The Kalevi Numminen trophy is an

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award given by the Finnish

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to the best coach of the season. In 2019 it was awarded to

Antti Pennanen Antti Pennanen (born 5 February 1979) is a Finnish former ice hockey player and current head coach for Finland men's national ice hockey team. He previously served as the head coach for Ilves, Jukurit and HPK in the Finnish Liiga. Playing car ...

of HPK. Trophy Winners: 1977-78: Kari Mäkinen ( Ässät) 1978-79: Veli-Pekka Roiha ( Reipas Lahti) 1979-80: Jorma Rikala (

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

) 1980-81: Kari Mäkinen ( Kärpät) 1981-82:

Rauno Korpi Rauno "Rane" Korpi (born June 25, 1951 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish ice hockey coach. He coached Tappara to three consecutive Finnish Championships in SM-liiga during the years 1986-1988. He has also won one additional Finnish Championship Go ...

(

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the SM-liiga. They play at ''Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 20 Finnish league championships, wh ...

) 1982-83: Reino Ruotsalainen (

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (, English: Joker (playing card), Jokers or Jesters of Helsinki) is a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland, which competes in Mestis. Jokerit plays its home games at the Helsinki Ice Hall and Helsinki Halli in ...

) 1983-84:

Pentti Matikainen Pentti Matikainen (5 October 1950 – 29 June 2025) was a Finnish hockey coach and general manager. He was selected the SM-liiga coach of the year in 1984. As the coach of the Finnish national ice hockey team, he led Finland to silv ...

(Kärpät) 1984-85: Seppo Hiitelä (

Ilves Tampereen Ilves, commonly known as Ilves, (; Finnish language, Finnish for "Eurasian lynx, Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Nokia Arena (Tampere), Nokia Arena. The colors of Ilves, ...

) 1985-86: Rauno Korpi (Tappara) 1986-87: Rauno Korpi (Tappara) 1987-88: Pentti Matikainen (HIFK) 1988-89:

Hannu Aravirta Hannu Aravirta (born 26 March 1953) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and an ice hockey coach for the Finnish national men's team, SM-liiga and Elitserien. Career as player Aravirta was born in Savonlinna, and made his first professional ...

( JYP) 1989-90: Hannu Jortikka (

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) 1990-91: Hannu Jortikka (TPS) 1991-92:

Harri Rindell Harri Rindell (born January 17, 1954) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Rindell took over the head coaching duties for HIFK in the Finnish Liiga on February 28, 2014 as a mid-season replacement for Raimo Summanen. Rindell pla ...

(HIFK) 1992-93: Vladimir Jursinov (TPS) 1993-94: Vladimir Jursinov (TPS) 1994-95: Vladimir Jursinov (TPS) 1995-96:

Sakari Pietilä Sakari Pietilä (born 21 June 1954) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. Pietilä was a SM-liiga head coach with HPK for the 1995–96 SM-liiga season and Jokerit for the 1997–98 SM-liiga season. He was the head coach of the ...

( HPK) 1996-97: Hannu Kapanen (HPK) 1997-98: Erkka Westerlund (HIFK) 1998-99: Hannu Jortikka (TPS) 1999-00: Hannu Jortikka (TPS) 2000-01: Hannu Jortikka (TPS) 2001-02:

Raimo Summanen Raimo Olavi Summanen (born March 2, 1962) is a former professional ice hockey forward and the current head coach of HIFK of the Finnish Elite League. He is also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmont ...

(Jokerit) 2002-03: Jukka Rautakorpi (Tappara) 2003-04: Kari Heikkilä (Kärpät) 2004-05:

Kari Jalonen Kari Jalonen (born January 6, 1960) is a Finland, Finnish professional ice hockey coach and former player. He was a former head coach of Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team in year's 2022 and 2023. He is not related to Finnish i ...

(Kärpät) 2005-06: Jukka Jalonen (HPK) 2006-07: Kari Jalonen (Kärpät) 2007-08: Petri Matikainen (

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) 2008-09:

Risto Dufva Risto Dufva (born May 1, 1963) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently the head coach of Vaasan Sport of the Finnish ice hockey league (Liiga). Dufva played with JYP Jyväskylä JYP is an ice hockey team playin ...

(JYP) 2009-10: Kai Suikkanen (TPS) 2010-11: Petri Matikainen (Blues) 2011-12: Jyrki Aho (JYP) 2012-13:

Karri Kivi Karri Kivi (born 31 January 1970, in Turku) is a Finnish former ice hockey player and current coach of HC Nové Zámky of Tipos Extraliga. Playing career He started his professional career in Ilves in 1988-89 and played until 2001, representing ...

(Ässät) 2013-14: Pekka Tirkkonen (

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) 2014-15: Lauri Marjamäki (Kärpät) 2015-16:

Jussi Tapola Jussi Tapola (born June 13, 1974) is a Finland, Finnish ice hockey coach. He is currently the head coach for SC Bern in the Swiss National League (ice hockey), National League. Career Tapola spent his playing days in Finnish lower leagues, mos ...

(Tappara) 2016-17: Pekka Virta (

KalPa Kalevan Pallo (KalPa) is a professional ice hockey team which competes in the Finnish Liiga. They play in Kuopio, Finland at the Niiralan monttu, Olvi Areena. Team history Established in 1929 as ''Sortavalan Palloseura'' in Sortavala, the club r ...

) 2017-18: Mikko Manner (Kärpät) 2018-19:

(HPK) 2019-20:

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(

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) 2020-21: Pekka Virta (Lukko) 2021-22:

Olli Jokinen Olli Veli Pekka Jokinen (born December 5, 1978) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He was selected by the Los Angeles Kings third overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he made his NHL debut. He has also played for the Ne ...

(Jukurit) 2022-23: Tommi Niemelä (Pelicans) 2023-24:

Rikard Grönborg Rikard Grönborg (born 8 June 1968) is a Swedish professional ice hockey coach and former defenceman. Grönborg is currently the head coach of Tappara in Finnish Liiga. 2019–2022 he served as head coach of ZSC Lions of the National League. In ...

(Tappara) 2024-25:

Raimo Helminen Raimo Ilmari Helminen (born 11 March 1964 in Tampere, Finland) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He is often called "Raipe" or "Maestro" by his fans. He is the world record holder for most international games played by a hockey p ...

(SaiPa)

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