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Hannu Kamppuri

Finnish ice hockey player (b. 1957)

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Hannu Juhani Kamppuri (born 1 July 1957) is a former professional ice hockey goaltender. Kamppuri, who was born in Helsinki, was an accomplished SM-liiga goaltender, who played from 1975 to 1990, and was one of the first Finnish goaltenders to compete in the National Hockey League, where he played 13 games for the New Jersey Devils during the 1984–85 season. He also appeared in net for the Edmonton Oilers of the World Hockey Association for 2 games during the 1978–79 season.

Much of his career was in the SM-liiga, with some time spent on teams in the minor professional leagues (AHL, CHL, IHL) in North America.

Kamppuri also played with the Finland men's national ice hockey team, competing at Ice Hockey World Championships and earning bronze medals at the 1986 and 1987 European Championships. He is a member of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame, being inducted in 1998.

SM-liiga, Kanada-malja (2): 1982, 1984

European Championship, (2): 1986, 1987

Urpo Ylönen trophy (best goaltender, SM-liiga) (4): (1981, 1982, 1984, 1987)

SM-liiga Lynces Academici Goalie Award (6): (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989

First Team All-Star (SM-liiga) (6): (1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987)

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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