Honkavaara played his first game of ice hockey when he was 12 years old. The team which he represented was Tampereen Kisa-Veikot. He participated in the Continuation War between 1942 and 1944 and played his first actual SM-sarja game in 1944 against HSK. He played for Ilves, which was along with TBK, one of Tampere's top teams. He played his entire career for Ilves with the exception of a short visit to Canada, where he played in two exhibition games for Sarnia Sailors. His playing career ended in 1953 when he broke his shin after a Polish player fell onto it during a national team game between Finland and Poland. After retiring, he made a two-season return to playing staff, while he was the head coach for Ilves in 1956. He re-retired in 1958 after a single game during his second season after comeback.
International playedit
Honkavaara was part of Finland national team and played 47 games for them, scoring 46 goals. He was also team captain of the national team during their first participation at the Winter Olympics in 1952.
Coaching careeredit
After retiring as a full-time player, Honkavaara went on to coach Ilves to three Finnish championships and one silver medal. He was also the head coach for the Finland national team between 1954 and 1959.
Museum founderedit
When the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame was established June 14, 1979, Honkavaara was one of its founding members, and later served as its chairpersons from 1983 to 1996.[1]
aarne, honkavaara, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, october, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, message. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Aarne Vaino Edvard Honkavaara June 7 1924 March 22 2016 was a Finnish ice hockey player and coach He was born in Tampere Finland Aarne HonkavaaraHonkavaara in 1946Born 1924 06 07 June 7 1924Tampere FinlandDiedMarch 22 2016 2016 03 22 aged 91 Tampere FinlandHeight6 ft 0 in 183 cm Weight187 lb 85 kg 13 st 5 lb PositionCentreShotLeftPlayed forIlvesNational team FinlandPlaying career1943 19521956 1958 Contents 1 Playing career 2 International play 3 Coaching career 4 Museum founder 5 Career statistics 5 1 Regular season and playoffs 5 2 International 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksPlaying career editHonkavaara played his first game of ice hockey when he was 12 years old The team which he represented was Tampereen Kisa Veikot He participated in the Continuation War between 1942 and 1944 and played his first actual SM sarja game in 1944 against HSK He played for Ilves which was along with TBK one of Tampere s top teams He played his entire career for Ilves with the exception of a short visit to Canada where he played in two exhibition games for Sarnia Sailors His playing career ended in 1953 when he broke his shin after a Polish player fell onto it during a national team game between Finland and Poland After retiring he made a two season return to playing staff while he was the head coach for Ilves in 1956 He re retired in 1958 after a single game during his second season after comeback International play editHonkavaara was part of Finland national team and played 47 games for them scoring 46 goals He was also team captain of the national team during their first participation at the Winter Olympics in 1952 Coaching career editAfter retiring as a full time player Honkavaara went on to coach Ilves to three Finnish championships and one silver medal He was also the head coach for the Finland national team between 1954 and 1959 Museum founder editWhen the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame was established June 14 1979 Honkavaara was one of its founding members and later served as its chairpersons from 1983 to 1996 1 Career statistics editRegular season and playoffs edit Regular season PlayoffsSeason Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1941 42 Ilves SM sarja 1942 43 Ilves SM sarja 1943 44 Ilves SM sarja 3 7 2 9 0 1944 45 Ilves SM sarja 3 7 3 10 0 1945 46 Ilves SM sarja 8 25 10 35 0 1946 47 Ilves SM sarja 8 25 9 34 0 1947 48 Ilves SM sarja 6 20 3 23 0 1948 49 Ilves SM sarja 6 18 5 23 0 1949 50 Ilves SM sarja 7 11 10 21 0 1950 51 Sarnia Sailors IHL 1950 51 Ilves SM sarja 10 20 14 34 2 1951 52 Ilves SM sarja 5 10 4 14 2 1952 53 Ilves SM sarja 1955 56 Ilves SM sarja 1 0 0 0 0 1956 57 Ilves SM sarja 5 0 1 1 0 1957 58 Ilves SM sarja 1 0 0 0 0 SM sarja totals 62 143 61 204 4 International edit Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM1949 Finland WC 7th 4 6 0 6 01951 Finland WC 7th 6 2 3 5 01952 Finland OG 7th 8 2 2 4 0Senior totals 47 46 12 58 0References edit Story and Staff of the Hockey Hall of Fame Finland Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in Finnish 2023 Retrieved 2 January 2023 Bibliography editDynamo ISBN 951 98557 5 0 Book in Finnish External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey comPreceded byOsmo Huhti SM sarja scoring leader1946 1952 Succeeded byKeijo KuuselaPreceded byRisto Lindroos Finnish national men s team head coach1954 1959 Succeeded byJoe WirkkunenPreceded byRisto LindroosErkki Koiso Ilves head coach1952 19611967 1968 Succeeded bySeppo HelleRaimo Vasama Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aarne Honkavaara amp oldid 1216876820, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
