Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Liiga |
| Awarded for | Most points in the Liiga regular season |
| Local name | Veli-Pekka Ketola -palkinto (Finnish) |
| Country | Finland |
| Presented by | Liiga |
| History | |
| First award | 1978 |
| Editions | 44 |
| First winner | Henry Saleva |
| Most wins | Matti Hagman (4) |
| Most recent | Oula Palve |
The Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy (Finnish: Veli-Pekka Ketola -palkinto) is a Finnish ice hockey trophy awarded by the Liiga to the player who scores the most points during regular season play. It was first awarded to Henry Saleva of Kärpät in the 1977–78 SM-liiga season. The trophy was renamed in honour of Veli-Pekka Ketola in 1995.
The trophy has overwhelmingly been won by Finns, foreign players have won the award just nine times since 1978. Matti Hagman holds the record for most titles, with four. To date, Canadians Steve Kariya and Martin Kariya are the only two brothers to win the title.
Winners
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* Liiga single-season point record
References
[edit]Content in this article is translated from the existing Finnish Wikipedia article at fi:Veli-Pekka Ketola -palkinto; see its history for attribution.
- ^ "Liigan runkosarjapalkinnot 2014 jaettu" (in Finnish). Liiga. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Seppänen, Antti (13 March 2017). "Henrik Haapalalle pistepörssin voitto – piste-ennätys tuplaantui" (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Seppänen, Antti (12 March 2018). "Antti Suomelalle Ketola-palkinto ensimmäisenä JYP-pelaajana" (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Touru, Ville (14 March 2019). "Tässä ovat SM-liigan pudotuspeliparit – pistepörssin voitto ratkesi dramaattisesti jatkoajalla!" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Palkinnot" (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Seppänen, Antti (14 April 2021). "Tässä ovat Liigan runkosarjapalkintojen voittajat" (in Finnish). Liiga. Retrieved 14 April 2021.