät) - 2006-07: Cory Murphy (HIFK)
- 2007-08: Arto LaatikainenArto LaatikainenArto Laatikainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Södertälje SK of the Elitserien. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 7th round of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft....
(BluesEspoo BluesThe Blues are an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Espoo, Finland at the Barona Areena.-Team history:The club was established in February 1984 as Kiekko-Espoo and played their first season in 1984-1985 in the Finnish Second Division...
) - 2008–09: Markus SeikolaMarkus SeikolaMarkus Seikola , is a professional Finnish ice hockey player. He is currently a defenceman for Ilves in the SM-liiga. Seikola was drafted in the 7th round, 209th overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs during the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.-References:...
(Ilves) - 2009–10: Lee SweattLee SweattWalter Lee Sweatt is an American former professional ice hockey player. Sweatt played four years of professional hockey in Europe and North America. Sweatt played three games in the National Hockey League in 2011, before retiring to work in the financial industry...
(TPS) - 2010–11: Sami VatanenSami VatanenSami Vatanen is a Finnish ice hockey defenseman. Being part of the national junior teams, and captaining the team in the 2009 U18 World Championship....
(JYP)