Keinonen and Juhani Lahtinen after a Finland match against Sweden in 1965
Born (1941-11-06)6 November 1941
Tampere, Finland
Died 27 November 2021(2021-11-27) (aged 80)
Uusikaupunki, 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
Coached for Lätkä-77
Turun Palloseura
Porin Ässät
Rauman Lukko
Raahe-Kiekko
Jää-Kotkat
National team  Finland
Playing career 19601978
Coaching career 19832003

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

References

  1. "Kuolleet | Jääkiekkolegenda Matti "Mölli" Keinonen on kuollut". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "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.
  3. "Ice Hockey Lions: Matti Keinonen". Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  4. "Jääkiekkoleijonat: Keinonen Matti". Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (in Finnish). 1987. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. "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.
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