Veijo Kalevi Numminen (born 31 January 1940 in Tampere, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986, and inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011.[1][2]

Kalevi Numminen in 1970

Numminen has also coached the national team of Finland in 1973-1974 and then again 1977-1982.

Kalevi's two sons, Teemu Numminen and Teppo Numminen are professional ice hockey players, with Teppo playing over 1,000 career games in the National Hockey League.

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  1. ^ "IIHF palkitsi Hall of Fame -tulokkaat". Yle (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 15 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Bye is joined by Lundström, Modry, Trojak, Tureanu and Numminen". International Ice Hockey Federation. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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Preceded by Finnish national ice hockey team coach
1973–1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by Finnish national ice hockey team coach
1977–1982
Succeeded by