Päivi Halonen Award

The Päivi Halonen Award () is an ice hockey trophy awarded seasonally by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the best defenceman in the Naisten Liiga, called the Naisten SM-sarja during 1982 to 2017. It is named after Päivi Virta, previously Halonen, former SM-sarja defender and trailblazer for women's ice hockey in Finland, who won fifteen Finnish Championship titles during her career, four more than any other player in league history.
==Award winners==
Season 	Winner 	Team 	
2005–06	 	Ilves Tampere	
2006–07	 	Kärpät Oulu 	
2007–08	 	Espoo Blues 	
2008–09	 	Espoo Blues 	
2009–10	 	Espoo Blues 	
2010–11	 	Espoo Blues 	
2011–12	 	Kärpät Oulu 	
2012–13	 	JYP Jyväskylä	
2013–14	 	JYP Jyväskylä	
2014–15	 	JYP Jyväskylä	
2015–16	 	JYP Jyväskylä	
2016–17	 	Kärpät Oulu 	
2017–18	 	Kärpät Oulu 	
2018–19	Minttu Tuominen	Espoo Blues 	
2019–20	 	Kiekko-Espoo 	
2020–21	 	Kiekko-Espoo 	
2021–22	 	Kiekko-Espoo 	
Source: Elite Prospects
==All-time award recipients==
Player	Wins	Year(s) won
 	5 	2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
 	3 	2020, 2021, 2022
 	3 	2009, 2010, 2011
 	2 	2017, 2018
 	2 	2007, 2012
 	1 	2006
 	1 	2019
==References==
Category:Naisten Liiga trophies and awards