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1979-1980

1979-1980 Finland Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S	League
GOALTENDERS
	#1	Antero Kivelä (G)	68	1955	Pori, FIN	5'11"	179	L	Liiga
	#19	Jorma Valtonen (G)	77	1946	Turku, FIN	5'9"	161	L	Liiga
DEFENSEMEN
	#9	Kari Eloranta (D)	68	1956	Lahti, FIN	6'2"	201	L	SHL
	#6	Hannu Haapalainen (D)		1951	Nokia, FIN	-	-	R	Liiga
	#8	Tapio Levo (D)"C"	69	1955	Pori, FIN	6'1"	192	L	Liiga
	#10	Lasse Litma (D)	70	1954	Jyväskylä, FIN	6'0"	183	L	Liiga
	#4	Olli Saarinen (D)	71	1953	Mänttä, FIN	5'8"	152	-	Liiga
	#3	Seppo Suoraniemi (D)	73	1951	Oulu, FIN	5'9"	168	R	Liiga
FORWARDS
	#23	Markku Hakulinen (F)		1956	Joensuu, FIN	6'2"	194	-	Liiga
	#17	Markku Kiimalainen (LW)	69	1955	Oulu, FIN	6'0"	172	-	Liiga
	#20	Jukka Koskilahti (F)	70	1954	Raisio, FIN	5'9"	168	-	SHL
	#21	Hannu Koskinen (C)	70	1953	Lahti, FIN	-	-	-	Liiga
	#17	Jari Kurri (RW)	64	1960	Helsinki, FIN	6'0"	198	R	Liiga
	#15	Mikko Leinonen (C)	69	1955	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	176	L	Liiga
	#22	Reijo Leppänen (F)	73	1951	Turku, FIN	5'7"	159	L	Liiga
	#28	Jarmo Mäkitalo (RW)	64	1960	Lahti, FIN	5'9"	165	R	Liiga
	#12	Esa Peltonen (LW)"A"	77	1947	Oulu, FIN	5'10"	176	L	Liiga
	#25	Jukka Porvari (RW)	70	1954	Tampere, FIN	5'11"	174	L	Liiga
	#29	Timo Susi (LW)	65	1959	Kouvola, FIN	5'10"	176	L	Liiga
	#13	Ismo Villa (F)		1954	Rauma, FIN	5'8"	157	L	Liiga

Position: G: 2, D: 6, F: 12Av Age: 25.90 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 174 lbsCompare with other teams »

1979-1980 Finland Staff

Head CoachKalevi Numminen
Asst. CoachKari Mäkinen
Team ManagerFrank Moberg
Equipment ManagerTorsti Mäkipää

Team Staff History

1979-1980 Finland Captains

"C"

Tapio Levo

"A"

Esa Peltonen

Team Captaincy History

Finland Facts

Plays in: Olympic Games
2022: OG Gold
2018: OG Quarterfinal loss
2014: OG Bronze
2010: OG Bronze

1979-1980 Finland Roster Facts

Nationalities

20 players

Experience

Finland: 163 GP
WC: 278 GP
OG: 163 GP
SHL: 172 GP
Liiga: 2 716 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Finland (WC)
Finland (EHT)
Finland U18 (WJC-18)
Finland U20 (WJC-20)
Finland (CC)
Finland (WCup)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Helsinki Areena
Location: Helsinki, FIN
Capacity: 13 349
Construction Year: 1997

Finland Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
02/20/2022 04:10 AM UTC	Finland	Russia	2 - 1	Olympics
02/18/2022 04:10 AM UTC	Finland	Slovakia	2 - 0	Olympics
02/16/2022 08:40 AM UTC	Finland	Switzerland	5 - 1	Olympics
02/13/2022 08:40 AM UTC	Finland	Sweden	4 - 3 (OT 62:01)	Olympics
02/11/2022 01:10 PM UTC	Latvia	Finland	1 - 3	Olympics

