Kimmo Leinonen (born 30 August 1949) is a Finnish ice hockey executive and writer. He was the director of public relations and marketing for the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) from 1995 to 2007, and held similar positions for SM-liiga and Ilves. He served as general secretary of the 2012 and 2013 Ice Hockey World Championships co-hosted in Finland and Sweden. He also coached junior ice hockey for Ilves, managed the Ilves Naiset who won three Naisten SM-sarja championships, was a scout for the New York Rangers, and a sports commentator for hockey broadcasts in Finland.
Leinonen was a founding member of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1979, and helped establish the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1996. He served as chairman of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame from 2011 to 2018, and has written multiple books on the history of hockey in Finland. He was inducted into the builder category of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2011, and was named the 2023 recipient of the Paul Loicq Award from the IIHF.
KimmoLeinonen (born 30 August 1949) is a Finnish ice hockey executive and writer. He was the director of public relations and marketing for the International...
Defence KimmoLeinonen (born 1949), Finnish ice hockey executive and writer Mikko Leinonen (born 1955), Finnish ice hockey player Sanni Leinonen (born 1989)...
morphology Kimmo Kuhta (born 1975), Finnish professional ice hockey forward KimmoLeinonen (born 1949), Finnish ice hockey executive and writer Kimmo Lotvonen...
1979, its founding members included Aarne Honkavaara, Kalervo Kummola, KimmoLeinonen, Harry Lindblad, and others. Notable chairpersons of the hall of fame...
the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) in 1996, when he and KimmoLeinonen led efforts to establish the IIHF Hall of Fame. From 1996 to 2001, he...
ISBN 978-952-312-371-7. "Jääkiekkoleijonat". Suomen Jääkiekkomuseo ry. KimmoLeinonen: Koulukadun Sankarit: Tampereen jääkiekkoilun historia 1928–1965, s...
Championship) and Sweden would co-host both the 2012 and 2013 tournaments. KimmoLeinonen served as the general secretary of the jointly-hosted events. The host...
vice-president, Walter Bush; and the director of public relations and marketing, KimmoLeinonen. The IIHF has sought to honor the people who have made the greatest...
(1931–1994), journalist and magazine publisher, founder of Tamperelainen KimmoLeinonen (born 1949), ice hockey executive and writer Mika Koivuniemi (born 1967)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
"Jääkiekkoleijonat - Suomen jääkiekkomuseo". Jääkiekkomuseo. Leinonen, p. 190 (2014) Baibulat, p. 257 (2004) KimmoLeinonen, Dan Diamond, Eric Zweig: Jääkiekon ennätyskirja...
and Sweden would instead co-host both the 2012 and 2013 tournaments. KimmoLeinonen served as the general secretary of the jointly-hosted events. Group...
1985 Pekka Virtanen, "Perinne", 1986 Johanna Sinisalo, "Suklaalaput" 1987 Kimmo Saneri, "Ollin oppivuodet, Aapelin alkuasetelmat" 1988 S. Albert Kivinen...
Ruissalo, Pekka (13 December 2019). "Jääkiekkomuseo täytti 40 vuotta – KimmoLeinonen: Olen hyvin tyytyväinen". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Tampere, Finland...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
2018 Kirovs Lipmans Latvia 2019 Jim Johannson United States 2020/2022 Zoltán Kovács Hungary 2023 KimmoLeinonen Finland 2024 Anatolii Brezvin Ukraine...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
Ozerov (2016) Patrick Francheterre (2017) Kirovs Lipmans (2018) Jim Johannson (2019) Zoltán Kovács (2020/2022) KimmoLeinonen (2023) Anatolii Brezvin (2024)...
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