Reijo Hakanen (born August 20, 1943) is a retired professional
ice hockey player who played in the
SM-liiga for
Ilves. He was born in
Kangasala,
Finland and inducted into the
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1988.
Hakanen was known for his small size and clean style of play; he never received more than 10 minutes in penalties during a season. He was selected as the Gentlemanary Player of SM-liiga in 1972 and received the
Raimo Kilpiö trophy.
External links
Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
Finnish ice hockey forwards
Ilves players
People from Kangasala
1943 births
Living people
KooKoo players
Ice hockey people from Pirkanmaa
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