Hannu Virta is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Hannu Virta played for?

The last team Hannu played for was ZSC Lions in the NLA.

How tall is Hannu Virta?

Hannu Virta is 181 cm (5'11") tall.

How much does Hannu Virta weigh?

Hannu Virta weighs 82 kg (181 lbs).

When was Hannu Virta born?

Hannu Virta was born on 1963-03-22 in Turku, FIN.

Hannu Virta

#23 ZSC Lions / NLA - 97/98

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Hannu Virta Facts

Date of Birth: Mar 22, 1963
Age: 63
Place of Birth: Turku, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TPS
Position: D
Height: 181 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Leader
Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1981 round 2 #38 overall by Buffalo Sabres
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Son: Niko Virta

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
78-79	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	22	1	9	10	6	-
79-80	TPS U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	26	13	8	21	6	-	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	0	-
80-81	TPS U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	29	22	22	44	55	-
	TPS	SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	-1	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	3	1	4	0	-
81-82	TPS	SM-liiga	36	5	12	17	6	27	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	-
	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	3	0	1	1	4	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	7	8	4	-
82-83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	74	13	24	37	18	7	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	4	-
83-84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	70	6	30	36	12	15	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
84-85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	51	1	23	24	16	-2
85-86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	47	5	23	28	16	2
86-87	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	41	13	30	43	20	28	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	-5
	Finland	WC	8	0	4	4	4	-4
87-88	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	44	10	28	38	20	17
	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	0	-4
88-89	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	43	7	25	32	30	43	Playoffs	10	1	7	8	0	10
	Finland	WC	10	3	5	8	6	13
89-90	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	41	7	19	26	14	24	Playoffs	9	0	6	6	10	5
90-91	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	43	4	16	20	40	6	Playoffs	9	4	2	6	4	9
	Finland"C"	WC	7	0	2	2	4	-
91-92	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	43	6	22	28	32	5	Playoffs	3	1	4	5	0	3
92-93	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	39	1	18	19	18	9	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	14	1
93-94	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	47	3	17	20	18	14	Playoffs	10	0	3	3	6	5
	Finland Olympics	OG	8	2	1	3	2	1
	Finland"A"	WC	8	1	4	5	6	16
	Finland (all)	International	22	3	5	8	14	-
94-95	Grasshopper Club Zürich	NLB	36	12	18	30	14	-	Playoffs	12	5	9	14	2	-
	Finland	WC	7	1	1	2	8	2
95-96	Grasshopper Club Zürich"C"	NLB	35	12	26	38	10	-	Playoffs	10	1	6	7	6	-
	Finland	WC	6	0	6	6	4	8
96-97	TPS"C"	SM-liiga	48	7	14	21	24	30	Playoffs	12	0	1	1	6	6
	Finland	WCup	4	1	0	1	6	0
	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Finland"A"	WC	8	0	3	3	4	1
97-98	ZSC Lions	NLA	38	3	20	23	8	-	Relegation	8	1	5	6	6	-

Hannu Virta Tournament Statistics

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
80-81	TPS U18	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
96-97	TPS"C"	Euro HL	5	0	2	2	2	7	Playoffs	4	1	3	4	0	7

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
CC	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	0	-4	0
EJC-18	1	5	3	1	4	0.80	0	-	0
Euro HL	1	5	0	2	2	0.40	2	7	1	4	1	3	4	1.00	0	7
International	2	22*	3*	5*	8*	0.36*	14*	-	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	2	55	35	30	65	1.18	61	-	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	0	-
NHL	5	245	25	101	126	0.51	66	22*	3	17	1	3	4	0.24	6	-
NLA (NL)	1	38	3	20	23	0.61	8	-	1	8	1	5	6	0.75	6	-
NLB (SL)	2	71	24	44	68	0.96	24	-	2	22	6	15	21	0.95	8	-
OG	1	8	2	1	3	0.38	2	1	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	11	426	63	202	265	0.62	222	202	10	81	9	30	39	0.48	48	34*
U18 SM-sarja	1	22	1	9	10	0.45	6	-	0
Viking Cup	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WC	7	54	5	25	30	0.56	36	36*	0
WCup	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	6	0	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	7	8	1.14	4	-	0

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Hannu Virta Career Totals

League

EJC-18

Euro HL

International

Jr. A SM-sarja

NHL

245

101

NLA

NLB

SM-liiga

426

202

U18 SM-sarja

Viking Cup

WCup

WJC-20

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Hannu Virta Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1980-1981	U18 EJC All-Star Team Viking Cup Most Valuable Player
1981-1982	SM-liiga Rookie of the Year SM-liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Bronze Medal
1986-1987	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (30) SM-liiga Most Points by Defenseman (43)
1987-1988	Liiga Most Shorthanded Goals (1)
1988-1989	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+43) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (7) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (8)
1989-1990	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (6)
1990-1991	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
1991-1992	SM-liiga All-Star Team
1992-1993	SM-liiga Champion
1993-1994	European Cup Champion SM-liiga Silver Medal Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	World Championship Gold Medal
1995-1996	World Championship Most Assists (6) World Championship Most Points by Defenseman (6)
1996-1997	European Hockey League (EHL) Champion European Hockey League (EHL) Final Four All-Star Team SM-liiga Silver Medal
2002-2003	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#133)

Hannu Virta Biography and Trivia

Number 23 retired by TPS
Cult/Star player for GC Küsnacht Lions
Cult/Star player for TPS
Cult/Star player for ZSC Lions