Honken Trophy Explained

Honken Trophy
Country:Sweden

Honken Trophy is awarded annually to the Swedish goaltender of the year, playing in Sweden (usually in the SHL), as decided on by Eventhouse and Kamratföreningen Hockeyjournalisterna. It was installed in 2002 and resembles the Vezina Trophy of the NHL. The trophy is named in honour of goalie Leif "Honken" Holmqvist.[1]

Winners

SeasonWinnerTeamWin #
2001–02 HV711
2002–03 Västra Frölunda HC1
2003–04 Västra Frölunda HC2
2004–05 Frölunda HC3
2005–06 Brynäs IF1
2006–07 HV711
2007–08 Djurgårdens IF1
2008–09 Frölunda HC2
2009–10 Brynäs IF1
2010–11 AIK1
2011–12 AIK2
2012–13 HV711
2013–14 Modo Hockey1
2014–15 Luleå HF1
2015–16 Frölunda HC1
2016–17 Malmö Redhawks1
2017–18 Växjö Lakers3
2018–19 Djurgårdens IF1
2020–21 Växjö Lakers4[2]
2021–22 Örebro HK1
2022–23 Skellefteå AIK1
2023–24 Frölunda HC2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Johan Holmqvist får "Honken trophy" . 2009-03-10 . 2009-03-09 . . sv . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110612184859/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=19864&a=1472529 . 2011-06-12 .
  2. Web site: Viktor Fasth retires . 2022-04-04 . 2021-06-10 . . en.