Matti Keinonen

Matti Keinonen (born 6 November 1941) is a Finnish retired 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.

Matti Keinonen
Matti Keinonen and Juhani Lahtinen after a Finnish national team game against Sweden in 1965.
Born (1941-11-06) 6 November 1941
Tampere, Finland
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb; 11 st 9 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Lukko
RU-38
HJK
Jokerit
TPS
National team  Finland
Playing career 1960–1978

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]
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References
  1. "Ice Hockey Lions: Matti Keinonen". Hockey Hall of Fame Finland. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. "Hall of Fame". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2020.


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