Matti Forss

Matti Forss
Born (1957-05-17) May 17, 1957 (age 67)
Rauma, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb)
Position Center
Shot Left
Played for Lukko
HIFK
National team  Finland
NHL draft 117th overall, 1977
St. Louis Blues
WHA draft 74th overall, 1977
Houston Aeros
Playing career 1973–1994

Matti Forss (born May 17, 1957 in Rauma, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga.

Playing career

He played for HIFK and Lukko. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74 Lukko SM-sarja 29 7 8 15 4 — — — — —
1974–75 Lukko SM-sarja 27 4 7 11 33 — — — — —
1975–76 Lukko Liiga 36 13 24 37 45 — — — — —
1976–77 Lukko Liiga 35 19 18 37 44 — — — — —
1977–78 HIFK Liiga 33 6 5 11 22 — — — — —
1978–79 HIFK Liiga 36 5 9 14 21 6 3 2 5 2
1979–80 HIFK Liiga 34 15 19 34 36 7 1 4 5 4
1980–81 HIFK Liiga 36 12 32 44 20 7 3 5 8 2
1981–82 HIFK Liiga 36 13 30 43 24 8 4 3 7 0
1982–83 HIFK Liiga 33 15 11 26 26 9 2 3 5 12
1983–84 Lukko I-Divisioona 34 17 26 43 30 — — — — —
1984–85 Lukko Liiga 36 14 18 32 16 — — — — —
1985–86 Lukko Liiga 36 10 8 18 28 — — — — —
1986–87 Lukko Liiga 43 14 25 39 24 — — — — —
1987–88 Lukko Liiga 44 10 25 35 14 8 1 2 3 4
1988–89 Lukko Liiga 43 14 19 33 8 — — — — —
1989–90 Lukko Liiga 35 11 13 24 14 — — — — —
1990–91 Lukko Liiga 43 8 15 23 10 4 5 3 8 8
1991–92 Lukko Liiga 44 5 6 11 10 — — — — —
1992–93 Lukko Liiga 46 7 13 20 14 3 0 2 2 0
1993–94 Lukko Liiga 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
Liiga totals 653 191 292 483 376 52 19 24 43 32


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