The Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best rookie of the season. The trophy is named in honor of Jarmo Wasama, a young Finnish defenseman who was killed in an automobile accident in 1966. In 2020 it was awarded to Matias Maccelli of Ilves.
Niko Hovinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for HIFK of The SM-Liiga in Finland.
Mikko Jokela is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. Jokela played one game in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks in 2003.
Joonas Lehtivuori is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for KooKoo of the Liiga. Lehtivuori was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 4th round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
KooKoo is a Finnish ice hockey team playing in the first level of Finnish ice hockey league Liiga. KooKoo plays in the Lumon arena, in Kouvola. The team was established in 1965 and the previous name of the club is Kouvolan Kiekko-65.
Joonas Donskoi is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted 99th overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
Joonas Riekkinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Herlev Eagles of the Metal Ligaen in Denmark.
Toni Hyvärinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for KalPa of the Finnish Liiga.
The Lahti Pelicans are a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga, Finland. Founded in 1996, they play in the city of Lahti at Isku Arena. The team is co-owned by former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender Pasi Nurminen and Formula One racecar driver Valtteri Bottas.
Joonas Lyytinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing under contract to Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Lyytinen was selected by the Nashville Predators in the 5th round, 132nd overall, at the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2017–18 SM-liiga season was the 43rd season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. Tappara was the season as a defending champion. This season included a record number of matches played on Fridays and Saturdays. In autumn, there was a national team break from 5 November until 13 November.
Joona Koppanen is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). Koppanen was drafted by the Boston Bruins, 135th overall, in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2019–20 SM-liiga season was the 45th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The last two game days of the regular season were scheduled to be played in front of an empty arena due to the Finnish government advising that all public events with more than 500 attendees would be cancelled or postponed. On 13 March, the rest of the season, which included the final round of the regular season and all of playoffs, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Santeri Airola is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for KOOVEE in the Mestis while under contract with Ilves of the Liiga. Airola was drafted 211th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Karolus Kaarlehto is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for Porin Ässät of the Liiga.
Niklas Appelgren is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger who currently reprecents Saimaan Pallo of the Liiga.
The 2021–22 SM-liiga season was the 47th season of the SM-liiga, the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975.
Eetu Mäkiniemi is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 104th overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
Nikita Igorevich Alexandrov is a German-born Russian professional ice hockey forward for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 62nd overall by the Blues in the second round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
eLiiga was a Finnish esports league that was played in the NHL video game series. The teams competing in the tournament were real ice hockey teams that play in the Liiga, the top-tier league of Finland. The league was hosted by Liiga and Telia. Only the top-eight teams could make it into the playoffs. The playoffs were played in a best-of-three series, but the final was played in a best-of-five series.
