Presidents' Trophy The Presidents' Trophy winner is guaranteed home-ice advantage in all four rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, provided the team advances that far. However, it does not guarantee that success, as only eight of all the Presidents' Trophy winners have gone on to win the Stanley Cup in their respective years, leading to a popular superstition that the Trophy may be cursed. In addition, six Presidents' Trophy winners have been eliminated in the preliminary round of the playoffs, with first-round upsets being common in the NHL compared to other major professional sports. NHL broadcaster Darren Eliot attributes the apparent lack
Lasse Oksanen trophy Lasse Oksanen trophy The Lasse Oksanen trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Liiga to the best player of the season during regular season play. Trophy winners: 1993-94: Esa Keskinen (TPS) 1994-95: Saku Koivu (TPS) 1995-96: Juha Riihijärvi (Lukko) 1996-97: Jani Hurme (TPS) 1997-98: Raimo Helminen (Ilves) 1998-99: Jan Caloun (HIFK) 1999-00: Kai Nurminen (TPS) 2000-01: Tony Virta (TPS) 2001-02: Janne Ojanen (Tappara) 2002-03: Antti Miettinen (HPK) 2003-04: Timo Pärssinen (HIFK) 2004-05: Tim Thomas (Jokerit) 2005-06: Tony Salmelainen (HIFK) 2006-07: Cory Murphy (HIFK) 2007-08: Ville Leino (Jokerit) 2008-09: Juuso Riksman (Jokerit) 2009-10: Jori Lehterä (Tappara) 2010-11: Ville