Urpo Ylönen Trophy
The Urpo Ylönen trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best goalie of the season. It is named for Urpo Ylönen, former goaltender and later goaltender coach. In 2019 it was awarded to Veini Vehviläinen of Kärpät. Trophy winners: 1977-78: Antero Kivelä (Ässät) 1978-79: Jorma Valtonen ( TPS) 1979-80: Jorma Valtonen (TPS) 1980-81: Hannu Kamppuri (Tappara) 1981-82: Hannu Kamppuri (Tappara) 1982-83: Rauli Sohlman (Jokerit) 1983-84: Hannu Kamppuri (Tappara) 1984-85: Kari Takko (Ässät) 1985-86: Markus Mattsson (Tappara) 1986-87: Hannu Kamppuri ( Kärpät) 1987-88: Jarmo Myllys (Lukko) 1988-89: Timo Lehkonen (TPS) 1989-90: Jukka Tammi (Ilves) 1990-91: Markus Ketterer (Jokerit) 1991-92: Petr Bříza (Lukko) 1992-93: Timo Lehkonen (HPK) 1993-94: Kari Takko (Ässät) 1994-95: Boris Rousson (Lukko) 1995-96: Ari Sulander (Jokerit) 1996-97: Jani Hurme (TPS) 1997-98: Tim Thomas (HIFK) 1998-99: Miikka Kiprusoff (TPS) 1999-00: Pasi Nurmi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ice Hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hockey sticks to control, advance and shoot a closed, vulcanized, rubber disc called a " puck" into the other team's goal. Each goal is worth one point. The team which scores the most goals is declared the winner. In a formal game, each team has six skaters on the ice at a time, barring any penalties, one of whom is the goaltender. Ice hockey is a full contact sport. Ice hockey is one of the sports featured in the Winter Olympics while its premiere international amateur competition, the IIHF World Championships, are governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) for both men's and women's competitions. Ice hockey is also played as a professional sport. In North America as well as many European countries, the sport is known simply ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Miikka Kiprusoff
Miikka Sakari Kiprusoff (; born October 26, 1976), nicknamed "Kipper", is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who played for the San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames during his National Hockey League (NHL) career. He was selected in the fifth round, 116th overall, by the Sharks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, and has also played professionally for TPS of the Finnish SM-liiga, as well as for both AIK IF and Timrå IK of the Swedish Elitserien. Kiprusoff represented Finland several times on the international stage, earning silver medals at the Ice Hockey World Championships in 1999 and 2001, as well as leading the Finns to a surprise second-place finish at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. He also helped the Finnish national team win the bronze medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kiprusoff began his professional career with TPS in 1994, and was named the best goaltender and best player of the playoffs in 1999 as he led them to the SM- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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HIFK (ice Hockey)
HIFK (a traditional abbreviation of the Swedish name Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors, English: "Sporting Society Fellows, Helsinki") is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland that plays in the Liiga, the sport's top-level league in Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. History The club was founded in 1897 and started participating in ice hockey in 1929. Since then, HIFK has won the Finnish national championship seven times (1969, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1998, and 2011). HIFK has the highest number of audience in the Liiga and is one of the wealthiest sports clubs in Finland. The derbies against local rivals Jokerit were often sold out and were in the later years among the fiercest in Nordic ice hockey, but are no longer played following Jokerit's withdrawal from Liiga after the 2013–14 season to join the Russian-based Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Following a history of even series of games, HIFK won the game total with 106–105 after ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tim Thomas (ice Hockey, Born 1974)
Timothy Thomas Jr. (born April 15, 1974) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender who mainly played in the National Hockey League (NHL), most notably with the Boston Bruins. He was born in Flint, Michigan and is a graduate of Davison High School. Thomas played college hockey for the University of Vermont for four years, from 1993–1997, during which he was drafted 217th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. He played for several years in the minor leagues and Europe, before making it to the NHL at age 28, with the Boston Bruins. He finally emerged as the Bruins' starting goaltender at age 32. Thomas is a two-time winner of the Vezina Trophy (2009 and 2011) as the NHL's best goaltender, and was a member of Team USA in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Thomas won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. He was the oldest player in NHL history to win the award at age 37. Thomas is one of four A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jani Hurme
Jani Petteri Hurme (born January 7, 1975) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 76 games in the National Hockey League with the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers between 2000 and 2003. He also played several seasons in the Finnish SM-liiga during his career, which lasted from 1993 to 2011. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the third round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft with the 58th overall pick. Internationally Hurme played for the Finnish national team at the 2002 Winter Olympics and the 2003 World Championship. Playing career After playing three seasons for TPS in Finland's SM-liiga, Hurme made his North American debut in the International Hockey League with the Indianapolis Ice during the 1997–98 season. He played 48 games with the Senators over three seasons before being traded to the Florida Panthers. He appeared in another 28 games with the Panthers during the 2002–03 season. Hurme was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, but due to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ari Sulander
