Tuula Puputti Award

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Tuula Puputti Award
Tuula Puputti -palkinto (Finnish)
SportIce hockey
League Naisten Liiga
Awarded forBest goaltender
Presented byFinnish Ice Hockey Association
History
First award2006
First winner Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa
Most winsMaija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (4)
Anni Keisala (4)
Most recent Olivia Last, 2024

The Tuula Puputti Award (Finnish : Tuula Puputti -palkinto) is an ice hockey trophy awarded seasonally by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the best goaltender of the Naisten Liiga (called the Naisten SM-sarja during 1982 to 2017).

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It is named after Tuula Puputti, the first Olympic goaltender of the Finnish women's national team and former general manager of the Finnish women's national ice hockey program. Best goaltender in the Naisten SM-saija was first awarded in the 2005–06 season, to Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa ( née  Hassinen) of Ilves Tampere. The award was named in honor of Tuula Puputti during the 2010–11 season. [1]

Only three players have won the award more than once: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa, Anni Keisala, and Meeri Räisänen. Räisänen has been named best goaltender three times, twice with JYP Jyväskylä, in 2012–13 and 2013–14, and with HPK Hämeenlinna in 2017–18. The record for most wins is four and is jointly held by Hassinen-Sullanmaa and Keisala. Hassinen-Sullanmaa won the trophy in 2005–06 and 2007–08 with Ilves Tampere and in 2008–09 and 2010–11 with HPK Hämeenlinna. Keisala was awarded while playing with Team Kuortane in 2014–15 and 2015–16, and with Ilves Tampere in 2020–21 and 2021–22.

Polish-Australian goaltender Olivia Last was the first international player to receive the award, which she won while playing with TPS Turku in 2023–24.

Award winners

SeasonWinnerTeam
2005–06 Maija Hassinen Ilves Tampere
2006–07 Noora Räty Blues Espoo
2007–08 Maija Hassinen Ilves Tampere
2008–09 Maija Hassinen HPK Hämeenlinna
2009–10 Anna Vanhatalo Blues Espoo
2010–11 Maija Hassinen HPK Hämeenlinna
2011–12 Isabella Portnoj Blues Espoo
2012–13 Meeri Räisänen JYP Jyväskylä
2013–14 Meeri Räisänen JYP Jyväskylä
2014–15 Anni Keisala Team Kuortane
2015–16 Anni Keisala Team Kuortane
2016–17 Eveliina Suonpää Lukko Rauma
2017–18 Meeri Räisänen HPK Hämeenlinna
2018–19 Jenna Silvonen Blues Espoo [2] [3]
2019–20 Johanna Oksman Kärpät Oulu [4]
2020–21 Anni Keisala Ilves Tampere [5]
2021–22 Anni Keisala Ilves Tampere [6]
2022–23 Emilia Kyrkkö Team Kuortane [7]
2023–24 Olivia Last TPS Turku [8]

Sources: Elite Prospects [9]

All time award recipients

GoalieWinsYear(s) won
Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa 42006, 2008, 2009, 2011
Anni Keisala 42015, 2016, 2021, 2022
Meeri Räisänen 32013, 2014, 2018
Emilia Kyrkkö 12023
Olivia Last 12024
Johanna Oksman 12020
Isabella Laiho née  Portnoj12012
Noora Räty 12007
Jenna Silvonen 12019
Eveliina Mäkinen née  Suonpää12017
Anna Vanhatalo 12010

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