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Hannu Virta

1963 - Today

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Hannu Markus Virta (born March 22, 1963, in Turku, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was named the best defenceman in the Finnish Elite League (SM-liiga) four times, and was a five-time all-star. He also won the Jarmo Wasama memorial trophy as rookie of the year in 1981–82. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hannu Virta is the 211th most popular hockey player (down from 193rd in 2019), the 547th most popular biography from Finland (up from 556th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Hannu Virta ranks 211 out of 676. Before him are Milan Hnilička, Leon Draisaitl, Valtteri Filppula, Alexander Radulov, Pekka Rinne, and Fredrik Norrena. After him are Sergei Nemchinov, Dmitri Mironov, Roman Červenka, Paul Kariya, Scott Niedermayer, and Aleksander Barkov Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Hannu Virta ranks 847. Before him are Alfredo Mendoza, Meenakshi Seshadri, Robert Taylor, Raghuram Rajan, Billy Gould, and Tatsuya Mochizuki. After him are Chris Ferguson, Scott Lawrence, Hideki Matsunaga, Shannon Crawford, Kevin Asano, and Debra Granik.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Hannu Virta ranks 547 out of 751. Before him are Mikko Kolehmainen (1964), Joonas Suotamo (1986), Mikko Leppilampi (1978), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), and Fredrik Norrena (1973). After him are Kiira Korpi (1988), Janne Lahtela (1974), Janne Wirman (1979), Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), Li Andersson (1987), and Kalle Palander (1977).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Hannu Virta ranks 17. Before him are Teppo Numminen (1968), Sami Kapanen (1973), Kimmo Timonen (1975), Valtteri Filppula (1984), Pekka Rinne (1982), and Fredrik Norrena (1973). After him are Aleksander Barkov Jr. (1995), Sami Salo (1974), Mikko Koivu (1983), Jarkko Ruutu (1975), Miikka Kiprusoff (1976), and Niko Kapanen (1978).

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