Reijo Hakanen
Encyclopedia
Reijo Hakanen is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played in the SM-liiga
for Ilves
. He was born in Kangasala
, Finland
and inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1988.
Hakanen was known for his small size and clean style of play; he never received more than 10 minutes in penalties during a season. He was selected as the Gentlemanary Player of SM-liiga in 1972 and received the Raimo Kilpiö trophy
.
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player who played in the SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
for Ilves
Ilves
Ilves is a Finnish sports club nowadays mostly known for their youth work. The ice hockey team plays in the SM-liiga at the Tampereen jäähalli in Hakametsä...
. He was born in Kangasala
Kangasala
Kangasala is a municipality in Finland, next to Tampere. It was founded in 1865. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
and inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
The Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame is part of the Vapriikki Museum Centre in Tampere, Finland and was created in 1979 to honor those individuals who have contributed to Finnish ice hockey...
in 1988.
Hakanen was known for his small size and clean style of play; he never received more than 10 minutes in penalties during a season. He was selected as the Gentlemanary Player of SM-liiga in 1972 and received the Raimo Kilpiö trophy
Raimo Kilpiö trophy
The Raimo Kilpiö trophy is an ice hockey trophy awarded by the Finnish SM-liiga to the "gentleman player" of the season.-Trophy winners:1953–54: Esko Rekomaa 1954–55: Seppo Liitsola 1955–56: Teppo Rastio 1956–57: Aki Salonen...
.