Ari Juhani Sulander (born 6 January 1969), nicknamed Sulo, is a retired Swiss-Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. Career in Finland Sulander played nine seasons for Jokerit Helsinki in Finland's SM-liiga, winning four league championships (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997). He also won one Silver (1995), one Bronze (1998), two European Championships (1995 and 1996) and one European Championship Bronze (93). Sulander began with Jokerit as a Junior and progressed through the team all the way to position of No. 1 goaltender. During his Jokerit career, he played with SM-liiga stars such as Otakar Janecký, Teemu Selänne, Waltteri Immonen, and Jari Kurri, who played for Jokerit during the 1994–95 NHL lockout. In his time there, Sulander was coached by top coaches like Hannu Aravirta, Boris Mayorov, and Jukka Ropponen. In November 2010, Sulander joined the Lahti Pelicans on loan for six games. Career in Switzerland Sulander left Jokerit after winning Bronze in 1998 for a new chall ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Boris Rousson
Boris Rousson (born June 14, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Since 2009 he has been an ice hockey coach. Rousson is currently the head coach of the Hamburger SV U16 in the German Schüler-Bundesliga (Students National League). In 1992–93, his second professional season, Rousson played for the Binghamton Rangers, New York's AHL affiliate. The team posted the league's lowest goals-against average at 2.79 to win the Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award for the lowest goals-against-average (shared with goaltending teammate Corey Hirsch). Team Canada Rousson was a member of Team Canada at the 1994 Spengler Cup The 1994 Spengler Cup was held in Davos, Switzerland from December 26 to December 31, 1994. All matches were played at HC Davos's home arena, Eisstadion Davos. The final was won 3–0 by Färjestads BK over HC Davos. Teams participating * Färj ... and at the 2003 Deutschland Cup. Awards and honours References External links * 1970 b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Petr Bříza
Petr Bříza (born December 9, 1964) is a Czech former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in goal on the bronze medal-winning Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team, Czechoslovak national team at the Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics. Awards * Urpo Ylönen trophy for best goaltender in SM-liiga – 1992 External links * Petr Briza personal website 1964 births Living people Czech ice hockey goaltenders Czechoslovak ice hockey goaltenders EV Landshut players HC Sparta Praha players HC Dukla Jihlava players Ice hockey people from Prague Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics Lukko players Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics Motor České Budějovice players Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in ice hockey C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Markus Ketterer
Markus Jari Ketterer (born 23 August 1967 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga and also the Swedish Elitserien as a goalkeeper. He played for Jokerit, TPS as Färjestads BK, the latter with which won the Swedish national championship during the season of 1996–1997. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005. Career Markus Ketterer started his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of Jokerit Helsinki. From the 1985/86 season he was a substitute goalkeeper for the professional team of Jokerit in the SM-liiga, but was initially not used. After the team had to accept relegation to the second-class I division, he played regularly in professional ice hockey for the first time in the 1987/88 season. With a catch rate of 90.7 percent, he was able to convince in the second division and was committed by the SM-liiga participant to TPS Turku. With this he won in his first three ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ilves
Ilves (; Finnish for " Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the city of Tampere. History With sixteen championships, Ilves is the second most successful hockey team in the Finnish championship league, the Liiga, after their local rival Tappara. The club was founded in the spring of 1931, and it played its first game against Tampereen Palloilijat the next winter. In the late 1930s, Ilves won three Finnish championship titles as the first Tampere-based hockey team. After World War II, Ilves started playing its home games at the then new Koulukatu ice rink. It had another championship spree in 1945–47 when it stayed undefeated for over four years (albeit playing only 36 games during that period). In 1954, Ilves was for the first and so far only time relegated to the second highest level of Finnish hockey ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jukka Tammi
Jukka () is a common Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for people registered by authorities as Johan, Johannes, Juho etc., and did not appear in official records until the late 19th century.Thchurch record archiveon the website of th/ref> The name was added to the official list of first names in the Finnish almanac managed by thin 1950, and its name day is June 24, also the name day of Johannes and other variants, and the traditional midsummer day, or ''Juhannus''. Popularity The name Jukka enjoyed the highest popularity in the years 1960–1979, though it was much used during the previous two decades as well. The 1980s and 1990s saw a marked decline in the name's popularity, and in recent years not many children have been named Jukka.Thname service on the website of thPopulation Register Centre of Finland As ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |