Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy is awarded annually to the Swedish Hockey League ( SHL ) playoffs ' most valuable player ( MVP ) , as decided by SICO ( Sweden 's Ice hockey players Central Organisation ) . It was installed in 2010 and resembles the Conn Smythe Trophy of the NHL . The trophy was renamed in honour of Stefan Liv in 2013 . Stefan Liv , aged 30 , was killed in a plane crash on September 7 , 2011 , along with his teammates and team staff of Russian club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL )
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Stefan Liv Memorial Trophy