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Hannu Virta

Ханну Вирта

Position: right defender
Player status: coach
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 22.03.1963 (61 years)
Birth place: Turku, Finland

Height: 181 cm / 5' 11"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: left
Draft 1: Buffalo Sabres, year: 1981, round: 2, position: 38
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Trivia:
All-Star Team (EJC 81, EC 93-94, EHL 96-97)
Rookie of the Year (SM-liiga 81-82)
Best Defenceman of Team Finland (WJC 82)
Best Defenceman (SM-liiga 86-87, 88-89, 89-90, 90-91)
Lynces Academici Defenceman Award (SM-liiga 88-89, 90-91)
Best Player (SM-liiga 87-88)
Best +/- (SM-liiga playoffs 90-91)
Best player of Team Finland (WC 96) [with Sami Kapanen and Nieminen]
President’s Trophy (1996)
NHL (BUF): 245/25/101/66 [PO: 17/1/3/6]
Jääkiekkoleijona #133

Number #23 frozen by TPS Turku

Season	Team	League	Pos	LPos	W	L	D
2017-18	Salavat Yulayev Ufa	KHL	Assistant Coach
2016-17	Jokerit	KHL	Assistant Coach
2015-16	Jokerit	KHL	Assistant Coach
2014-15	Jokerit	KHL	Assistant Coach
2013-14	Finland	World Championship	Assistant Coach	2.
	Leavel reached: Final
2013-14	Jokerit	Liiga (Play-off)	Assistant Coach
2013-14	Jokerit	European Trophy	Assistant Coach
2013-14	Jokerit	Liiga	Assistant Coach
2013-14	Finland	Olympics	Assistant Coach	3.
	Leavel reached: Bronze medal
2012-13	Jokerit	SM-liiga (Play-off)	Assistant Coach
2012-13	Jokerit	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2011-12	Jokerit	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2010-11	Jokerit	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2008-09	HC Lugano	NLA	Head Coach
2008-09	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Left: 27.10.2008 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2007-08	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Head Coach
2006-07	Finland	World Championship	Assistant Coach	2.	6	3	0
	Leavel reached: silver medalists
2006-07	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2005-06	Finland	Olympics	Assistant Coach	2.	7	1	0
	Leavel reached: silver medalists
2005-06	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2004-05	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Left: 16.10.2004 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2003-04	Espoo Blues	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Hired: 22.10.2003
2002-03	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2001-02	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
2000-01	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
1999-00	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach
1998-99	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Assistant Coach

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
2015-16	Finland	WLHL	2	0	3	3	0	1
1996-97	Finland	World Championship	8	0	3	3	4	1
1995-96	Finland	World Cup of Hockey	4	1	0	1	6	0
1995-96	Finland	World Championship	6	0	6	6	4	8
1994-95	Finland	World Championship	7	1	1	2	8	2
1993-94	Finland	World Championship	8	1	4	5	6	16
1993-94	Finland	Olympics	8	2	1	3	2	1
1990-91	Finland	World Championship	7	0	2	2	4
1988-89	Finland	World Championship	10	3	5	8	6	13
1986-87	Finland	Canada Cup	5	0	1	1	0
1986-87	Finland	World Championship	8	0	4	4	4
1981-82	Finland	WJC (U20)	7	1	7	8	4
1980-81	Finland	EJC (U18)	5	3	1	4	0

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
1997-98	ZSC Lions	NLA	38	3	20	23	8	-1
1996-97	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	12	0	1	1	6	6
1996-97	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	48	7	14	21	24	30
1996-97	TPS Turku	EHL (Play-off)	4	1	3	4	0	7
1996-97	TPS Turku	EHL	5	0	2	2	2	7
1995-96	Grasshopper Club Zürich	NLB	11	1	7	8	0
1995-96	Grasshopper Club Zürich	NLB	35	12	26	38	10
1994-95	Grasshopper Club Zürich	NLB (Play-off)	11	5	8	13	8
1994-95	Grasshopper Club Zürich	NLB	36	12	18	30	14
1993-94	TPS Turku	Continental Cup	4	2	1	3	0	3
1993-94	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	10	0	3	3	6	5
1993-94	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	47	3	17	20	18	14
1992-93	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	12	2	2	4	14	1
1992-93	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	39	1	18	19	18	9
1991-92	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	3	1	4	5	0	3
1991-92	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	43	6	22	28	32	5
1990-91	TPS Turku	Continental Cup	2	0	1	1	0
1990-91	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	9	4	2	6	4	9
1990-91	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	43	4	16	20	40	7
1989-90	TPS Turku	Continental Cup	3	1	0	1	2
1989-90	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	9	0	6	6	10	5
1989-90	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	41	7	19	26	14	24
1988-89	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	10	1	7	8	0	10
1988-89	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	43	7	25	32	30
1987-88	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	44	10	28	38	20
1986-87	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	5	0	3	3	2	-5
1986-87	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	41	13	30	43	20	27
1985-86	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	47	5	23	28	16
1984-85	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	51	1	23	24	16
1983-84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL (Play-off)	3	0	0	0	2
1983-84	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	70	6	30	36	12
1982-83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL (Play-off)	10	1	2	3	4
1982-83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	74	13	24	37	18
1981-82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL (Play-off)	4	0	1	1	0
1981-82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	3	0	1	1	4
1980-81	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	7	1	1	2	2
1980-81	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	36	5	12	17	6
1980-81	TPS Turku	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off)	5
1980-81	TPS Turku	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)	29	22	22	44	55
1980-81	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	4	0	1	1	4
1980-81	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0
1979-80	TPS Turku	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20, Play-off)	5	2	3	5	0
1979-80	TPS Turku	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)	26	13	8	21	6

Note: All games might not be included

Date	League	Teams	Score		G		A		PIM		+/-
Jan. 30 2016 14:00	WLHL \| 3rd place	Finland Sweden	4-5	\|		\|	2	\|		\|
Nov. 06 2015 18:30	WLHL	Finland Sweden	4-3 SO	\|		\|	1	\|		\|	1

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Leagues

Czech Rep.: Tipsport extraliga | 1.liga | 2.liga

Finland: Liiga | Mestis

Germany: DEL | DEL2

Russia: KHL | VHL

Slovakia: Tipsport Extraliga | 1.liga

Sweden: SHL | HockeyAllsvenskan

Switzerland: NLA | NLB

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