RU-38_(ice_hockey)

RU-38 (ice hockey)

RU-38 (ice hockey)

Ice hockey team in Pori

This article is about the ice hockey section. For the overall RU-38 sports club, see Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38.

Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 (Finnish for Rosenlew Athletes-38) was a sports club owned by the Rosenlew factories. The club was formed in 1938 but the hockey team was formed in the 1950s. RU-38 won the Finnish Championships in ice hockey in 1967 and the Finnish Cup in 1965.[1]

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History

RU-38 players in 1962
RU-38 playing against Ilves in February 1967

RU-38 won the Finnish championship in 1967[2] and the Finnish Cup in 1965.[1] RU-38 got merged with Porin Karhut in 1967 to form Porin Ässät.[3]

Famous players

Matti "Mölli" Keinonen, Raimo Kilpiö and Matti Harju in 1966

Other

In 1967 RU-38 participated in a movie called Billion Dollar Brain by performing a hockey fight with Karhu-Kissat.

References

  1. [1]
    "Rosenlewin tie Suomen mestariksi 1967". assat.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. [2]
    Majasaari, Matti. Pitkä Laukaus (in Finnish). pp. 66–76. ISBN 9519583750.
  3. [3]
    Majasaari, Matti. Pitkä Laukaus (in Finnish). pp. 79–84. ISBN 9519583750.
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