Veijo Kalevi Numminen (born 31 January 1940 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986, and inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011.
Numminen has also coached the national team of Finland in 1973-1974 and then again 1977-1982.
Kalevi's two sons, Teemu Numminen and Teppo Numminen are professional ice hockey players, with Teppo playing over 1,000 career games in the National Hockey League.
References
- "IIHF palkitsi Hall of Fame -tulokkaat". Yle (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- "Bye is joined by Lundström, Modry, Trojak, Tureanu and Numminen". International Ice Hockey Federation. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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| Preceded byLen Lunde | Finnish national ice hockey team coach 1973–1974 |
Succeeded bySeppo Liitsola |
| Preceded bySeppo Liitsola | Finnish national ice hockey team coach 1977–1982 |
Succeeded byAlpo Suhonen |
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- 1940 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey people from Tampere
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Tappara players
- Ice hockey players with retired numbers
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Ice hockey players at the 1960 Winter Olympics
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