Matti Keinonen | ||
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Born | Tampere, Finland | 6 November 1941,|
Height Weight |
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Position | Left Wing | |
Shoots | Left | |
Pro clubs | Lukko RU-38 HJK Jokerit TPS | |
Ntl. team | ![]() | |
Playing career | 1960–1978 |
Matti Keinonen (born 6 November 1941) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player and coach. During his career he played in the SM-sarja with Lukko Rauma, RU-38, HJK Helsinki, Jokerit, and TPS Turku. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987 and into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002.
Honours and accolades[]
- Five-time SM-sarja All-Star.
- Finnish Championship winner in 1962–63 with Lukko and in 1966–67 with RU-38.
- Finnish Championship Runner-up in 1960–61 with Lukko and in 1971–72 with HJK.
- Finnish Championship Bronze in 1964–65 and 1968–69 with Lukko.
- SM-sarja Most Goals (26) and Most Points (43) in same season (1966-1967).
- Number retired by Lukko (#7).
- Played with the Finnish national team at two Winter Olympic Games (1968 and 1972) and at nine World Championships (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, and 1973).
- Inducted to the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland in 1987 as Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #50.[1]
- Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002.[2]
References[]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page
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