Hannu Virta

#23 ZSC Lions / NLA - 97/98

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

Hannu Virta Facts

Player Type: LeaderTwo-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 1981 round 2 #38 overall by Buffalo Sabres

Son: Niko Virta

Team Staff profile also available: Hannu Virta

Hannu Virta Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1978-1979	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	22	1	9	10	6	-
1979-1980	TPS U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	26	13	8	21	6	-	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	0	-
1980-1981	TPS U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	29	22	22	44	55	-
1980-1981	TPS	SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	-1	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	4	-
1980-1981	Finland U18	EJC-18	5	3	1	4	0	-
1981-1982	TPS	SM-liiga	36	5	12	17	6	27	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	2	-
1981-1982	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	3	0	1	1	4	-	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0	-
1981-1982	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	7	8	4	-
1982-1983	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	74	13	24	37	18	7	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	4	-
1983-1984	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	70	6	30	36	12	15	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-
1984-1985	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	51	1	23	24	16	-2
1985-1986	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	47	5	23	28	16	2
1986-1987	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	41	13	30	43	20	28	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	-5
1986-1987	Finland	WC	8	0	4	4	4	-4
1987-1988	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	44	10	28	38	20	17
1987-1988	Finland	CC	5	0	1	1	0	-4
1988-1989	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	43	7	25	32	30	43	Playoffs	10	1	7	8	0	10
1988-1989	Finland	WC	10	3	5	8	6	13
1989-1990	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	41	7	19	26	14	24	Playoffs	9	0	6	6	10	5
1990-1991	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	43	4	16	20	40	6	Playoffs	9	4	2	6	4	9
1990-1991	Finland "C"	WC	7	0	2	2	4	-
1991-1992	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	43	6	22	28	32	5	Playoffs	3	1	4	5	0	3
1992-1993	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	39	1	18	19	18	9	Playoffs	12	2	2	4	14	1
1993-1994	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	47	3	17	20	18	14	Playoffs	10	0	3	3	6	5
1993-1994	Finland Olympics	OG	8	2	1	3	2	1
1993-1994	Finland "A"	WC	8	1	4	5	6	16
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	22	3	5	8	14	-
1994-1995	Grasshopper Club Zürich	NLB	36	12	18	30	14	-	Playoffs	12	5	9	14	2	-
1994-1995	Finland	WC	7	1	1	2	8	2
1995-1996	Grasshopper Club Zürich "C"	NLB	35	12	26	38	10	-	Playoffs	10	1	6	7	6	-
1995-1996	Finland	WC	6	0	6	6	4	8
1996-1997	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	48	7	14	21	24	30	Playoffs	12	0	1	1	6	6
1996-1997	Finland	WCup	4	1	0	1	6	0
1996-1997	Finland (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	Finland "A"	WC	8	0	3	3	4	1
1997-1998	ZSC Lions	NLA	38	3	20	23	8	-	Relegation	8	1	5	6	6	-

Hannu Virta Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1980-1981	TPS U18	Viking Cup	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996-1997	TPS "C"	Euro HL	5	0	2	2	2	7	Playoffs	4	1	3	4	0	7

Hannu Virta Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Hannu Virta Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Buffalo Sabres	5	245	25	101	126	0.51	66	22*	3	17	1	3	4	0.24	6	-
Finland	7	54	5	25	30	0.56	36	36*	0
Finland (CC)	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	0	-4	0
Finland (WCup)	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	6	0	0
Finland (all)	2	22*	3*	5*	8*	0.36*	14*	-	0
Finland Olympics	1	8	2	1	3	0.38	2	1	0
Finland U18	1	5	3	1	4	0.80	0	-	0
Finland U20	1	7	1	7	8	1.14	4	-	0
Grasshopper Club Zürich	2	71	24	44	68	0.96	24	-	2	22	6	15	21	0.95	8	-
TPS	11	431	63	204	267	0.62	224	209	10	85	10	33	43	0.51	48	41*
TPS U18	2	22*	1*	9*	10*	0.45*	6*	-	0
TPS U20	2	55	35	30	65	1.18	61	-	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	0	-
ZSC Lions	1	38	3	20	23	0.61	8	-	1	8	1	5	6	0.75	6	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Hannu Virta Career Highlights

Season	Awards
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