Finnish ice hockey player (1941–2022)
Ice hockey player
Lalli Partinen |
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Lalli-Partinen-1988.jpg/220px-Lalli-Partinen-1988.jpg) Lalli Partinen in 1988 |
Born |
(1941-08-20)20 August 1941 Kannonkoski, Finland |
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Died |
4 May 2022(2022-05-04) (aged 80) Lappeenranta, Finland |
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Height |
6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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Weight |
218 lb (99 kg; 15 st 8 lb) |
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Position |
Left wing |
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Shot |
Left |
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Played for |
SaiPa HIFK |
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National team |
Finland |
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Playing career |
1959–1977 |
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Lalli Simo Samuli Partinen (20 August 1941 – 4 May 2022) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.
Biography
Partinen played for HIFK and SaiPa. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Winter Olympics.[1] Partinen also represented Finland at the Hockey World Championships during the years: 1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973. He also won two Finnish championships in seasons 1969–70 and 1973–74. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1987.
Partinen died of COVID-19 at a hospital in Lappeenranta on 4 May 2022, aged 80.[2]
Honours
HIFK Hockey
50th anniversary of SaiPa's 1965-1966 bronze medal team, Partinen (second right)
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