Timo Turunen
{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| image =
| played_for = SM-liiga
Jokerit
1. Divisioona
Jäähonka
Elitserien
Södertälje SK
| league = NHL
| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| ntl_team = FIN
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 162
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|4|8}}
| birth_place = Kuusjärvi, FIN
| draft =
| draft_year =
| draft_team =
| career_start = 1969
| career_end = 1978
}}
Timo Mikko Juhani Turunen (born April 8, 1948 in Kuusjärvi, Finland) is a Finnish retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.
Playing career
Most notably Turunen was part of Jokerit's top line which consisted of Pentti Hiiros and Timo Kyntölä. Due to the line's short height (Hiiros was the tallest at 172 cm of height), the line was nicknamed "Nallipyssy-ketju", "The Cap-Gun line".
Even though, Turunen was a prolific player for Jokerit and he served as the captain of the team for two separate occasions.
Turunen ended his playing career in 1981.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320072305/http://www.tampere.fi/jaakiekkomuseo/players.htm Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio]
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{{succession box | before = Erkki Mononen | title = Captain of Jokerit | years = 1971-1976 | after = Pentti Hiiros}}
{{succession box | before = Pentti Hiiros | title = Captain of Jokerit | years = 1978 | after = Jari Kapanen}}
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Category:Finnish ice hockey centres
Category:Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
Category:People from Outokumpu, Finland
Category:Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) coaches
Category:Södertälje SK players
Category:Ice hockey people from North Karelia
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