The Päivi Halonen Award () is an ice hockey trophy awarded seasonally by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association to the best defenseman in the Auroraliiga (known as during 1982 to 2017 and as during 2017 to 2024). 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 + SeasonWinnerTeam 2005–06 Ilves Tampere2006–07 Kärpät Oulu2007–08 Espoo Blues2008–09 Espoo Blues2009–10 Espoo Blues2010–11 Espoo Blues2011–12 Kärpät Oulu2012–13 JYP Jyväskylä2013–14 JYP Jyväskylä2014–15 JYP Jyväskylä2015–16 JYP Jyväskylä2016–17 Kärpät Oulu2017–18 Kärpät Oulu2018–19 Minttu Tuominen Espoo Blues2019–20 Kiekko-Espoo2020–21 Kiekko-Espoo2021–22 Kiekko-Espoo2022–23 IFK Helsinki2023–24 IFK Helsinki2024–25 Kiekko-Espoo2025–26 Ilves Tampere 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 2 2019, 2025 2 2023, 2024 1 2006 1 2026
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