Matti Keinonen

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

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.

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.
• Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002.

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page