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
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: