Lauri Mononen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Finnish ice hockey player
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Place of Birth: Joensuu, Eastern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland
About Lauri Mononen
- Lauri Mononen (22 March 1950 – 5 August 2018) was a Finnish professional ice hockey winger.
- While playing for Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association he was one of the first Finns to play professional hockey in North America.
- He played for a total of two seasons in WHA.
- He also won the Finnish Championship once and the Swiss Championship once.
- He was twice chosen as best forward in the Finnish League and selected to All Star five three times (1969, 1972, 1975).
- He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.His number 15 has been frozen by his former club, Jokipojat.
- He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame as number 75.
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