The Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish SM-liiga to the best rookie of the season. The trophy is named in honor of Jarmo Wasama, a young Finnish defenseman who was killed in an automobile accident in 1966 Trophy Winners: 1971-72: Seppo Ahokainen (Ilves) 1972-73: Jukka Alkula (Tappara) 1973-74: Matti Hagman (HIFK) 1974-75: Markus Mattsson (Ilves) 1975-76: Kari Makkonen (Ässät) 1976-77: Risto Siltanen (Ilves) 1977-78: Markku Kiimalainen (Kärpät) 1978-79: Kari Jalonen (Kärpät) 1979-80: Pekka Arbelius (Kärpät) 1980-81: Petri Skriko (SaiPa) 1981-82: Hannu Virta (TPS)