Kanada-malja

Finnish SM-liiga championship trophy From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Kanada-malja, or Poika (nicknamed "Boy"/"Son"),[1] is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs. Kanada-malja is Finnish for "Canada bowl"; the trophy is so named because it was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 1950.[2][3]

SportIce hockey
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the SM-liiga
First award1951
First winnerIlves (9)
Quick facts Sport, Awarded for ...
Kanada-malja
SportIce hockey
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the SM-liiga
History
First award1951
First winnerIlves (9)
Most winsTappara (21)
Most recentTappara (21)
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The Kanada-malja was originally given for the winner of the SM-sarja, but in 1975 when SM-liiga replaced the SM-sarja, the Kanada-malja has been given to the SM-liiga winner.

In 1991 a copy of the Kanada-malja was made and the original was given for display at Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo ("Finnish Ice Hockey Museum"). After the final game, the champion team of the playoffs is presented with the original Kanada-malja, but afterward the cup is returned to the museum and replaced with the copy.[4][5]

The original trophy is made of nickel silver and the copy is entirely made of silver.

The winner of the regular season title receives the "Harry Lindbladin muistopalkinto" (Harry Lindblad Memorial Trophy), which is not considered as prestigious as the Kanada-malja.

History

The Kanada-malja in 1951, the first year it was awarded

The Kanada-malja was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 1950 and it was first awarded in 1951 to the champion of the SM-sarja. The first champions were Ilves. The most Kanada-malja champions are held by Tappara, with 21 championships.

Engraving

From 1951 to 1975, only the name of the club and the year of the championship were engraved into the trophy, but after the establishment of the SM-liiga, players names have been engraved on it. New layers to the trophy have been added two times.[5][3]

Past champions

TBK players with the Kanada-malja after winning the championship in the 1954-55 season
Porin Karhut players holding the Kanada-malja after winning the championship in the 1964-65 season.
Ilves after becoming Finnish champion in the 1971-72 season
More information Year, Champion ...
YearKanada-malja Champion ChampionSilver Runners-up
1951IlvesTarmo
1952IlvesHPK
1953TBKTarmo
1954TBKKarhu-Kissat
1955TBKTPS
1956TPSTarmo
1957IlvesTPS
1958IlvesTappara
1959TapparaTK-V
1960IlvesTappara
1961TapparaLukko
1962IlvesTK-V
1963LukkoTappara
1964TapparaTK-V
1965KarhutIlves
1966IlvesLukko
1967RU-38TPS
1968Koo-VeeIlves
1969HIFKIlves
1970HIFKIlves
1971ÄssätJokerit
1972IlvesHJK
1973JokeritHIFK
1974HIFKTappara
1975TapparaHIFK
1976TPSTappara
1977TapparaTPS
1978ÄssätTappara
1979TapparaÄssät
1980HIFKÄssät
1981KärpätTappara
1982TapparaTPS
1983HIFKJokerit
1984TapparaÄssät
1985IlvesTPS
1986TapparaHIFK
1987TapparaKärpät
1988TapparaLukko
1989TPSJYP
1990TPSIlves
1991TPSKalPa
1992JokeritJYP
1993TPSHPK
1994JokeritTPS
1995TPSJokerit
1996JokeritTPS
1997JokeritTPS
1998HIFKIlves
1999TPSHIFK
2000TPSJokerit
2001TPSTappara
2002JokeritTappara
2003TapparaKärpät
2004KärpätTPS
2005KärpätJokerit
2006HPKÄssät
2007KärpätJokerit
2008KärpätBlues
2009JYPKärpät
2010TPSHPK
2011HIFKBlues
2012JYPPelicans
2013ÄssätTappara
2014KärpätTappara
2015KärpätTappara
2016TapparaHIFK
2017TapparaKalPa
2018KärpätTappara
2019HPKKärpät
2020Season suspended due to COVID-19.
2021LukkoTPS
2022TapparaTPS
2023TapparaPelicans
2024TapparaPelicans
2025KalPaSaiPa
2026TapparaKooKoo
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Teams by number of wins

More information Team, No. Wins ...
Team No. Wins Last win
Tappara/TBK212026
HC TPS112010
Ilves91985
Kärpät82018
HIFK72011
Jokerit62002
Ässät32013
Lukko22021
HPK22019
JYP22012
KalPa12025
RU-3811967
KOOVEE11968
Karhut11965
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