IMAGE INFORMATION
EditAntti Kalervo Leppänen - Born November 23, 1947 in Tampere, Finland – Died August 5, 2015 in Tampere, Finland was a Finnish ice Hockey goaltender.
Leppänen played his whole career for Tappara Tampere 1964 to 1978.
He won 2 Kanada-malja Trophies as Finnish Liiga playoff champions in 1975 and 1977, 3 silvers (1974, 1976, 1978), 1 bronze (1973).
Leppänen was Finnish Player of the Year in 1972/73.
Leppänen was named the top goaltender in the SM-sarja/SM-liiga in 1972/73, 1973/74, and 1974/75.
The national team Leppänen played 98 A-caps. At the World Ice Hockey Championships he played three times in 1973, 1974 and 1975.
In addition, he played the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Olympics as well as the 1977 Canada Cup.
Antti Leppänen was inducted into the Finnish Ice Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.