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Age Player Nationality Date of death Cause of death Notes 40: Terry Sawchuk Canada May 31, 1970: injuries suffered in an off-ice shoving incident: Played 21 seasons and 972 games in the National Hockey League from 1949 to 1970; 14 of those seasons played with the Detroit Red Wings who retired his number 1; set numerous NHL goalie records and won numerous NHL awards; considered by many to be ...
The list of Olympic men's ice hockey players for Finland consisted of 203 skaters and 22 goaltenders. Men's ice hockey tournaments have been staged at the Olympic Games since 1920 (it was introduced at the 1920 Summer Olympics , and was permanently added to the Winter Olympic Games in 1924).
Finnish athletes have won a total of 305 medals at the Summer Games, mostly in athletics and wrestling. Finland has also won 175 medals at the Winter Games, mostly in nordic skiing events. The National Olympic Committee for Finland is the Finnish Olympic Committee, and was created and recognized in 1907, when Finland was an autonomous Grand ...
People who have died as a result of participating in, training for, or attending sporting events. Subcategories This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
Belarusian hockey player Koltsov died in March 2024 at the age of 42. “According to investigators on Monday, March 18, 2024, at approximately 12:39 a.m., Bal Harbour Police and Fire Rescue were ...
Ice hockey Erkki Olavi Hytönen (27 May 1933 – 22 December 2020) was a Finnish ice hockey player. [ 1 ] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics .
Ilpo Kaarlo Koskela (January 29, 1945 – August 9, 1997) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He was born in Janakkala, and played for Reipas Lahti, Jokerit, and Kiekkoreipas Lahti. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1989.
The medal achieved in the tournament was the first World Championship medal and the second value medal after the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics, where Finland clinched a surprise silver after defeating the unmotivated USSR. At the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, Finland achieved its first gold in international ice hockey. The Finns ...