Kanada-malja

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Kanada-malja
Kanada-malja (Liiga) 2023.jpg
Sport Ice hockey
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the SM-liiga
History
First award1951
First winner Tampereen Ilves (9) (SM-sarja)
Most wins Tampereen Tappara (20)
Most recentTampereen Tappara (20)

The Kanada-malja, or Poika (Literally "Boy" or "Son"), [1] is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs. Kanada-malja is Finnish for "Canada Bowl"; the trophy is so named because it was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 1950. [2] [3]

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The Kanada-malja was originally given for the winner of the SM-sarja, but in 1975 when SM-liiga replaced the SM-sarja, the Kanada-malja has been given to the SM-liiga winner.

In 1991 a copy of the Kanada-malja was made and the original was given for display at Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo ("Finnish Ice Hockey Museum"). After the final game, the champion team of the playoffs is presented with the original Kanada-malja, but afterward the cup is returned to the museum and replaced with the copy. [4] [5]

The original trophy is made of nickel silver and the copy is entirely made of silver.

The winner of the regular season title receives the "Harry Lindbladin muistopalkinto" (Harry Lindblad Memorial Trophy), which is not considered as prestigious as the Kanada-malja.

History

The Kanada-malja in 1951, the first year it was awarded Kanada-malja 1951.jpg
The Kanada-malja in 1951, the first year it was awarded

The Kanada-malja was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 1950 and it was first awarded in 1951 to the champion of the SM-sarja. The first champions were Ilves Tampere. The most Kanada-malja champions are held by Tappara Tampere, with 20 championships.

Engraving

From 1951 to 1975, only the name of the club and the year of the championship were engraved into the trophy, but after the establishment of the SM-liiga, players names have been engraved on it. New layers to the trophy have been added two times. [5] [3]

Past champions

Ilves team after winning Finnish champion in 1971-72 season Suomen mestari 1972 Ilves.jpg
Ilves team after winning Finnish champion in 1971-72 season
Porin Karhut player holding the Kanada-malja after winning the Finnish Championship of ice hockey in 1965 Porin Karhut 1965.jpg
Porin Karhut player holding the Kanada-malja after winning the Finnish Championship of ice hockey in 1965

This list only includes the SM-liiga champions. The trophy has also been awarded in the SM-sarja.

Year Gold medal with cup.svg Champion Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg BronzeRegular season
champion
1976 TPS Tappara Ässät TPS
1977TapparaTPS Koovee Tappara
1978ÄssätTapparaTPSTappara
1979TapparaÄssätTPSÄssät
1980 HIFK Ässät Kärpät TPS
1981KärpätTapparaTPSTappara
1982TapparaTPSHIFKTPS
1983HIFK Jokerit Ilves Jokerit
1984TapparaÄssätKärpätTappara
1985IlvesTPSKärpätTPS
1986TapparaHIFKKärpätTappara
1987TapparaKärpätHIFKKärpät
1988Tappara Lukko HIFKIlves
1989TPS JYP IlvesTPS
1990TPSIlvesTapparaTPS
1991TPS KalPa HPK TPS
1992JokeritJYPHIFKJYP
1993TPSHPKJYPTPS
1994JokeritTPSLukkoTPS
1995TPSJokeritÄssätJokerit
1996JokeritTPSLukkoJokerit
1997JokeritTPSHPKJokerit
1998HIFKIlvesJokeritTPS
1999TPSHIFKHPKTPS
2000TPSJokeritHPKTPS
2001TPSTapparaIlvesJokerit
2002JokeritTapparaHPKTappara
2003TapparaKärpätHPKHPK
2004KärpätTPSHIFKTPS
2005KärpätJokeritHPKKärpät
2006HPKÄssätKärpätKärpät
2007KärpätJokeritHPKKärpät
2008Kärpät Blues TapparaKärpät
2009JYPKärpätKalPaJYP
2010TPSHPKJYPJYP
2011HIFKBluesLukkoJYP
2012JYP Pelicans JokeritKalPa
2013ÄssätTapparaJYPJokerit
2014KärpätTapparaLukkoKärpät
2015KärpätTapparaJYPKärpät
2016TapparaHIFKKärpätHIFK
2017TapparaKalPaJYPTappara
2018KärpätTapparaHIFKKärpät
2019HPKKärpätTapparaKärpät
2020Liiga season was suspended due to the coronavirus.Kärpät
2021LukkoTPSHIFKLukko
2022TapparaTPSIlvesTappara
2023TapparaPelicansIlvesTappara
2024TapparaPelicansKärpätTappara

Teams by number of wins

TeamNo. WinsLast win
Tappara/TBK202024
HC TPS 112010
Ilves 91985
Kärpät 82018
HIFK 72011
Jokerit 62002
Ässät 32013
Lukko 22021
HPK 22019
JYP 22012
RU-38 11967
KOOVEE 11968
Karhut 11965

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