Veijo Kalevi Numminen (born 31 January 1940 in Tampere , Finland ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga . He played for Tappara . He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986, and inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011.
30-529: Numminen has also coached the national team of Finland in 1973-1974 and then again 1977-1982. Kalevi's two sons, Teemu Numminen and Teppo Numminen are professional ice hockey players, with Teppo playing over 1,000 career games in the National Hockey League . This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey player is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Teppo Numminen Teppo Kalevi Numminen (born July 3, 1968)
60-466: A time-out with ten minutes left to play but did not manage to regroup, and Finland scored a further three goals courtesy of Janne Pesonen , Mika Pyörälä and Antti Pihlström to clinch the title. Team Finland's Jarkko Immonen led the tournament in both goals and points scored, with 9 and 12 respectively. The Finns won their third world title at the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, and after
90-421: A 4–4 draw, meaning Finland's ranking in the tournament was fourth place. At the 1992 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships , Finland's success and silver medal came as a surprise to many Finns, as the team was not expected to much because of inexperience and the lack of success at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics in the same year. The medal achieved in the tournament was the first World Championship medal and
120-489: A long-running competitive tradition in ice hockey. Before the game, mainstream media in both countries titled the match "a dream final". After a goalless first period, Sweden opened the game with a 1–0 goal by Magnus Pääjärvi in the second period at 27:40. Seven seconds before the period's end, Finland's Jarkko Immonen scored to tie the game 1–1. Finland took the lead early in the third period, scoring two goals at 42:35 and 43:21 by Nokelainen and Kapanen . Sweden then took
150-557: A then franchise record. His 534 points are also a franchise record for defencemen. Numminen represented the Finnish men's national team and won two silver medals in 1988 and 2006 , and one bronze medal in 1998 Winter Olympics . Numminen was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2013. Numminen and his wife Ann-Maarit have two daughters, Bianca and Erica, and one son, Nicklas. His brother, center Teemu Numminen (born December 23, 1973)
180-634: Is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for Tappara and TuTo of the SM-liiga and the Winnipeg Jets , Phoenix Coyotes , Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Internationally, he represented the Finland men's national ice hockey team , and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2013. Numminen started his career with his local team, Tappara , in
210-593: Is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association . Finland is one of the most successful national ice hockey teams in the world and a member of the so-called " Big Six ", the unofficial group of the six strongest men's ice hockey nations, along with Canada , the United States , Czechia , Russia , and Sweden . Finland won the world championship in 2022 , their fourth title after 1995 , 2011 and 2019 . A duo of silver medals ( 1988 , 2006 ) remained
240-719: The 1949 Ice Hockey World Championships in Sweden. The Finns finished in 7th place by winning the consolation round. Finland's first appearance at the Winter Olympics occurred in 1952 in Oslo . In the 1974 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships two players were suspended for doping. They were the Swede Ulf Nilsson and the Finn Stig Wetzell who failed a drug test for the forbidden substance ephedrine. Both players were suspended for
270-449: The 1992 and 1994 tournaments. The number of teams was reduced from 14 to 12. The 12 teams were split into two groups in the preliminary stage, which followed a round robin format. Each team played the other teams in their group once. The top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. At the 2006 IIHF World Championship , Finland achieved third place after winning the bronze medal game against Canada . Petteri Nummelin
300-516: The 2007–08 season , Numminen was forced to undergo open heart surgery before the start of the season. Numminen was suspended by the Sabres when it was discovered he needed heart surgery. Sabres' general manager Darcy Regier stated the suspension was because his $ 2.6 million contract was not insured, and the contract contained a clause, which stated that player must have passed the physical and had to be fit to play. Word came that Numminen's heart surgery
330-507: The Canadian national team 3–2. Teemu Selänne led the tournament in goals scored (4) and total points achieved (10). The tournament was the first in which players from the National Hockey League (NHL) were released to participate, allowing national teams to be constructed using the best possible talent from each country. The 1998 Olympic tournament therefore came to be known as the Tournament of
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#1733085501536360-630: The SM-liiga . Drafted in the second round (twenty-ninth overall) in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets , Numminen moved to North America in 1988 to play for the Jets. He moved with the team as it became the Phoenix Coyotes before the 1996–97 season . He played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1999, 2000 and 2001. After fifteen seasons playing for the Winnipeg/Phoenix organization, Numminen
390-546: The Buffalo Sabres. He was the leader among active NHL players who played the most games without winning the Stanley Cup: 1,372 at the end of the 2008-09 season . Numminen announced his retirement on August 4, 2009. The 41-year-old finished his NHL career with 117 goals and 520 assists for 637 points in 1372 NHL games. At the time of his retirement, Numminen was the last player from the 1986 NHL Entry Draft still playing in
420-507: The Century . At the 2006 Winter Olympics , Finland won a silver medal, coming close to winning in the final but losing 3–2 to Sweden . Finland's goaltender Antero Niittymäki was named the MVP of the tournament (with only eight goals conceded throughout the whole tournament) and Teemu Selänne was voted best forward. The format was changed from the 1998 and 2002 tournaments, to a format similar to
450-566: The NHL and he had extended his record to 1,372 NHL games, the most by a European-born and trained player at any position, which stood until broken by Nicklas Lidström in the 2009–10 season . On January 30, 2010, the Coyotes enshrined Numminen's number 27 jersey into the ring of honor. During his 15 seasons for the franchise, including their previous incarnation as the Winnipeg Jets, he played 1,098 games,
