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Finland Hannu Virta

#23 ZSC Lions / NLA - 97/98

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Hannu Virta Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 22, 1963
Position
D
Age
61
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TPS
Status
Retired
Drafted
1981 round 2 #38 overall by Buffalo Sabres
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
5-time Liiga All-Star Team 5
4-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 4
4-time Liiga Champion 4
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1

Son: Niko Virta

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Hannu Virta Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1978-79 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 22* 1* 9* 10* 6* -* |
1979-80 TPS U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 26* 13* 8* 21* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 2 3 5 0 -
1980-81 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* -* |
1981-82 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* -* |
1982-83 Buffalo Sabres NHL 74* 13* 24* 37* 18* 7* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 4 -
1983-84 Buffalo Sabres NHL 70* 6* 30* 36* 12* 15* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -
1984-85 Buffalo Sabres NHL 51* 1* 23* 24* 16* -2* |
1985-86 Buffalo Sabres NHL 47* 5* 23* 28* 16* 2* |
1986-87 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* |
1987-88 TPS “C” SM-liiga 44* 10* 28* 38* 20* 17* |
Finland CC 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
1988-89 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* |
1989-90 TPS “C” SM-liiga 41* 7* 19* 26* 14* 24* | Playoffs 9 0 6 6 10 5
1990-91 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* -* |
1991-92 TPS “C” SM-liiga 43* 6* 22* 28* 32* 5* | Playoffs 3 1 4 5 0 3
1992-93 TPS “C” SM-liiga 39* 1* 18* 19* 18* 9* | Playoffs 12 2 2 4 14 1
1993-94 TPS “C” SM-liiga 47* 3* 17* 20* 18* 14* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 6 5
Finland OG 8* 2* 1* 3* 2* 1* |
Finland “A” WC 8* 1* 4* 5* 6* 16* |
Finland (all) International 22* 3* 5* 8* 14* -* |
1994-95 Grasshopper Club Zürich NLB 36* 12* 18* 30* 14* -* | Playoffs 12 5 9 14 2 -
Finland WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 8* 2* |
1995-96 Grasshopper Club Zürich “C” NLB 35* 12* 26* 38* 10* -* | Playoffs 10 1 6 7 6 -
Finland WC 6* 0* 6* 6* 4* 8* |
1996-97 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* |
1997-98 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 +/-
1980-81 TPS U18 Viking Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1993-94 Finland Nissan Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1996-97 TPS “C” Euro HL 5* 0* 2* 2* 2* 7* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 0 7
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1998-99 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
1999-00 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2000-01 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2001-02 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2002-03 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2003-04 Blues SM-liiga Head Coach
Finland WC Asst. Coach
2004-05 Blues SM-liiga Head Coach Replaced by Pekka Rautakallio midseason
Finland WC Asst. Coach
2005-06 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
Finland OG Asst. Coach
Finland WC Asst. Coach
2006-07 TPS SM-liiga Asst. Coach
Finland WC Asst. Coach
2007-08 TPS SM-liiga Head Coach
2008-09 TPS SM-liiga Head Coach Replaced by Kai Suikkanen midseason
HC Lugano NLA Head Coach Hired in January, replacing John Slettvoll
2009-10 Finland U18 WJC-18 Team Manager
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr Team Manager
2010-11 Jokerit SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2011-12 Jokerit SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2012-13 Jokerit SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2013-14 Jokerit Liiga Asst. Coach
Finland EHT Asst. Coach
Finland OG Asst. Coach
Finland WC Asst. Coach
2014-15 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
2015-16 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
2016-17 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
2017-18 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL Asst. Coach
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Hannu Virta Career Totals

Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years 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 (all) 2 22* 3* 5* 8* 0.36* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Finland (Cup) 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Finland (OG) 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 * * * * * *
Finland (CC) 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Finland (WCup) 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 6* 0* | 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.
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Hannu Virta Connections

Player Period Teams
Esa Keskinen (F) 1980-1996 10 Finland, Finland (OG), Finland (Cup), Finland (all), Finland U18, TPS
Timo Jutila (D) 1980-1997 10 Buffalo Sabres, Finland, Finland (CC), Finland (OG), Finland (Cup), Finland (all), Finland U18, Finland U20
Jukka Vilander (F) 1981-1994 9 Finland, TPS
Mal Davis (F) 1982-1991 9 Buffalo Sabres, TPS

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