Jarmo Wasama Commemorative Trophy

The Jarmo Wasama Memorial Trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best rookie of the season. The trophy is named after Jarmo Wasama , who won two Finnish championships as an active player and played for his home country's national team. Wasama died on February 2, 1966 in a road traffic accident .

Award winners

season	winner	team
1971-1972	Seppo Ahokainen	Ilves
1972-1973	Jukka Alkula	Tappara
1973-1974	Matti Hagman	HIFK
1974-1975	Markus Mattsson	Ilves
1975-1976	Kari Makkonen	Ässät
1976-1977	Risto Siltanen	Ilves
1977-1988	Markku Kiimalainen	Kärpät
1978-1979	Kari Jalonen	Kärpät
1979-1980	Pekka Arbelius	Kärpät
1980-1981	Petri Skriko	SaiPa
1981-1982	Hannu Virta	TPS
1982-1983	Jukka Tammi	Ilves
1983-1984	Joel Paunio	HIFK
1984-1985	Jari Neuvonen	Ilves
1985-1986	Risto Kurkinen	JYP Jyväskylä
1986-1987	Janne Ojanen	Tappara
1987-1988	Mika Nieminen	Ilves
1988-1989	Pekka Peltola	HPK
1989-1990	Vesa Viitakoski	SaiPa
1990-1991	Janne Grönvall	Lukko
1991-1992	Petri Varis	Ässät
1992-93	Ville Peltonen	HIFK
1993-1994	Juha Lind	Jokerite
1994-95	Joni Lehto	Lukko
1995-1996	Jani Hurme	TPS
1996-1997	Olli Jokinen	HIFK
1997-98	Pasi Puistola	Tappara
1998-1999	Timo Pärssinen	HPK
1999-2000	Antero Niittymäki	TPS
2000-01	Toni Dahlman	Ilves
2001-02	Joonas Vihko	HIFK
2002-03	Toni Söderholm	HIFK
2003-04	Janne Pesonen	Kärpät
2004-05	Simo Vidgren	Ilves
2005-06	Perttu Lindgren	Ilves
2006-07	Tuomas Suominen	TPS
2007-08	Oskar Osala	blues
2008-09	Teemu Hartikainen	KalPa
2009-10	Mikael Granlund	HIFK
2010-11	Teemu Pulkkinen	Jokerite
2011-12	Teuvo Teräväinen	Jokerite
2012–13	Artturi Lehkonen	KalPa
2013-14	Juuse Saros	HPK
2014–15	Otso Rantakari	blues
2015–16	Patrik Laine	Tappara
2016–17	Otto Koivula	Ilves
2017-18	Petrus Palmu	TPS

Prize winners by team

• 10 winners: Ilves
• 6 award winners: HIFK
• 5 winners: Tappara, TPS
• 4 award winners: Kärpät
• 3 winners: Jokerit, HPK
• 2 winners: Blues, SaiPa, Ässät, KalPa
• 1 award winner: JYP, Lukko

Web links

• List of winners at liiga.fi