The Finnish legend was chosen for the honorary gallery of the International Hockey Federation. He spoke at the event in Tampere about a letter from his son Samuel.
Kimmo Timonen on Sunday, the eyebrows of the festive people at Tampere House got wet when he revealed his everyday secret.
– It has mattered a lot to me. A little fact about my life that many don’t know, Timonen says.
He was elected to the IIHF Honorary Gallery of the International Hockey Federation. At the end of his thank-you speech, the Finn took out a letter he had received 13 years ago. He wrote it to his father Samuel Timonen.
In his father’s letter, Samuel wrote to Kimmo that this is the best father in the world, even though he once missed a birthday party because of his playing career and had to leave home for a game trip on Christmas Day.
– In my player career, I always touched on a letter or read it on game days. It was a kick in the ass. I still have the letter on the windowsill. I see it every day when I change my clothes. I still return to it very often, Kimmo Timonen says.
Samuel Timonen, 23, who plays in Iisalmi from Mest, was present at the Tampere event on Sunday.
– It tastes great. When I think I started playing hockey when I was 6-7 and now I’m 47, I get that kind of honor. It feels good. You could spend half an hour here reminiscing about things and who you should thank. There are so many great memories and people in my background.
Everyday in the USA
Members have been elected to the IIHF Honorary Gallery since 1997. Kimmo Timonen received recognition on Sunday in Tampere. – In short: I enjoy my everyday life after a career, Timonen said. PASSI FLAME
Savolainen’s playing career ended as the winner of the Stanley Cup in the spring of 2015 in Chicago. The family of five was then rooted in Philadelphia, where the Finn played in the seasons 2007–14.
– In Midsummer 2015, people sat at the same table in Finland, so I said that now, for the first time, there is a situation where one can decide where to live. It only took ten seconds for everyone to say no to America. My three children were born and raised there, so it’s their home.
Fiona-daughter does not base on hockey.
– He would not have wanted to go and watch the Stanley Cup finals in 2015. My wife Johanna wrestled him into the game when he promised to go shopping the next day.
Kimmo and Johanna have been together since high school.
– My life with him is a luxury. I wouldn’t trade away for a day – or maybe a couple.
With medication for the rest of your life
Kimmo Timonen’s parents Jukka (left) and Marja-Liisa, son Samuel and wife Johanna enjoyed the champagne in honor of the party. PASSI FLAME
The master pack is still in good physical condition. He plays tennis almost daily.
In August 2014, a blood clot was found in the man’s right calf and both lungs. They were brought under control.
– I played with the guts, even though my wife called me crazy.
Even before the blood clots, he had decided that the 2014–15 season would be the last of his career.
– I’ll be on blood thinners for the rest of my life. Contact types are prohibited, but nothing else.
Long intercontinental flights question the man. He tries to keep the machine moving as much as possible and drink plenty of water.
– Medicines have evolved so much that they should be able to be trusted and there should be no new blood clots.
The ninth of July will be held for the eleventh time the charity event Kime4kids. One of its goals is to help the health of children and young people.
Then champagne
On Sunday, Swiss ex-kit Mathias Seger (left), South Korean influencer Mong Won Chung, Swiss defender Mark Streit, Hungarian influencer Zoltan Kovacs, Dutch mr. hockey Ron Bertling and Kimmo Timonen. PASSI FLAME
Timonen makes a narrator Antti Mäkinen with a popular podcast, acts as Discovery’s hockey commentator and is involved in the restaurant business. The company owns seven restaurants and one café in Finland.
– On Mondays, I am away from meetings and in the summer I am more involved in restaurant activities. I have to have the right people running the activity when I’m not present in the winter myself.
The man watches NHL hockey very closely. The Philadelphia Flyers have asked Timo a few times to work for an NHL organization.
– You have to be committed to Flyers, and you can’t do it with your left hand. There is no power at the moment, but I think the time will come. Fiona is now 15 years old. When he moves away from home, there is time.
Tymoshes spend the summer in the heart of Savo.
– On Monday we go to Kuopio, but before that we drink champagne. Hopefully there will be a double party and the Lions will win the match of the evening. I was really excited about the semi-finals on Saturday. Went cold colors along the body.
This letter is a treasure of Kimmo Timonen. Pasi Liesimaa
Stanley Cup winner Mark Streit lined up on the back lines of Switzerland in 13 World Championships and four Olympic tournaments. – I am really taken and proud of this tribute. I have lived through difficult times since my career, but luckily I met my wife at the end of my career. We had two children and now I am the father of a family. My parents gave me the opportunity to play hockey and gave me so much in general. Unfortunately, they are no longer among us, Streit said in his thanksgiving speech and broke into tears. PASSI FLAME
Kalervo Kummola hugged Kimmo Timo warmly. – “Kime” is a fighter. Absolutely brilliant. He could probably have played an even longer career in the NHL, but was in Finland for quite some time. On the national team, he was always the leader. A great individual and a very positive character, Kummola analyzes. PASSI FLAME
Mathias Seger (left) played as many as 16 World Cup tournaments in his career. He was winning the 2013 World Cup silver. – I learned a lot from my playmates, but I never learned Finnish, Seger laughed. Alongside the Swiss, Luc Tardif, President of the IIHF. PASSI FLAME