Emma Laaksonen Award

The Emma Laaksonen Award () is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the fair play player of the year of the Naisten Liiga, called the until 2017. The award recognizes a player who best contributes to the scoring of their team while "playing fair," that is to say, while incurring very few penalties. Winners typically exceed one point per game and are issued fewer than ten penalty minutes (PIM) over a full season. It is named after defenceman Emma Terho (née Laaksonen), former captain of the Finnish women's national ice hockey team and general manager of Kiekko-Espoo Naiset. Despite being named after a defenceman, it has only ever been awarded to forwards.
The trophy was first awarded in 2011, to Christine Posa of the Espoo Blues. Saila Saari is the sole player to have received the trophy twice, first in 2013, while playing with JYP Jyväskylä, and again in 2018, while playing with Oulun Kärpät. Emilia Vesa, recipient for the 2018–19 season, is the only honoree to have won the trophy while scoring less than one point per game. The trophy holder is Emmanuelle Passard, who won the award while playing with HIFK Helsinki for the 2021–22 season. A French national, Passard is the first international player to win the award and also the first to be so honored while incurring zero penalty minutes in a season. 
==Award winners==
Season 	Winner	Team 	GP	Pts	PIM
2010–11	 	Espoo Blues 	26	28 	4
2011–12	 	Ilves Tampere	19	28 	2
2012–13	 	JYP Jyväskylä	28	39 	2
2013–14	 	JYP Jyväskylä	28	31 	8
2014–15	 	Espoo Blues 	25	38 	8
2015–16	 	JYP Jyväskylä	23	36 	4
2016–17	 	KalPa Kuopio 	22	36 	6
2017–18	 	Kärpät Oulu 	26	44 	8
2018–19	 	Team Kuortane	28	21 	4
2019–20	 	Team Kuortane	30	52 	6
2020–21	 	KalPa Kuopio 	25	35 	2
2021–22	 	HIFK Helsinki	28	33 	0
Source: Elite Prospects
==All time award recipients==
Player 	Wins	Years won
rowspan="2"	 	
2018 	 	
 	1 	2016
 	1 	2021
 	1 	2012
 	1 	2017
 	1 	2014
 	1 	2022
 	1 	2011
 	1 	2015
 	1 	2020
 	1 	2019
==References==
Category:Naisten Liiga trophies and awards