President's trophy (Finland)

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President's Trophy is a Finnish ice hockey award given by the Honorary Chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, Kai Hietaranta, to a person who has made an impressive impact on ice hockey in Finland.

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References

  1. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (23 May 2011). "Granlund huomion keskipisteessä Liigagaalassa, vastaanotti President's Trophyn" [Granlund in the spotlight at the Liiga Gala, awarded the President's Trophy]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (6 May 2012). "Mikko Koivulle merkittävä kiekkopalkinto" [Mikko Koivu receives a significant hockey award]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (26 May 2013). "President's Trophyn voittaja 2013: Antti Raanta!" [President's Trophy winner 2013: Antti Raanta!]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (3 May 2014). "Teuvo Teräväiselle President's Trophy - Myös Liigan All Stars -sentteri" [Teuvo Teräväinen gets the President's Trophy - also named Liiga All-Star center]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  5. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (2 May 2015). "Ville Niemisen uralle jälleen yksi kunnianosoitus - President's Trophy!" [Another tribute to Ville Niemi's career - the President's Trophy!]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (6 May 2016). "Jesse Puljujärvelle President's Trophy -palkinto". www.leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  7. ↑ Parviainen, Vesa; Markkanen, Lauri (5 May 2017). "Patrik Laine palkittiin President's Trophyllä Tampereella: "Olen erittäin otettu"" [Patrik Laine awarded the President's Trophy in Tampere: "I am extremely honored"]. iltalehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  8. ↑ Seppänen, Antti (2 May 2018). "Liiga palkitsi kauden 2017–18 parhaat – tässä palkittujen lista" [Liiga rewards the best of the 2017-18 season - a list of the award winners]. liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. ↑ Mennander, Pasi (13 June 2019). "President's Trophy -erikoispalkinto Kaapo Kakolle: "Hän pohjusti Suomen tien maailmanmestaruuteen"" [President's Trophy - special award for Kaapo Kakko: "He paved the way for Finland's World Championship"]. leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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