Naisten Liiga All-Star team
The Naisten Liiga All-Star teams honor the best performers at each position over the Naisten Liiga season and have been recognized since the 2006–07 season. Since the 2023–24 season, all-star team selection is done by the coaches of the Naisten Liiga; previously, teams were selected by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Naisten Liiga |
| Awarded for | Best players at each position as selected by the coaches of the Naisten Liiga |
| Presented by | Finnish Ice Hockey Association |
The career leader in selections is centre Linda Leppänen (née Välimäki), named to a total of eight all-star teams, four while playing with Ilves Tampere and four with Espoo Blues (Espoo United). Jenni Hiirikoski leads all defensemen in selections, with six, and Anni Keisala leads all goaltenders in selections, with four. Of players active in the league, left winger Elisa Holopainen leads with seven selections.
French centre Estelle Duvin was the first international player to be honored as a first team all-star, selected for the 2020–21 season. Czech centre Michaela Pejzlová and French defenseman Athéna Locatelli were the first international players to be honored as second team all-stars, also for the 2020–21 season.
All-Stars
| ^ | Denotes players active in the current or most recently completed season of the Naisten Liiga |
| * | Denotes players inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame |
| Player (X) | Denotes the number of times a player has been selected |
| Player (in bold text) |
Denotes players who won the Riikka Nieminen Award as the Naisten Liiga's Player of the Year in the same season |
Most selections
The following table only lists players with at least three total selections.
| ^ | Denotes players active in the current or most recently completed season of the Naisten Liiga |
| * | Denotes players inducted to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame |
| Player | Pos | Total | First team |
Second team |
Player of the Year |
Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Väilimäki | C | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| Elisa Holopainen^ | LW | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Jenni Hiirikoski | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Anne Helin | LW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Matilda Nilsson | RW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Minttu Tuominen^ | D | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Annina Rajahuhta | RW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Anni Keisala | G | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Nelli Laitinen | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Michaela Pejzlová^ | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Isa Rahunen | D | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Mira Jalosuo | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Anna Kilponen^ | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tanja Niskanen | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Emma Nuutinen^ | RW | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tiina Ranne^ | G | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Sanni Rantala^ | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Meeri Räisänen | G | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
References
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