Kanada-malja

The Kanada-malja 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.[1][2]

Kanada-malja
SportIce hockey
Awarded forPlayoff champion of the SM-liiga
History
First award1951
First winnerTampereen Ilves (9) (SM-sarja)
Most winsTampereen Tappara (19)
Most recentTampereen Tappara (19)

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 ("The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame"). 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.[3][4]

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
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 19 championships.

Engraving

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.[4][2]

Past champions
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.

YearKanada-malja Champion ChampionSilver SilverBronze BronzeRegular season
champion
1976TPSTapparaÄssätTPS
1977TapparaTPSKooveeTappara
1978ÄssätTapparaTPSTappara
1979TapparaÄssätTPSÄssät
1980HIFKÄssätKärpätTPS
1981KärpätTapparaTPSTappara
1982TapparaTPSHIFKTPS
1983HIFKJokeritIlvesJokerit
1984TapparaÄssätKärpätTappara
1985IlvesTPSKärpätTPS
1986TapparaHIFKKärpätTappara
1987TapparaKärpätHIFKKärpät
1988TapparaLukkoHIFKIlves
1989TPSJYPIlvesTPS
1990TPSIlvesTapparaTPS
1991TPSKalPaHPKTPS
1992JokeritJYPHIFKJYP
1993TPSHPKJYPTPS
1994JokeritTPSLukkoTPS
1995TPSJokeritÄssätJokerit
1996JokeritTPSLukkoJokerit
1997JokeritTPSHPKJokerit
1998HIFKIlvesJokeritTPS
1999TPSHIFKHPKTPS
2000TPSJokeritHPKTPS
2001TPSTapparaIlvesJokerit
2002JokeritTapparaHPKTappara
2003TapparaKärpätHPKHPK
2004KärpätTPSHIFKTPS
2005KärpätJokeritHPKKärpät
2006HPKÄssätKärpätKärpät
2007KärpätJokeritHPKKärpät
2008KärpätBluesTapparaKärpät
2009JYPKärpätKalPaJYP
2010TPSHPKJYPJYP
2011HIFKBluesLukkoJYP
2012JYPPelicansJokeritKalPa
2013ÄssätTapparaJYPJokerit
2014KärpätTapparaLukkoKärpät
2015KärpätTapparaJYPKärpät
2016TapparaHIFKKärpätHIFK
2017TapparaKalPaJYPTappara
2018KärpätTapparaHIFKKärpät
2019HPKKärpätTapparaKärpät
2020Liiga season was suspended due to the coronavirus.Kärpät
2021LukkoTPSHIFKLukko
2022TapparaTPSIlvesTappara
2023TapparaPelicansIlvesTappara

Teams by number of wins
Team No. Wins Last win
Tappara/TBK192023
HC TPS112010
Ilves91985
Kärpät82018
HIFK72011
Jokerit62002
Ässät32013
Lukko22021
HPK22019
JYP22012
RU-3811967
KOOVEE11968
Karhut11965

See also

References
  1. A to Z Encyclopedia of Ice Hockey: Ka Archived 2007-06-07 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 August 2008.
  2. "Kanada-malja on Suomen arvokkain kiertopalkinto". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 2013-04-25. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
  3. http://www.iltalehti.fi/jaakiekko/200804147516329_jk.shtml(in+Finnish)
  4. "SM-liigan mestaruuspytyllä värikäs historia – tiesitkö tämän Kanada-maljasta?". mtvuutiset.fi (in Finnish). 2016-04-26. Retrieved 2023-10-26.
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