Jouni Rinne

Jouni Rinne (born the March 12th 1956 with Rauma in Finland) is a former player of professional Hockey.

Career in club

Rinne began its career in 1975 with the Lukko Rauma from the Sm-Liiga, where it impressed highly piling up a solid 36 goals and 22 master keys in only 36 matches, finishing at the head markers of the league at his season recruit and deserving a place on the team of stars of the league. Its strong beginning drew the attention of the dépisteurs Nord-Américains and it was selected in 1976 at the same time with the 6th turn of the fishing out amateur of the National league of hockey, 95e on the whole, by the Seals of California, and with the 9th turn, 101e on the whole, by the Roadrunners de Phoenix at the time of the fishing out of the Worldwide association of hockey.

Rinne however never played in North America. It remained with Lukko Rauma until in 1980, before passing to HPK Hämeenlinna. The following season, it returned in Lukko for one season, before going to FPS Forssa. In 1982, it joint rows of the KalPa Kuopio, which he helps to reach Sm-Liiga in 1986. At the end six incontestably crowned seasons of success to Kuopio, it joined the KooKoo Kouvola in 1990-91, season at the end which it takes its retirement. It however made a return to the play in 1997-98 with YJK Ylivieska of the II.Divisioona; it disputed a match the following season with Kuopio, then 3 the season according to with JHT Kalajoki before drawing its reverence good once for all.

It establishes a record of Sm-Liiga the January 16th 1977 for the two fastest goals, marked at 6 seconds of interval.

It took also part in several international competitions, of which the Coupe Canada 1976, the Championnat of the world of hockey 1976 and the Championnat of the world of hockey 1979.

Honors

Its number 27 was withdrawn by KalPa Kuopio.
It also was established with the Temple of Re-elected Finnish Hockey, where it is the Jääkiekkoleijona #168.

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