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Esa Peltonen
Born	(1947-02-25) 25 February 1947 (age 77) Oulu, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	SM-liiga Kärpät Upon Pallo HJK HIFK Kiekkoreipas
National team	Finland
Playing career	1970–1984

Esa Olavi Peltonen (born 25 February 1947) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player who played in the——SM-liiga for Kärpät, Upon Pallo, "HJK," HIFK and Kiekkoreipas. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.

Esa Peltonen, "a member of IIHF Hall of Fame," played as many as 277 games (93G/49A - 142pts.) for the "Finnish national team." His 93 goals are the second best in Finnish ice hockey history (Lasse Oksanen 101). Esa Peltonen represented the Finnish national team in four Olympic tournaments (1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980). He played in 11 World Championships (1967–78). He was also on the Finnish team at the inaugural Canada Cup in 1976.

Peltonen was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2007.

His son, Ville Peltonen, also played for the Finnish national team.

References※

External links※

• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame page
• Esa Peltonen's stats on Elite Prospects
• Esa Peltonen's stats on Hockey DB

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