The Le Mat Trophy ( sv, Le Mat-pokalen, "Le Mat Cup") is the

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awarded to Swedish champions in ice hockey, which since 1976 has been the winners of the SHL playoffs. The Le Mat is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in Sweden. The trophy was donated by the founding father of ice hockey in Sweden,

Raoul Le Mat Raoul Le Mat (September 3, 1875 – February 15, 1947) was an American film director and ice hockey coach, most famous for introducing ice hockey in Sweden during the early 1920s. Together with Ernest Viberg and Thomas Cahill, Le Mat introd ...

, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. in 1926. Since then, the silver cup has been modified and features now a lid with two crossed ice hockey sticks and an

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base. The cup is 52 cm high and weighs 3.34 kg.

References

{{SHL Awards established in 1926 Swedish ice hockey trophies and awards Swedish Hockey League 1926 establishments in Sweden Swedish Ice Hockey Championship Swedish Division I