| Aarne Honkavaara | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1924 Tampere, FIN |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | SM-sarja Ilves IHL Sarnia Sailors |
| Playing career | 1943–1952 1956 – 1958 |
Aarne Väinö Edward Honkavaara (born June 7, 1924 in Tampere, Finland) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and coach.
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Aarne Honkavaara played his first game of Ice hockey when he was 12 years old. The team which he represented was Tampereen Kisa-Veikot.
Honkavaara participated in the Continuation War between 1942–1944 and played his first actual SM-sarja game in 1944 against HSK. Honkavaara played for Ilves, which was along with TBK one Tampere's top teams.
Honkavaara played his entire career for Ilves with the exception of a short visit Canada where Honkavaara played in two Exhibition games for Sarnia Sailors.
Honkavaara's playing career ended in 1953 when he broke his shin after a Polish player fell on to it during a National Team match between Finland and Poland.
After Retiring, Honkavaara however made a two-season return to playing staff while he was the head coach for Ilves in 1956. Honkavaara re-retired in 1958 after he played a single game during his second season after comeback.
After retiring as a Full-time player, Honkavaara went on to coach Ilves to three Finnish Championships (Gold medal) and one Silver medal (runner-up).
Honkavaara also was the National Team Coach of Finland between 1954 and 1959.
Being one of the top players in Finland at the time, Honkavaara naturally was part of the Finnish national team.
Honkavaara played 47 games for Finland and scored 46 goals.
International statistics
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Finland | WCh | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1951 | Finland | WCh | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1952 | Finland | Oly | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Senior International Totals | 47 | 46 | 12 | 58 | 0 | |||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1943-44 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1944-45 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 3 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1945-46 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 8 | 25 | 10 | 35 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1946-47 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 8 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1947-48 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 6 | 20 | 3 | 23 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1948-49 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 6 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1949-50 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 7 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1950-51 | Sarnia Sailors | IHL | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1950-51 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 10 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1951-52 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1956-57 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1957-58 | Ilves | SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| SM-sarja Totals | 62 | 143 | 61 | 204 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Preceded by Osmo Huhti |
SM-sarja Scoring Leader 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 & 1952 |
Succeeded by Keijo Kuusela |
| Preceded by Risto Lindroos |
Finnish national ice hockey team head coach 1954 – 1959 |
Succeeded by Joe Wirkkunen |
| Preceded by Risto Lindroos |
Ilves head coach 1952 – 1961 |
Succeeded by Seppo Helle |
| Preceded by Erkki Koiso |
Ilves head coach 1967 – 1968 |
Succeeded by Raimo Vasama |