Lauri Mononen

{{Short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| caption = 1972

| alt =

| image = Lauri-Mononen-1972.jpg

| position = Right wing

| shoots = Right

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 185

| league = SM-l

| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|3|22|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Joensuu, Finland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|8|5|1950|3|22|mf=y}}

| death_place = Kesälahti, Finland

| draft =

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| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1985

| played_for = Jokerit (SM-liiga)
HIFK (SM-liiga)
Phoenix Roadrunners (WHA)
SC Bern (NLA)

}}

Lauri Ilmari Mononen (22 March 1950 – 5 August 2018) was a Finnish professional ice hockey winger.{{cite web|url=http://www.iihf.com/home-of-hockey/news/news-singleview/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=12878&cHash=895930e215567be4c7baa482e0172733|title=Lauri Mononen passes away|first=|last=|website=IIHF }} While playing for Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association he was one of the first Finns to play professional hockey in North America. He played for a total of two seasons in WHA. He also won the Finnish Championship once and the Swiss Championship once. He was twice chosen as best forward in the Finnish League and selected to All Star five three times (1969, 1972, 1975). He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/lauri-mononen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181028/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mo/lauri-mononen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Lauri Mononen Olympic Results |accessdate=19 May 2019}}

His number 15 has been frozen by his former club, Jokipojat. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame as number 75.