Lauri Mononen
| Lauri Mononen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Mononen in 1975 photo | |||
| Born |
22 March 1950 | ||
| Died |
5 August 2018 (aged 68) Kesälahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Jokerit (SM-liiga) HIFK (SM-liiga) Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) SC Bern (NLA) | ||
| Playing career | 1969–1985 | ||
Lauri Ilmari Mononen (22 March 1950 – 5 August 2018) was a Finnish professional ice hockey winger.[1] While playing for Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association he was one of the first Finns to play professional hockey in North America. He played for a total of two seasons in the WHA. He also won the Finnish Championship once and the Swiss Championship once. He was twice chosen as best forward in the Finnish League and selected to the All-Star five three times (1969, 1972, 1975). He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.[2]
His number 15 has been frozen by his former club, Jokipojat. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame as number 75.
Career statistics
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| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970-71 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-sarja | 26 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971-72 | Karhu-Kissat Helsinki | SM-sarja | 31 | 21 | 15 | 36 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972-73 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-sarja | 36 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974-75 | TPS Turku | SM-sarja | 35 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975-76 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 75 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1976-77 | Oklahoma City Blazers | CHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976-77 | Phoenix Roadrunners | WHA | 67 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977-78 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga | 34 | 27 | 12 | 39 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978-79 | HIFK Helsinki | SM-liiga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979-80 | Bern SC | Swiss-A | ? | 28 | 9 | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982-83 | Kiekkoreipas Lahti | SM-liiga | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 142 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Lauri Mononen passes away". IIHF.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lauri Mononen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1950 births
- 2018 deaths
- Finnish ice hockey right wingers
- HIFK sportspeople
- Jokerit players
- Jokipojat players
- Oklahoma City Blazers (1965–1977) players
- Peliitat Heinola players
- Ice hockey people from Joensuu
- Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA) players
- SC Bern players
- HC TPS players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
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