Mia Landvik has had the opportunity to attend a fair number of awards shows over the course of her long career, but rarely because of her own individual performance. She was incredibly honoured to be nominated for the Stevens for the first time in her career, and having announced her retirement just before the awards show, she was determined to make the best of the night. She, of course, brought her husband Mikko Linna as her date, and the two left their twin toddlers with grandparents so they could indulge in a night out. Although Mia didn't win the Stevens, the show was a great opportunity to catch up with all the familiar faces around the league that Mikko hadn't seen in a while and that Mia was about to have much less opportunity to see regularly.

More than that, though, the best part of the red carpet for Mia, hands down, was getting to talk to the fans and do what little she could to repay them for being great over the years - especially all the young kids who told Mia she inspires them to play hockey themselves. She was able to leave after the show reminded of the reason she put so much blood and sweat into the game over the years and return home with her family, confident that she made the impact on the league that she wanted to and content with her choice to move on to a new chapter of her life.