Lasse Oksanen

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Lasse Oksanen
Oksanen drops the puck.jpg
Oksanen (in centre dropping the puck) in 2008.
Born (1942-12-07) December 7, 1942 (age 80)
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
Played for SM-liiga
Ilves
1. Divisioona
KOOVEE
Serie A
HC Gherdëina
A & O Asiago
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Playing career 19601983

Lasse Kalevi Oksanen (born December 7, 1942) is a retired professional ice hockey player who mostly played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves. Oksanen played 23 years as a professional ice hockey player and ended his career in 1983, with the First Division team KOOVEE. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987. [1] He also played 282 games for the Finland national men's ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999. [2]

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References

  1. "Lasse Oksanen – Player profile and career stats". Eurohockey.net.
  2. "Lasse Oksanen 70 vuotta – kuvia pelaajalegendan uran vaiheista". Ilves History (in Finnish). 11 December 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2023.