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Matti Keinonen

International Played for the Finnish National Team from 1962 to 1973 ... Participated in two Olympics and 10 World and European Championships ... Was one of the best forwards on the team ... He played in 196 games for the National Team in his career ... Scored 71 goals and had 49 assists for the total of 120 points.

Career Began his career in 1960 with Lukko Rauma ... Played for Lukko from 1960 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1970 ... From 1965 to 1968he played for RU-38 Pori ... He later played for HJK Helsinki (1970 to 1973), Jokerit Helsinki (1973 to 1975), TPS Turku (1977 to 78) ... In his career, he played 267 games in the Finnish League, collecting 186 goals and 125 assists for 311 points ... Played for teams that won the national title twice: 1962-63 and 1966-67 ... After retiring, he began his coaching career ... From 1982 to 1985 he coached TPS Turku ... Later worked with Lukko Rauma.

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1973 World & European Championships -- Pool A 10 9 2 0 2 22
1972 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 10 5 2 0 2 2
1972 World & European Championships -- Pool A 10 6 0 0 0 6
1971 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 10 2 0 0 0 2
1970 World & European Championships -- Pool A 10 10 4 4 8 11
1969 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 10 5 3 - - -
1969 World & European Championships -- Pool A 10 9 3 1 4 4
1968 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 10 1 0 1 1 0
1968 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 9 7 3 0 3 14
1967 World & European Championships -- Pool A 7 7 1 1 2 6
1966 World & European Championships -- Pool A 11 7 0 1 1 16
1965 World & European Championships -- Pool A - 7 2 1 3 0
1963 World & European Championships -- Pool A 8 7 6 3 9 10
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