Liiga
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The SM-liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, but the league and association have an agreement of cooperation. SM is a common abbreviation for Suomen mestaruus, "Finnish championship".
SM-liiga's 30 year anniversary (1975–2005) badge
SM-liiga clubs' former jerseys
Opening match of Tampere Deck Arena: Tappara vs. Ilves in December 2021
SM-liiga studio in the semifinals in 2006
Kanada-malja
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The Kanada-malja, or Poika, is an ice hockey club championship trophy, awarded annually to the winner of the Finnish SM-liiga playoffs. Kanada-malja is Finnish for "Canada Bowl"; the trophy is so named because it was donated by Canada's Finnish community in 1950.
The Kanada-malja in 1951, the first year it was awarded
Ilves team after winning Finnish champion in 1971-72 season
Porin Karhut player holding the Kanada-malja after winning the Finnish Championship of ice hockey in 1965