The Auroraliiga All-Star team (Finnish: Auroraliigan Tähdistökentällinen)[1] or teams honor the best performers at each position over the Auroraliiga 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 Auroraliiga; previously, teams were selected by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.
| Sport | Ice hockey |
|---|---|
| League | Auroraliiga |
| Awarded for | Best players at each position as selected by the coaches of the Auroraliiga |
| 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 five. Left winger Elisa Holopainen has the most selections per season played, with seven selections in seven seasons. Of players active in the league during the 2025–26 regular season, Anni Keisala and winger Emma Nuutinen led with five selections each.
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
edit| ^ | Denotes player active in the 2025–26 Auroraliiga season |
| * | Denotes player 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 Auroraliiga's Player of the Year in the same season |
Most selections
editThe following table only lists players with at least three total selections.
| ^ | Denotes player active in the 2025–26 Auroraliiga season |
| * | Denotes player 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 | 4 | 7 |
| Minttu Tuominen | D | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Jenni Hiirikoski | D | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Anne Helin | LW | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Matilda Nilsson^ | RW | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Annina Rajahuhta | RW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Anni Keisala^ | G | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Nelli Laitinen | D | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Emma Nuutinen^ | RW | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Michaela Pejzlová | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Isa Rahunen | D | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Tiina Ranne^ | G | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| Mira Jalosuo | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Anna Kilponen | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tanja Niskanen | C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Sanni Rantala | D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Meeri Räisänen | G | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Elli Suoranta^ | D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
References
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- "Awards - Auroraliiga (W) First All-Star Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- "Awards - Auroraliiga (W) Second All-Star Team". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- 1 2 Seppä, Lassi (17 April 2026). "Kiekko-Espoon Emma Nuutinen on Auroraliigan paras pelaaja, HPK:n Marko Peltoniemi paras valmentaja" [Kiekko-Espoo's Emma Nuutinen is the best player in the Auroraliiga, HPK's Marko Peltoniemi is the best coach]. Jatkoaika (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
- ↑ "Kärppien pelaajille valtaosa Naisten SM-sarjan kausipalkinnoista - Katso lista!". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). 31 March 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (8 March 2018). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2017-18 palkitut pelaajat, erotuomarit ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (26 February 2019). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2018–19 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). "Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021". Jääkiekkokirja (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti: 562. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 28 February 2023 – via hina.fi.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (15 March 2021). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2020–21 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". leijonat.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Ice Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (13 June 2022). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2021–22 palkitut pelaajat ja tähtikentät". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (10 June 2023). "Naisten Liigan kauden 2022–23 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ↑ Löfman, Heikki (20 February 2024). "Valmentajien nimeämät All Star -kentälliset ovat nyt selvillä". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ↑ Mennander, Pasi (7 June 2025). "Auroraliigan kauden 2024–25 palkitut pelaajat, valmentajat ja tuomarit". Finnish Ice Hockey Association (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 February 2026.