Esa Peltonen
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Esa Olavi Peltonen is a retired professional ice hockey
player who played in the SM-liiga
for Kärpät
, Upon Pallo, HJK, HIFK
and Kiekkoreipas. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
in 1990.
Esa Peltonen, a member of IIHF Hall of Fame, played as many as 277 games (93G/49A - 142pts.) for the Finnish national team. His 93 goals are the second best in Finnish ice hockey history (Lasse Oksanen
101). Esa Peltonen repsesented the Finnish national team in four Olympic tournaments (1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980). He played in 11 World Championships (1967–78). He was also on the Finnish team at the inaugural Canada Cup in 1976.
His son, Ville Peltonen, is one of the best in the history of the Finnish national team. 13 World Championships, 4 Olympic tournaments, 2 World Cups. In those aforementioned tournaments he has scored 108 points (46+62), which is by far the best in Finland. As is his 13 medals in those 19 tournaments. Peltonen has so far played 252 games for Finland (79G/100A - 179pts).
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 Kärpät
Kärpät
Oulun Kärpät is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga based in Oulu, Finland. Their logo features a stoat ; "kärpät" is Finnish for stoats or ermines. The team has won five league championships .-History:...
, Upon Pallo, HJK, HIFK
HIFK (ice hockey)
HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897...
and Kiekkoreipas. He was 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 1990.
Esa Peltonen, a member of IIHF Hall of Fame, played as many as 277 games (93G/49A - 142pts.) for the Finnish national team. His 93 goals are the second best in Finnish ice hockey history (Lasse Oksanen
Lasse Oksanen
Lasse Kalevi Oksanen is a retired professional ice hockey player who mostly played in the SM-liiga. He played for Ilves...
101). Esa Peltonen repsesented the Finnish national team in four Olympic tournaments (1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980). He played in 11 World Championships (1967–78). He was also on the Finnish team at the inaugural Canada Cup in 1976.
His son, Ville Peltonen, is one of the best in the history of the Finnish national team. 13 World Championships, 4 Olympic tournaments, 2 World Cups. In those aforementioned tournaments he has scored 108 points (46+62), which is by far the best in Finland. As is his 13 medals in those 19 tournaments. Peltonen has so far played 252 games for Finland (79G/100A - 179pts).