The Raimo Kilpiö trophy is an ice hockey

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...

 trophy awarded 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 "gentleman player" of the season.

Trophy winners

1953–54: Esko Rekomaa

Esko Rekomaa

Esko Aatu Rekomaa was professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. Born in Vuoksela, Finland, he played for HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.-External links:*...

 (HJK)

1954–55: Seppo Liitsola

Seppo Liitsola

Seppo Liitsola is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and TBK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986....

 (TBK)

1955–56: Teppo Rastio

Teppo Rastio

Teppo Rastio is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Lukko and Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:*...

 (Lukko)

1956–57: Aki Salonen (TPS)

1957–58: Jouni Seistamo

Jouni Seistamo

Jouni Veli Juhani Seistamo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.-External links:*...

 (Tappara)

1958–59: Yrjö Hakala

Yrjö Hakala

Yrjö Anton Hakala is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara and Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:*...

 (Tappara)

1959–60: Raimo Kilpiö

Raimo Kilpiö

Raimo Olavi Kilpiö is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves, RU-38 Pori, and Ässät. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:...

 (Ilves)

1960–61: Pentti Simola (Vesa)

1961–62: Kari Aro (HJK)

1962–63: Pauli Hyväri (SaiPa)

1963–64: Heino Pulli

Heino Pulli

Heino Vihtori Pulli is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for KooVee. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1994.-External links:*...

 (TK–V)

1964–65: Antti Ravi (SaiPa)

1965–66: Matti Reunamäki

Matti Reunamäki

Matti Johannes Reunamäki is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for KooVee. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986.-External links:*...

 (TK–V)

1966–67: Raimo Kilpiö (RU–38)

1967–68: Lasse Oksanen

Lasse Oksanen

Lasse Kalevi Oksanen is a retired professional ice hockey player who mostly played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves...

 (Ilves)

1968–69: Seppo Nurmi (KooVee)

1969–70: Pentti Vihanto (TuTo)

1970–71: Matti Murto

Matti Murto

Matti Erkki Olavi Murto 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 1991.-External links:*...

 (HIFK)

1971–72: Reijo Hakanen

Reijo Hakanen

Reijo Hakanen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga for Ilves. He was born in Kangasala, Finland and inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988....

 (Ilves)

1972–73: Keijo Järvinen (Tappara)

1973–74: Jorma Kallio (Ilves)

1974–75: Jari Kapanen (Jokerit)

1975–76: Jukka Alkula (Tappara)

1976–77: Jarmo Koivunen (TPS)

1977–78: Jukka Alkula (Tappara)

1978–79: No award presented

1979–80: Jari Laiho (Lukko)

1980–81: Timo Nummelin

Timo Nummelin

Timo Nummelin is a retired professional football and ice hockey player who played in SM-liiga and the predecessor of Veikkausliiga ....

 (TPS)

1981–82: Henry Saleva (Kärpät)

1982–83: Risto Jalo

Risto Jalo

Risto Uolevi Jalo is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and National Hockey League. He played for Ilves, HPK, and Edmonton Oilers. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.-External links:*...

 (Ilves)

1983–84: 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)

1984–85: Reijo Leppänen

Reijo Leppänen

Reijo Leppänen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for TPS. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.-External links:*...

 (TPS)

1985–86: Erkki Lehtonen

Erkki Lehtonen

Erkki Lehtonen is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. He also won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics.-External links:*...

 (Tappara)

1986–87: Jukka Vilander (TPS)

1987–88: Jukka Vilander (TPS)

1988–89: Jukka Vilander (TPS)

1989–90: Juha Järvenpää

Juha Järvenpää

Juha Järvenpää is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for Ässät of the SM-liiga.-External links:...

 (Ilves)

1990–91: 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)

1991–92: Keijo Säilynoja

Keijo Säilynoja

Keijo Säilynoja is a retired Finnish ice hockey player-Jokerit :Säilynoja started his career for Jokerit in 1988, while the team was playing in Finnish First Division...

 (Jokerit)

1992–93: 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)

1993–94: Tero Lehterä

Tero Lehterä

Tero Lehterä is a retired professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara, Jokerit, HPK, and Espoo Blues. He also had stints in Elitserien, the IHL, Russia, Switzerland and Germany...

 (Kiekko–Espoo)

1994–95: Jere Lehtinen

Jere Lehtinen

Jere Kalervo Lehtinen is a former Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He played as a right wing. He was drafted 88th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota North Stars. Lehtinen handles defensive aspects of the game as well as offensive, hence he is a two-way forward for which...

 (TPS)

1995–96: Waltteri Immonen

Waltteri Immonen

Waltteri Immonen is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman and former coach of SM-liiga team Jokerit.-Playing career:...

 (Jokerit)

1996–97: 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)

1997–98: Kimmo Rintanen (TPS)

1998–99: Marko Kiprusoff

Marko Kiprusoff

Marko Kiprusoff is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman.- Draft :He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as their third-round pick, #70 overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.-SM-liiga Career:...

 (TPS)

1999–00: Kimmo Rintanen (TPS)

2000–01: Kimmo Rintanen (TPS)

2001–02: Vesa Viitakoski

Vesa Viitakoski

Vesa Viitakoski is a professional ice hockey player. As of December, 2009, he is playing for Kärpät in the Finnish SM-liiga.-Career:...

 (Ilves)

2002–03: 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....

 (Jokerit)

2003–04: Kimmo Kuhta

Kimmo Kuhta

Kimmo Kuhta is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward.Apart from spending the 2005-06 season in the Swiss league, Kuhta has represented HIFK in the SM-liiga since 1998.-External links:*...

 (HIFK)

2004–05: Jani Rita

Jani Rita

Jani Rita is a professional ice hockey winger.-Playing career:Despite limited NHL experience, Rita has played extensively in the American Hockey League and in the SM-liiga in his native Finland. Rita started his hockeycareer in a youth team of EKS...

 (HPK)

2005–06: Esa Pirnes

Esa Pirnes

Esa Pirnes is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre.- Draft :He was drafted by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft in the 6th round as the 174th pick overall.-Playing career:...

 (Blues)

2006–07: Tommi Paakkolanvaara

Tommi Paakkolanvaara

Tommi Paakkolanvaara is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Pelicans of the SM-liiga.-External links:...

 (Kärpät)

2007–08: 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)

2008–09: Sami Kapanen

Sami Kapanen

Sami Hannu Antero Kapanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for KalPa of the SM-liiga. He has played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers...

 (KalPa)

2009–10: Mikael Granlund

Mikael Granlund

Mikael Antero Granlund is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for HIFK of the Finnish SM-Liiga...

(HIFK)

2010–11: Ville Peltonen (HIFK)