| Matti Forss | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | May 17, 1957 Rauma, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Lukko HIFK | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| NHL draft | 117th overall, 1977 St. Louis Blues | ||
| WHA draft | 74th overall, 1977 Houston Aeros | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1994 | ||
Matti Forss (born May 17, 1957 in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.
He played for HIFK and Lukko. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1973–74 | Lukko | SM-sarja | 29 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | Lukko | SM-sarja | 27 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Lukko | Liiga | 36 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Lukko | Liiga | 35 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | HIFK | Liiga | 33 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | HIFK | Liiga | 36 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1979–80 | HIFK | Liiga | 34 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1980–81 | HIFK | Liiga | 36 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1981–82 | HIFK | Liiga | 36 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1982–83 | HIFK | Liiga | 33 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1983–84 | Lukko | I-Divisioona | 34 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | Lukko | Liiga | 36 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | Lukko | Liiga | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Lukko | Liiga | 43 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | Lukko | Liiga | 44 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1988–89 | Lukko | Liiga | 43 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Lukko | Liiga | 35 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Lukko | Liiga | 43 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 1991–92 | Lukko | Liiga | 44 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | Lukko | Liiga | 46 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | Lukko | Liiga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 653 | 191 | 292 | 483 | 376 | 52 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 32 | ||||
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