Matti Keinonen

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]

^ "Kuolleet | Jääkiekkolegenda Matti "Mölli" Keinonen on kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Jääkiekkolegenda Matti Keinonen on kuollut – "Mölli" Keinosen huumorintaju säilyi loppuun saakka". Yle Urehilu (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland: Yleisradio Oy. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Ice Hockey Lions: Matti Keinonen". Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ "Jääkiekkoleijonat: Keinonen Matti". Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (in Finnish). 1987. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Eight new IIHF Hall of Famers will be celebrated in Goteborg". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2002. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2007.

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