- Timo Turunen
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =SM-liiga
Jokerit
1. Divisioona
Jäähonka
Elitserien
Södertälje SK
league = NHL
position = Forward
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 7
weight_lb = 162
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1948|08|04
birth_place =Kuusjärvi , FIN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1967
career_end = 1981Timo Turunen (born
April 8 ,1948 inKuusjärvi ,Finland ) is a retired professionalice hockey player who played in theSM-liiga . He played forJokerit . He was inducted into theFinnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2004.Playing career
Most notably Turunen was part of Jokerit's top line which consisted of
Pentti Hiiros andTimo Kyntölä . Due to the line's short height (Hiiros was the tallest at 172cm of height), the line was nicknamed "Nallipyssy-ketju", "The Cap-Gun line".Even though, Turunen was a profilic 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
* [http://www.tampere.fi/jaakiekkomuseo/players.htm Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio]
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