Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada to compete, with the provision that the Stanley Cup winners were to be recognized as "World's Champions". The phrase was repeatedly engraved on the Cup, and continued to be used, when the NHL began admitting American franchises. When the NHL assumed formal control of the Cup in 1947, the resulting agreement required "that the winners of this trophy shall be the acknowledged World's Professional Hockey Champions" (in contrast to the IIHF's Ice Hockey World Championships, at the time contested only by amateurs). When the World Hockey Association commenced play in the 1970s, they sought to challenge for the Stanley Cup,
Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy The Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish Liiga to the player who scores the most points during regular season play. To date, Steve Kariya and Martin Kariya are the only two brothers to win the title. Trophy winners: 1977-78: Henry Saleva (Kärpät) 1978-79: Veli-Pekka Ketola (Ässät) 1979-80: Matti Hagman (HIFK) 1980-81: Reijo Leppänen (TPS) 1981-82: Reijo Leppänen (TPS) 1982-83: Matti Hagman (HIFK) 1983-84: Matti Hagman (HIFK) 1984-85: Matti Hagman (HIFK) 1985-86: Arto Javanainen (Ässät) 1986-87: Kari Jalonen (Kärpät) 1987-88: Esa Keskinen (TPS) 1988-89: Raimo Summanen (Ilves) 1989-90: Raimo Summanen (Ilves) 1990-91: