Lauri Mononen

Lauri Ilmari Mononen (22 March 1950 – 5 August 2018) was a Finnish professional ice hockey winger. While playing for Phoenix Roadrunners in the World Hockey Association he was one of the first Finns to play professional hockey in North America. He played for a total of two seasons in the WHA. He also won the Finnish Championship once and the Swiss Championship once. He was twice chosen as best forward in the Finnish League and selected to the All-Star five three times (1969, 1972, 1975). He also competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Winter Olympics.

His number 15 has been frozen by his former club, Jokipojat. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame as number 75.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM1970-71 Jokerit Helsinki SM-sarja 26 16 10 26 14 — — — — — 1971-72 Karhu-Kissat Helsinki SM-sarja 31 21 15 36 24 — — — — — 1972-73 Jokerit Helsinki SM-sarja 36 20 16 36 27 — — — — — 1974-75 TPS Turku SM-sarja 35 30 21 51 35 — — — — — 1975-76 Phoenix RoadrunnersWHA75 15 21 36 19 5 1 3 4 21976-77 Oklahoma City Blazers CHL7 1 2 3 2 — — — — — 1976-77 Phoenix Roadrunners WHA 67 21 29 50 10 — — — — — 1977-78 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 34 27 12 39 41 — — — — — 1978-79 HIFK HelsinkiSM-liiga 16 1 0 1 28 — — — — — 1979-80 Bern SC Swiss-A ? 28 9 37 0 — — — — — 1982-83 Kiekkoreipas Lahti SM-liiga 8 1 3 4 12 — — — — — WHA totals142 36 50 86 29 5 1 3 4 2