Riihiranta started out his career as a Forward in Helsinki club HIFK but was moved to play Defence by then HIFK Player-Coach and former NHL'erCarl Brewer.
Riihiranta had a good career in Finland and was one of the premier players for the National Team at his time.
Career in WHAEdit
Heikki Riihiranta was one of the first Finns move to play in North America.
heikki, riihiranta, heikki, hexi, riihiranta, born, october, 1948, helsinki, finland, retired, professional, hockey, player, played, liiga, world, hockey, association, riihiranta, helsinki, book, fair, 2016, born, 1948, october, 1948, helsinki, finheight5, wei. Heikki Hexi Riihiranta born October 4 1948 in Helsinki Finland is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM liiga and World Hockey Association Heikki RiihirantaRiihiranta at Helsinki Book Fair 2016 Born 1948 10 04 October 4 1948 age 75 Helsinki FINHeight5 ft 10 in 178 cm Weight185 lb 84 kg 13 st 3 lb PositionDefenceShotLeftPlayed forSM liiga HIFK WHA Winnipeg JetsNational team FinlandPlaying career1967 1983 Contents 1 Playing career 1 1 Career in Finland 1 2 Career in WHA 2 Non Playing career 2 1 Team Manager for Finnish National Team 3 External linksPlaying career EditCareer in Finland Edit Riihiranta started out his career as a Forward in Helsinki club HIFK but was moved to play Defence by then HIFK Player Coach and former NHL er Carl Brewer Riihiranta had a good career in Finland and was one of the premier players for the National Team at his time Career in WHA Edit Heikki Riihiranta was one of the first Finns move to play in North America Riihiranta played for 3 full seasons in a Canadian WHA team Winnipeg Jets and won the Avco World Trophy with them in 1976 After his retirement as a player in 1983 he was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1991 for his achievements as a player Non Playing career EditTeam Manager for Finnish National Team Edit In 1993 Heikki Riihiranta was named as the Team Manager for Finnish National Ice Hockey Team During his time Riihiranta worked with 3 different Head Coaches The coaches were Pentti Matikainen Curt Lindstrom and Hannu Aravirta Riihiranta had his finest moment when he shed tears in the players bench after Finland won the World Championships over Sweden in 1995 Riihiranta retired from his position after the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championship s External links EditBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com or The Internet Hockey DatabasePreceded byKimmo Heino Captain of HIFK1977 83 Succeeded byMatti Hagman nbsp This biographical article relating to a Finnish ice hockey defenceman is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heikki Riihiranta amp oldid 1175031651, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
