# Le Mat Trophy

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| caption          = [Västra Frölunda IF](/source/Fr%C3%B6lunda_HC)'s [Lars-Eric Lundvall](/source/Lars-Eric_Lundvall) receiving the Le Mat trophy following the 1965 Swedish National Championship playoffs.
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The '''Le Mat Trophy''' ({{langx|sv|Le Mat-pokalen}}, {{lit|Le Mat Cup}}) is the [trophy](/source/trophy) awarded to [Swedish champions in ice hockey](/source/List_of_Swedish_ice_hockey_champions). The trophy has been awarded since the [1926 season](/source/1926_Swedish_Ice_Hockey_Championship) and starting with the [1975–76 season](/source/1975%E2%80%9376_Elitserien_season) – it has been awarded to the winners of the [Swedish Hockey League](/source/Swedish_Hockey_League) (SHL) playoffs.

The Le Mat is the oldest trophy competed for by professional athletes in Sweden. The trophy was donated by the founding father of ice hockey in Sweden, [Raoul Le Mat](/source/Raoul_Le_Mat), and [Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.](/source/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) in 1926.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Svensk ishockey 75 år: ett jubileumsverk i samband med Svenska ishockeyförbundets 75-årsjubileum |publisher=Strömberg/Brunnhage |year=1997 |location=Vällingby |language=Swedish |editor-last=Stark |editor-first=Janne |editor-last2=Andersson |editor-first2=Hasse |isbn=91-861-84-49-0 |page=33}}</ref> Since then, the silver cup has been modified and now features a lid with two crossed ice hockey sticks and an [oak](/source/oak) base. The cup is {{convert|52|cm|in|abbr=on}} high and weighs {{convert|3.34|kg|lb|abbr=on}}.<ref name="History">{{cite web|title=Nu börjar jakten på Le Mat |publisher=Hockeyligan.se |language=sv |url=http://www.hockeyligan.se/rinkside.php?nid=10958 |access-date=2007-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070321103244/http://www.hockeyligan.se/rinkside.php?nid=10958 |archive-date=2007-03-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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Category:Awards established in 1926
Category:Swedish ice hockey trophies and awards
Category:Swedish Hockey League
Category:1926 establishments in Sweden
Category:Swedish Ice Hockey Championship
Category:Swedish Division I

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