Aaro Kivilinna Memorial Trophy
The Aaro Kivilinna Memorial Trophy is an award given every year since 1973 to the best ice hockey club overall in Finland by the Finnish SM-liiga.[1] The recipient is determined by the final standings of each club in the SM-liiga or Mestis as well as their teams in the three topmost junior leagues and the women's league. (Thus the winner is quite often another club than the SM-liiga champion of that year.)
Aaro Kivilinna was an ice hockey defenseman from Helsinki, Finland who also worked as a sports journalist and as the secretary and later vice-president of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association. He was killed in action in the Winter War in February 1940.
Winners of the Aaro Kivilinna Memorial Trophy[edit]
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 1972–73 | Ilves |
| 1973–74 | Ilves |
| 1974–75 | Tappara |
| 1975–76 | Jokerit |
| 1976–77 | TPS |
| 1977–78 | Ilves |
| 1978–79 | Tappara |
| 1979–80 | Ässät |
| 1980–81 | Ilves |
| 1981–82 | Ilves |
| 1982–83 | Ilves |
| 1983–84 | Tappara |
| 1984–85 | Kärpät |
| 1985–86 | HIFK |
| 1986–87 | HIFK |
| 1987–88 | HIFK |
| 1988–89 | HIFK |
| 1989–90 | Ilves |
| 1990–91 | TPS |
| 1991–92 | JYP |
| 1992–93 | Ilves |
| 1993–94 | Tappara |
| 1994–95 | TPS |
| 1995–96 | Jokerit |
| 1996–97 | Jokerit and TPS (tied) |
| 1997–98 | Jokerit |
| 1998–99 | Jokerit |
| 1999–00 | Jokerit |
| 2000–01 | Kärpät |
| 2001–02 | TPS |
| 2002–03 | Jokerit |
| 2003–04 | TPS |
| 2004–05 | Kärpät |
| 2005–06 | Kärpät |
| 2006–07 | Blues |
| 2007–08 | Kärpät |
| 2008–09 | Blues |
| 2009–10 | HIFK |
| 2010–11 | Blues |
| 2011–12 | Blues |
| 2012–13 | Blues |
| 2013–14 | Blues |
| 2014–15 | Blues |
| 2015–16 | Kärpät |
| 2016–17 | HIFK |
| 2017–18 | Kärpät |
| 2018–19 | Kärpät |