Matti Keinonen Explained

Matti Keinonen (6 November 1941 – 27 November 2021) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and coach.^[1] 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. Keinonen was nicknamed as "Mölli".

He died in Uusikaupunki on 27 November 2021, at the age of 80.^[2]

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.^[3]
• Inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002.^{[4] [5]}

External links

• • Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page

Notes and References

1. News: 28 November 2021. Kuolleet Jääkiekkolegenda Matti "Mölli" Keinonen on kuollut. 28 November 2021. Helsingin Sanomat. fi.
2. Web site: Jääkiekkolegenda Matti Keinonen on kuollut – "Mölli" Keinosen huumorintaju säilyi loppuun saakka . Yle Urehilu . Yleisradio Oy . 28 November 2021 . Helsinki, Finland . fi . 28 November 2021.
3. Web site: Ice Hockey Lions: Matti Keinonen. 23 July 2020. Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame.
4. Web site: Jääkiekkoleijonat: Keinonen Matti. 1987. Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame. fi. 25 June 2023.
5. Web site: Eight new IIHF Hall of Famers will be celebrated in Goteborg. International Ice Hockey Federation. 2002. 8 November 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191630/http://www.iihf.com/news/1newsog70130.htm. 27 September 2007.