Riikka Nieminen Award Riikka Nieminen -palkinto(Finnish)
Sport
Ice hockey
League
Naisten Liiga
Awarded for
Player of the Year
Presented by
Finnish Ice Hockey Association
History
First award
2008
First winner
Michelle Karvinen
Most wins
Jenni Hiirikoski (5)
Most recent
Elisa Holopainen, 2023
The Riikka Nieminen Award (Finnish: Riikka Nieminen -palkinto) is an ice hockey trophy, seasonally awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the Naisten Liiga Player of the Year. It is named after Riikka Sallinen (née Nieminen), now retired, who is widely considered the best European women’s ice hockey player to ever compete internationally.[1][2]
The trophy was first awarded for the 2008–09 season and Michelle Karvinen of the Espoo Blues was the first recipient. Jenni Hiirikoski is the only defenceman to ever win the trophy and holds the record for most wins, with five. Elisa Holopainen is the only other player to have claimed the trophy more than once, winning it in the 2018–19 season, 2020–21 season, and 2022–23 season. The only goaltender to have won the award is Anni Keisala in the 2021–22 season.
^Foster, Meredith (15 June 2019). "Team Finland legend Riikka Sallinen retires". The Ice Garden. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^"Legends of Hockey: Profiles of Notable Women in Hockey". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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