SM-liiga

SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It was constituted in 1975 to replace SM-sarja, which was fundementally an amateur league. SM-liiga has an agreement of cooperation with Finnish ice hockey federation Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto. SM is a common abbreviation for suomenmestaruus, "Finnish championship".

Trophies

The following trophies are awarded by the SM-liiga:

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• Kultainen kypärä - best player, voted for by SM-liiga players
• Kalevi Numminen trophy - best coach
• Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy - rookie of the year
• Matti Keinonen trophy - most effective player
• Raimo Kilpiö trophy - gentleman player
• Urpo Ylönen trophy - best goalie
• Pekka Rautakallio trophy - best defenseman
• Aarne Honkavaara trophy - most goals scored in the regular season ("best goal scorer")
• Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy - most points scored during regular season play
• Lasse Oksanen trophy - best player during regular season play
• Jari Kurri trophy - best player during the playoffs