Sari Fisk Award

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Sari Fisk Award
Sari Fisk -palkinto (Finnish)
SportIce hockey
LeagueAuroraliiga
Awarded forBest plus–minus
Presented byFinnish Ice Hockey Association
History
Most winsRiikka Noronen (2)
Saija Tarkki (2)
Most recentAda Eronen, 2025

The Sari Fisk Award or Sari Fisk Trophy (Finnish: Sari Fisk -palkinto) is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the player with the best regular season plus–minus (+/–) in the Auroraliiga.

It is named after Sari Marjamäki née Fisk, who began her career in the Naisten SM-sarja at age thirteen and went on to play 23 seasons in the league. As a member of the Finnish national team, Marjamäki played in the women’s ice hockey tournaments at three Winter Olympic Games, eight IIHF Women's World Championships, and five IIHF European Women Championships. She won bronze at the 1998 Winter Olympics and recorded the highest plus–minus of all the players in the tournament, in addition to winning six World Championship bronze medals and five European Championship medals, four gold and one bronze. Fisk was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland as Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #223 in 2014, the fourth woman to ever receive the honour.[1]

The trophy was named after Marjamäki for the 2010–11 season and was first awarded to Riikka Noronen of HPK Kiekkonaiset. The most Sari Fisk Awards won by a player is two, a record held by both Noronen and Saija Tarkki. Tarkki is the only player to win the trophy consecutively, claiming it in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. The title is currently held by Ada Eronen of Kiekko-Espoo, winner in the 2024–25 season.

Award winners

Season Winner Team +/–
2010–11 Riikka Noronen HPK Hämeenlinna [2]
2011–12 Heidi Pelttari Ilves Tampere [3]
2012–13 Heidi Huhtamäki Blues Espoo [4]
2013–14 Annina Rajahuhta Blues Espoo [5]
2014–15 Saila Saari JYP Jyväskylä [6]
2015–16 Minttu Tuominen Blues Espoo [7]
2016–17 Riikka Noronen HPK Hämeenlinna [8]
2017–18 Saija Tarkki Kärpät Oulu [9]
2018–19 Saija Tarkki Kärpät Oulu [10]
2019–20 Matilda Nilsson KalPa Kuopio [11]
2020–21 Emilia Vesa Kiekko-Espoo [12]
2021–22 Kiira Yrjänen Kiekko-Espoo [13]
2022–23 Michaela Pejzlová IFK Helsinki +66 [14]
2023–24 Clara Rozier IFK Helsinki +63 [15]
2024–25 Ada Eronen Kiekko-Espoo +52 [16]

Source: Elite Prospects[17]

All time award recipients

Player Wins Season(s) won
Riikka Noronen 2 2011, 2017
Saija Tarkki 2 2018, 2019
Ada Eronen 1 2025
Heidi Huhtamäki 1 2013
Matilda Nilsson 1 2020
Michaela Pejzlová 1 2023
Heidi Pelttari 1 2012
Annina Rajahuhta 1 2014
Clara Rozier 1 2024
Saila Saari 1 2015
Minttu Tuominen 1 2016
Emilia Vesa 1 2021
Kiira Yrjänen 1 2022

References

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  2. ^ Mennander, Pasi (11 March 2011). "Naisten SM-sarjan palkinnot 2010-11 - Tässä nimilista!". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Kauden 2011-12 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja erotuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 3 April 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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  8. ^ Mennander, Pasi (22 February 2017). "Naisten SM-sarjan kauden 2016-17 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ Mennander, Pasi (8 March 2018). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2017-18 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  10. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Liiga. Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2019–2020 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 554. ISSN 0784-3321. OCLC 476321083. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  11. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 528. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  12. ^ Niemeläinen, Jonne (16 March 2021). "Huikeat tehot kerännyt 19-vuotias KalPa-hyökkääjä Elisa Holopainen palkittiin Naisten Liigan runkosarjan parhaana – huomenna edessä kauden tärkein peli". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  13. ^ Mennander, Pasi (22 March 2022). "Duvin, Nilsson, Yrjänen, Rakkolainen ja Havana – Naisten Liigan ensimmäiset kausipalkintojen voittajat julkistettu". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  14. ^ Mennander, Pasi (10 June 2023). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2022–23 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  15. ^ Mennander, Pasi (8 June 2024). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2023–24 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  16. ^ Löfman, Sini (19 February 2025). "Auroraliigassa kaudella 2024–2025 palkittavia pelaajia". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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