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Hannu Kamppuri

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Hannu Kamppuri
Born (1957-07-01) July 1, 1957 (age 69)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationProfessional ice hockey goaltender (retired)
Years active1975–1990
Known forSM-liiga goaltender; played for New Jersey Devils (NHL) and Edmonton Oilers (WHA)

Hannu Juhani Kamppuri (born 1 July 1957) is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender. Originating from Helsinki, Kamppuri was a notable goaltender in the SM-liiga between 1975 and 1990. He was among the pioneering Finnish goaltenders to compete in the National Hockey League, participating in 13 games for the New Jersey Devils during the 1984–85 NHL season. Additionally, he played 2 matches for the Edmonton Oilers in the World Hockey Association during the 1978–79 season.

The majority of Kamppuri's playing years were spent in SM-liiga, with intervals spent in North American minor leagues such as the AHL, CHL, and IHL.

Kamppuri also represented the Finland men's national ice hockey team at the Ice Hockey World Championships, securing bronze medals in 1986 and 1987 at the Ice Hockey European Championship. His contributions to Finnish hockey were honored with his induction into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1973–74 Karhu-Kissat FIN 2 — — — — — — — .789 — — — — — — — —
1974–75 Jokerit U20 FIN-U20 12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
1975–76 Jokerit FIN 12 — — — — 51 1 — .861 — — — — — — — —
1976–77 Jokerit FIN 32 — — — — 122 0 — .886 — — — — — — — —
1977–78 Jokerit FIN 7 | 26 | 3 | 2160 | 177 | 1 | 4.92 | .878 — | — | — | — | — | — | —
1978–79 Jokerit FIN — |— |— |— |161 |— |— |.882 — |— |— |— |— |— |—
1978–79 Edmonton Oilers WHA 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 6.67 | .792 — |— |— |— |— |— |—
1979–80 Houston Apollos CHL 6 | 11 | 2 | 1119 | 88 | 0 | 4.72 | .853 — |— |103 |9 |0 |5.24 |
1979–80 Baltimore Skipjacks EHL 3 — — — 4 1 — —
1980–81 Tappara FIN 33 — — — 102 — 3.12 .906 8 — — — — — —
1981–82 SM-liiga season Tappara FIN 36 — — — 121 — 3.36 .904 11 — — — — — —
1982–83 SM-liiga season Tappara FIN 35 — — — 132 1 3.78 .895 8 — — 477 37 1 4.65
1983–84 SM-liiga season (same) (same) (same) (same) (same) (same) (same) (same) (same) (same)
(1984–85 NHL season) (New Jersey Devils) (NHL) (1)|(10)|(1)|(634)|(54)|(0)|(5.11)|(.845) (—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)
(1984–85 AHL season) (Maine Mariners) (AHL) (4)|(2)|(0)|(340)|(19)|(0)|(3.35)|(.886) (—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)
(1984–85 IHL season) (Fort Wayne Komets) (IHL) (0)|(1)|(0)|(60)|(4)|(0)|(4.00)|— (—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|(—)|--
(1985–86 SM-liiga season) (SaiPa) (FIN) (--) | (--) | (--) | (--) |140 | (--) | (--) | .891 |

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(1986–87 SM-liiga season) (Kärpät) (FIN) 25 |15 |4 |2666 |160 |2 |3.60 |.906 |

9 |4 |5 |556 |37 |0 |3.99 | (--)

(1987–88 SM-liiga season) (Kärpät) (FIN) (--) | (--) | (--) | (--) |158 |3 |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |

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(1988–89 SM-liiga season) (KooKoo) (FIN) 15 |22  4  2403  171  -  4.27  .893 |

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(1989–90 SM-liiga season) (KooKoo) (FIN) 10 28 4 2402 193 - 4.82 .876 |

4 | 1 | 3 | 219 | 20 | - | 5.48 | (--)

WHA totals 2 0 1 0 90 10 0 6.67 .792
NHL totals 13 1 10 1 634 54 0 5.11 .845


International

Year Team Tournament GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1976 Finland WJC 3 — — — 140 10 — 4.28 .846
1977 Finland WJC 7 — — — 420 29 — 4.14 —
1981 Finland WC 5 — — — 264 15 — 3.41 .889
1982 Finland WC 6 3 2 1 355 20 0 3.38 .904
1983 Finland WC 4 — — — 240 15 — 3.75 .937
1986 Finland WC 5 — — — 299 16 0 3.21 .880
1987 Finland WC 3 — — — 135 7 0 3.11 .841
Junior career totals 10 — — — 560 39 — 4.18 —
Senior career totals 23 — — — 1293 73 — 3.39 —

Awards

  • Two-time SM-liiga Kanada-malja champion: 1982, 1984
  • Twice SM-liiga runner-up: 1981, 1987
  • Earned two European Championship medals: 1986, 1987
  • Recipient of the Urpo Ylönen trophy as Best SM-liiga goaltender on four occasions: 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1987
  • Awarded the SM-liiga Lynces Academici Goalie Award six times: from 1981 to 1984, plus in 1987 and again in 1989
  • Selected for the SM-liiga First Team All-Star six times: in the years 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1987

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