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Finland History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2021-2022	OG	3	2	0	-	1	0	13	6	8	2.67	1	Champion
2017-2018	OG	3	2	1	-	0	0	11	6	6	2	6	Quarterfinal loss
2013-2014	OG	6	4	1	-	0	1	24	10	13	2.17		Bronze game win
2009-2010	OG	6	4	2	-	0	0	19	13	12	2		Bronze game win
2005-2006	OG	8	7	1	0	-	-	29	8	14	1.75		Final loss
2001-2002	OG	4	2	2	0	-	-	12	10	4	1	6	Quarterfinal loss
1997-1998	OG	6	3	3	0	-	-	20	19	6	1		Bronze game win
1993-1994	OG	8	7	1	0	-	-	38	10	14	1.75		Bronze game win
1991-1992	OG	8	4	3	1	-	-	29	11	9	1.13	7	Quarterfinal loss
1987-1988	OG	8	5	2	1	-	-	34	14	11	1.38		Final group
1983-1984	OG	6	2	3	1	-	-	31	26	5	0.83	6	Placement game loss
1979-1980	OG	7	3	3	1	-	-	31	25	7	1	4	Final group
1975-1976	OG	6	3	3	0	-	-	30	20	6	1	4	Final group
1971-1972	OG	6	3	3	0	-	-	27	25	6	1	5	Final group
1967-1968	OG	8	4	3	1	-	-	28	25	9	1.13	5	Final group
1963-1964	OG	8	3	5	0	-	-	18	33	6	0.75	6	Final group
1959-1960	OG	6	3	2	1	-	-	55	23	7	1.17	7	-
1951-1952	OG	8	2	6	0	-	-	21	60	4	0.5	7	-

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Nationalities Throughout History

251 players

Elite Prospects Notes and Trivia

2022 Gold Medal Lineup
Markus Granlund – Sakari Manninen – Teemu Hartikainen
Mikko Lehtonen – Juuso Hietanen

Harri Pesonen – Valtteri Filppula – Iiro Pakarinen
Petteri Lindbohm – Sami Vatanen

Miro Aaltonen – Joonas Nättinen – Leo Komarov
Niklas Friman – Valtteri Kemiläinen

Saku Mäenalanen – Hannes Björninen – Marko Anttila
Atte Ohtamaa – Ville Pokka

Harri Säteri
(Jussi Olkinuora)

2014 Bronze Medal Lineup
Mikael Granlund - Jarkko Immonen/Aleksander Barkov - Teemu Selänne
Kimmo Timonen - Sami Vatanen

Jussi Jokinen - Olli Jokinen - Tuomo Ruutu
Olli Määttä - Sami Salo

Lauri Korpikoski - Petri Kontiola - Juhamatti Aaltonen
Sami Lepistö - Juuso Hietanen

Leo Komarov - Jori Lehterä - Antti Pihlström
Ossi Väänänen - Lasse Kukkonen

Tuukka Rask
(Kari Lehtonen)

2010 Bronze Medal Lineup
Jere Lehtinen - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selänne
Valtteri Filppula - Mikko Koivu - Tuomo Ruutu
Niklas Hagman - Niko Kapanen - Antti Miettinen
Ville Peltonen - Olli Jokinen - Jarkko Ruutu

Kimmo Timonen - Sami Salo
Joni Pitkänen - Lasse Kukkonen/Janne Niskala
Toni Lydman - Sami Lepistö

Miika Kiprusoff
(Niklas Bäckström)

2006 Silver Medal Lineup
Jere Lehtinen - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selänne
Ville Peltonen - Olli Jokinen - Jussi Jokinen
Niklas Hagman - Niko Kapanen - Ville Nieminen
Antti Laaksonen - Mikko Koivu - Jarkko Ruutu

Kimmo Timonen - Sami Salo
Toni Lydman - Teppo Numminen
Aki Berg - Petteri Nummelin

Antero Niitymäki
(Fredrik Norrena)

1998 Bronze Medal Lineup
Jere Lehtinen - Saku Koivu - Teemu Selänne
Esa Tikkanen - Jari Kurri - Mika Nieminen
Ville Peltonen - Juha Ylönen - Sami Kapanen
Juha Lind - Raimo Helminen - Kimmo Rintanen

Janne Niinimaa - Teppo Numminen
Aki-Petteri Berg - Jyrki Lumme
Kimmo Timonen - Janne Laukkanen

Jarmo Myllys
(Ari Sulander)

1994 Bronze Medal Lineup
Marko Palo - Esa Keskinen - Mika Nieminen
Mikko Mäkelä - Raimo Helminen - Sami Kapanen
Ville Peltonen - Saku Koivu - Jere Lehtinen
Petri Varis - Janne Ojanen - Mika Alatalo

Janne Laukkanen - Timo Jutila
Marko Kiprusoff - Hannu Virta
Erik Hämäläinen - Mika Strömberg

Jarmo Myllys
(Jukka Tammi)

1988 Silver Medal Lineup
Reijo Mikkolainen - Erkki Lehtonen - Timo Susi
Jukka Virtanen - Kari Eloranta

Erkki Laine - Raimo Helminen - Iiro Järvi
Simo Saarinen - Reijo Ruotsalainen

Kari Laitinen - Janne Ojanen - Pekka Tuomisto
Timo Blomqvist - Teppo Numminen

Kai Suikkanen - Esa Keskinen - Jari Torkki
Jyrki Lumme - Arto Ruotanen

Jarmo Myllys
(Jukka Tammi)