Antti Heikkilä (born October 30, 1943, in

Pori Pori (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Satakunta. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Pori is approximately , while the Pori sub-region, sub-region has a population of a ...

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) is a Finnish former hockey player and hockey influencer. During his active career, he played as a defender. Antti Heikkilä and his brother,

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, have been important influences in the development of ice hockey in the city of Pori. Heikkilä played the 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships for

. He was inducted into the

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in 1988.

Career

Antti Heikkilä played in Pori Karhut and Ässät for a total of 20 seasons from 1961 to 1981 SM-sarja and SM-liiga. He won three Finnish championships and a total of 6 medals. Heikkilä accumulated 561 matches and 144 + 116 points in the regular season. In addition, he played 29 playoff matches with 15 points. Ässät have retired Antti Heikkilä's number 2. Antti Heikkilä got to play in the national team in 11 U20 national matches, scoring 1 + 2. He represented Finland once at the World Championships, in 1966.

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* 1943 births Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players Finnish ice hockey players Karhut Pori players Ice hockey people from Pori Living people Ice hockey players with retired numbers Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) coaches {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub