Karoliina Rantamäki Award

The Karoliina Rantamäki Award (Finnish: Karoliina Rantamäki -palkinto, lit. 'Karoliina Rantamäki trophy') is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the most valuable player (MVP) of the Auroraliiga playoffs. The Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP trophy was first awarded in the 1999–2000 season and the first recipient was forward Kati Kovalainen of Espoo Blues Naiset.

The most Karoliina Rantamäki Awards won by a single player is three, a record fittingly held by Kiekko-Espoo player Karoliina Rantamäki. Rantamäki was recognized as the Naisten SM-sarja Playoff MVP in 2001, 2005, and 2007, all while playing with the Espoo Blues. The award was named after Rantamäki in the 2010–11 season.^[1] Of the ten players with Auroraliiga trophies named in their honor, Rantamäki is the only player to hold the most wins of her eponymous award; she also holds the record for most Marianne Ihalainen Awards, with six, and most Tiia Reima Awards, with eight.

The Karoliina Rantamäki Award correlates with post-retirement coaching positions more than any other Auroraliiga award; of the thirteen retired players who won the award during their playing careers, eight have held or currently hold coaching positions: Maija Hassinen-Sullanmaa (2006), Sanna Lankosaari (2002), Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki; 2010, 2014), Isabella Laiho (née Portnoj; 2015), and Minttu Tuominen (2025) in the Auroraliiga; Riikka Sallinen (née Nieminen, previously Välilä; 2016) in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL); Mira Jalosuo (2017) in the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) and NCAA Division I in women's ice hockey; and Noora Räty in the Chinese Women's Ice Hockey League (WCIHL), NCAA Division I in women's ice hockey, and NCAA Division III in men's ice hockey.