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Kanada-malja

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Kanada-malja
SportIce hockey
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the SM-liiga
History
First award1951
First winnerTampereen Ilves (9) (SM-sarja)
Most winsTampereen Tappara (20)
Most recentTampereen Tappara (20)

The Kanada-malja, or Poika (Literally "Boy" or "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]

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

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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 Tampere. The most Kanada-malja champions are held by Tappara Tampere, with 20 championships.

Engraving

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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

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Ilves team after winning Finnish champion in 1971-72 season
Porin Karhut player holding the Kanada-malja after winning the Finnish Championship of ice hockey in 1965

This list only includes the SM-liiga champions. The trophy has also been awarded in the SM-sarja.

Year Kanada-malja Champion Champion Silver Silver Bronze Bronze Regular season
champion
1976 TPS Tappara Ässät TPS
1977 Tappara TPS Koovee Tappara
1978 Ässät Tappara TPS Tappara
1979 Tappara Ässät TPS Ässät
1980 HIFK Ässät Kärpät TPS
1981 Kärpät Tappara TPS Tappara
1982 Tappara TPS HIFK TPS
1983 HIFK Jokerit Ilves Jokerit
1984 Tappara Ässät Kärpät Tappara
1985 Ilves TPS Kärpät TPS
1986 Tappara HIFK Kärpät Tappara
1987 Tappara Kärpät HIFK Kärpät
1988 Tappara Lukko HIFK Ilves
1989 TPS JYP Ilves TPS
1990 TPS Ilves Tappara TPS
1991 TPS KalPa HPK TPS
1992 Jokerit JYP HIFK JYP
1993 TPS HPK JYP TPS
1994 Jokerit TPS Lukko TPS
1995 TPS Jokerit Ässät Jokerit
1996 Jokerit TPS Lukko Jokerit
1997 Jokerit TPS HPK Jokerit
1998 HIFK Ilves Jokerit TPS
1999 TPS HIFK HPK TPS
2000 TPS Jokerit HPK TPS
2001 TPS Tappara Ilves Jokerit
2002 Jokerit Tappara HPK Tappara
2003 Tappara Kärpät HPK HPK
2004 Kärpät TPS HIFK TPS
2005 Kärpät Jokerit HPK Kärpät
2006 HPK Ässät Kärpät Kärpät
2007 Kärpät Jokerit HPK Kärpät
2008 Kärpät Blues Tappara Kärpät
2009 JYP Kärpät KalPa JYP
2010 TPS HPK JYP JYP
2011 HIFK Blues Lukko JYP
2012 JYP Pelicans Jokerit KalPa
2013 Ässät Tappara JYP Jokerit
2014 Kärpät Tappara Lukko Kärpät
2015 Kärpät Tappara JYP Kärpät
2016 Tappara HIFK Kärpät HIFK
2017 Tappara KalPa JYP Tappara
2018 Kärpät Tappara HIFK Kärpät
2019 HPK Kärpät Tappara Kärpät
2020 Liiga season was suspended due to the coronavirus. Kärpät
2021 Lukko TPS HIFK Lukko
2022 Tappara TPS Ilves Tappara
2023 Tappara Pelicans Ilves Tappara
2024 Tappara Pelicans Kärpät Tappara

Teams by number of wins

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Team No. Wins Last win
Tappara/TBK 20 2024
HC TPS 11 2010
Ilves 9 1985
Kärpät 8 2018
HIFK 7 2011
Jokerit 6 2002
Ässät 3 2013
Lukko 2 2021
HPK 2 2019
JYP 2 2012
RU-38 1 1967
KOOVEE 1 1968
Karhut 1 1965

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kanada-maljaa on runnottu juhlissa vuosikymmeniä, Poika on ollut jopa polttopuina". Hämeen Sanomat (in Finnish). 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  2. ^ A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey: Ka Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Kanada-malja on Suomen arvokkain kiertopalkinto". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  4. ^ [1](in Finnish)
  5. ^ a b "SM-liigan mestaruuspytyllä värikäs historia – tiesitkö tämän Kanada-maljasta?". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.