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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).
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 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 ...
Pages in category "Olympic ice hockey players for Finland" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 331 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Eero Olavi Saari (18 September 1928 – 29 April 2023) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played with the Tampereen Ilves of the SM-liiga and with the Finnish national team. He represented Finland at the 1951 Ice Hockey World Championships and in the ice hockey tournament at the 1952 Winter Olympics. [1] [2]
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 ...
Markku Pauli Hakulinen (27 February 1956 – 9 October 1990) was a Finnish ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics. [1] Hakulinen died after jumping in front of a train in 1990. [2]
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 .