480-631: The all-time leader for points scored in the Olympics. He notched an assist in his second game of the tournament for 37 career points, surpassing Valeri Kharlamov of the Soviet Union , Vlastimil Bubník of Czechoslovakia , and Harry Watson of Canada . At the 2011 IIHF World Championship , Finland won its second world title, beating the Swedish national team by a score of 6–1 in the final. As two highly ranked neighboring countries, Sweden and Finland have
510-494: The cancelled tournament of 2020 , they reached the final in the 2021 tournament , losing to Canada in overtime. At the 2022 Winter Olympics , Finland won the gold medal for the first time, going undefeated and beating Russia in the final. This allowed them to rise to first place in the IIHF World Ranking for the first time ever. In May 2022, Finland won their fourth World Championship , beating Canada in overtime after
540-621: The country's best Olympic result until 2022 when the Finns achieved a breakthrough by winning their first Olympic gold after defeating Russia . At the Canada/World Cup, their best achievement is also a silver medal which they won in 2004 . Finland's first appearance in an elite ice hockey competition was at the 1939 Ice Hockey World Championships in Switzerland. The result was a shared last place with Yugoslavia . Ten years later, Finland came to
570-410: The final, Finland faced off against their hockey rivals and host of the 1995 tournament, Sweden. In the first period of the final, left wing Ville Peltonen scored a natural hat-trick, and then assisted Timo Jutila 's first period goal to give Finland a 4–0 lead, on the way to an eventual 4–1 victory. At the 1998 Olympic men's ice hockey tournament , Team Finland came away with bronze, after defeating
600-471: The playoff round, while Finland had registered two losses in the run-up to the finals. Rick Nash scored on the powerplay at 6:10 into the first period on a one-timer from the point from a pass by Cory Murphy off of Matthew Lombardi , to put Canada up 1–0. Near the middle of the period, Eric Staal scored in similar fashion also on the powerplay, assisted by Justin Williams , and Mike Cammalleri . 9:11 into
630-438: The points lost in the forfeited win. Finland was close again to winning the first medal in its history at the 1986 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , when it led 4–2 in the final minute of the medal round match against Sweden. However, in the last minute of the match Anders "Masken" Carlsson first narrowed Finland's lead to one goal and then leveled the score with the help of the Finns' mistake. The match eventually ended in
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#1733085501536660-459: The powerplay, which ended up being decisive in the Canadian win. Kari Lehtonen was voted Tournament's best goaltender . At the 2008 IIHF World Championship , Finland achieved third place after winning the bronze medal game 4–0 against rivals Sweden. At the 2010 Winter Olympics , Finland again came away with the bronze, winning 5–3 against Slovakia . During the tournament, Teemu Selänne became
690-464: The rest of the tournament. Nilsson failed the test after Sweden's game against Poland , which Sweden won 4–1. The game was awarded to Poland as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finn, Wetzell, failed the test after Finland's match against Czechoslovakia , which Finland won 5–2, meaning the game was awarded to Czechoslovakia as a 5–0 forfeit. The Finns were able to defeat Czechoslovakia again on the last day, which would have earned their first medal in history, if not for
720-460: The second period, Colby Armstrong scored to give the Canadians a 3–0 lead. This goal ended up as the game winner. Finland had some discipline difficulty in the first two periods, taking 6 minutes apiece in penalties in both periods. The Finns started to bring up the pressure in the last ten minutes, and Petri Kontiola scored a nice glove-side goal on Ward at 51:08 assisted by Ville Peltonen , to put
750-462: The second value medal after the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics , where Finland clinched a surprise silver after defeating the unmotivated USSR. At the 1995 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships , Finland achieved its first gold in international ice hockey. The Finns reached the final with a 5–0 victory over France in the quarter-finals, and a 3–0 victory over the Czech Republic in the semi-finals. In
780-415: The team on the board. With only 3 minutes left Antti Miettinen scored to bring Finland within one, 3–2. However, just one minute later Rick Nash scored on a skillful breakaway to put the game away, with Canada winning 4–2 and clinching the title. The Canadians were outshot 22–18, but their goaltender, Cam Ward , kept Canada in the game as he was solid between the pipes. They also were able to capitalize on
810-540: Was drafted 229th overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets but he never made it to the NHL. Numminen used to own 80% of Montreal Sports Ltd, which was a company founded by his father, Kalevi . The company produced ice hockey sticks and equipment and was sold to the large hockey brand Warrior . Finland men%27s national ice hockey team The Finnish men's national ice hockey team , nicknamed Leijonat / Lejonen ("The Lions" in Finnish and Swedish),
840-479: Was named to the Media All-Star Team. At the 2007 IIHF World Championship , Finland lost the final to the Canadian team. The final marked the second time that Finland and Canada met in the gold medal game of a World Championship, the first time being in 1994 . Only a year before, in 2006 Finland had defeated Canada 5–0 in the bronze medal game. In 2007, Canada were looking on form, being undefeated coming into
870-466: Was successful. Completed on September 20, 2007, at the Cleveland Clinic , the surgery was performed to repair a faulty valve. Numminen was able to return to action for the final game of the Sabres' 2007–08 season on April 5, 2008. Per a statement by general manager Regier, Numminen expressed some interest in returning to NHL play for at least another year. On August 8, 2008, Numminen re-signed with
900-560: Was traded to the Dallas Stars in July 2003, for Mike Sillinger . Numminen took a break from hockey during the 2004–05 NHL lockout , then signed as a free agent with the Buffalo Sabres . On November 13, 2006, Numminen played his 1,252nd game in the NHL, thus setting a record for most NHL games played by a European-trained player, surpassing Jari Kurri . After signing a one-year contract for
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