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Finland Seppo Ahokainen
#36 Tappara / SM-liiga - 86/87
2-time Austrian Champion 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
4-time Liiga Champion 4
Date of Birth
Jan 19, 1952
Position
F
Age
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Lauritsala, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
LauTP
Contract
-

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Seppo Ahokainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1967-68 LauTP Perussarja -* 10* 3* 13* -* -* |
1969-70 SaiPa Suomen sarja 14* 4* 7* 11* 14* -* |
Finland U19 EJC-19 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
1970-71 SaiPa U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 5* 3* 13* 16* 12* -* |
SaiPa Suomen sarja 13* 10* 6* 16* 8* -* | Qualification 5 0 5 5 4 -
Finland U19 EJC-19 5* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
1971-72 Ilves U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 5* -* -* -* -* -* |
Ilves SM-sarja 32* 13* 13* 26* 24* -* |
Finland WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
1972-73 Ilves SM-sarja 34* 14* 11* 25* 34* -* |
Finland WC 10* 2* 0* 2* 20* -* |
1973-74 Ilves SM-sarja 36* 25* 18* 43* 44* -* |
Finland WC 10* 6* 3* 9* 2* -* |
1974-75 Ilves SM-sarja 35* 19* 18* 37* 48* -* |
1975-76 Ilves “C” SM-liiga 34* 19* 15* 34* 41* -* |
Finland OG 6* 1* 5* 6* 6* -* |
1976-77 Ilves SM-liiga 22* 9* 14* 23* 16* -* |
Finland WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
1977-78 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 10* 3* 0* 3* 0* -* |
1978-79 Klagenfurter AC Austria -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Finland WC 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
1979-80 Klagenfurter AC Austria 38* 34* 50* 84* 43* -* |
1980-81 Tappara SM-liiga 36* 16* 20* 36* 28* 28* | Playoffs 8 1 4 5 8 -
Finland WC 5* 2* 2* 4* 2* -* |
1981-82 Tappara SM-liiga 28* 10* 16* 26* 20* 26* | Playoffs 11 3 3 6 0 -
Finland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -5* |
1982-83 Tappara SM-liiga 33* 12* 17* 29* 44* 11* | Playoffs 8 3 1 4 0 -
1983-84 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 37* 15* 16* 31* 44* 13* | Playoffs 8 3 0 3 6 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 4* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
1984-85 Tappara “C” SM-liiga 33* 10* 7* 17* 28* -12* |
1985-86 Tappara SM-liiga 35* 11* 16* 27* 29* 13* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 2 2
1986-87 Tappara SM-liiga 40* 6* 6* 12* 17* 9* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 2 -

Seppo Ahokainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 3 38* 34* 50* 84* 2.21* 43* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-19 2 10* 0* 5* 5* 0.50* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 2 10* 3* 13* 16* 1.60* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 302* 108* 129* 237* 0.78* 269* 90* | 6 47 12 * 10 * 22 * 0.47 * 18 * 2 *
OG 1 6* 1* 5* 6* 1.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Perussarja 1 -* 10* 3* 13* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-sarja 4 137* 71* 60* 131* 0.96* 150* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomen sarja 2 27* 14* 13* 27* 1.00* 22* -* | 1 5 0 * 5 * 5 * 1.00 * 4 * - *
WC 8 67* 15* 11* 26* 0.39* 36* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Seppo Ahokainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EC-KAC

Cult/Star player for Ilves

Cult/Star player for Tappara

In his 16 years as a professional, Seppo Ahokainen played for three clubs only. He won the Finnsh SM-Liiga five times in his career and added two championship titles with Austrian Klagenfurter AC. Furthermore, he played 162 international games for Team Finland, including seven world championships and the Olympics in 1976. In his three seasons in the Austrian league, Ahokainen scored 204 points (92 goals, 112 assists) in 103 matches, his overall record in the SM-Liiga are 366 points in 434 games for Ilves and Tappara from Tampere. Seppo Ahokainen was introduced to the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1993.
(by Hannes Biedermann)