Unto Wiitala trophy

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"Unto Wiitala" trophy
Awarded forBest referee of the season in ice hockey
Country Finland
Presented by Liiga

The Unto Wiitala trophy is an ice-hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best referee of the season. It is named after Unto Wiitala a Finnish goalkeeper who competed in the 1950s and became a referee after his playing career.

Ice hockey team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. Finland is a Nordic country and is situated in the geographical region of Fennoscandia. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

Liiga top ice hockey league in Finland

The SM-liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It is one of the six founding leagues of the Champions Hockey League and currently allocated five spots - the maximum number - based on success in previous editions. 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 Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation. SM is a common abbreviation for Suomen mestaruus, "Finnish championship".

Trophy winners

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SeasonWinner
1967–68 Sakari Sillankorva
1968–69Sakari Sillankorva
1969–70Sakari Sillankorva
1970–71 Pentti Isotalo
1971–72 Unto Wiitala
1972–73Unto Wiitala
1973–74Unto Wiitala
1974–75Unto Wiitala
1975–76 Raimo Sepponen
1976–77Raimo Sepponen
1977–78 Karl-Gustav Kaisla
1978–79 Pertti Juhola
1979–80Karl-Gustav Kaisla
1980–81 Antti Koskinen
1981–82Raimo Sepponen
1982–83 Seppo Mäkelä
1983–84Seppo Mäkelä
1984–85Pertti Juhola
1985–86Antti Koskinen
1986–87Pertti Juhola
1987–88Seppo Mäkelä
1988–89Seppo Mäkelä
1989–90Karl-Gustav Kaisla
1990–91Antti Koskinen
1991–92Seppo Mäkelä
1992–93Seppo Mäkelä
1993–94 Kari Nieminen
1994–95 Rami Savolainen
1995–96Seppo Mäkelä
1996–97Seppo Mäkelä
1997–98Seppo Mäkelä
1998–99 Pekka Haajanen
1999–00 Marko Lepaus
2000–01 Markku Kruus
2001–02Markku Kruus
2002–03 Jari Levonen
2003–04 Timo Favorin
2004–05Jari Levonen
2005–06Markku Kruus
2006–07Timo Favorin
2007–08Timo Favorin
2008–09Jari Levonen
2009–10Jari Levonen
2010–11Jari Levonen
Antti Boman
2011–12Jari Levonen
2012–13 Aleksi Rantala
2013–14Jari Levonen
Jukka Hakkarainen
2014–15 Stefan Fonselius
2015–16Stefan Fonselius
2016–17Timo Favorin
2017–18Aleksi Rantala
2018–19Stefan Fonselius

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References

  1. ↑ "Palkinnot | Liiga" (in Finnish). Liiga.fi. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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