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Janne Puhakka

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Janne Puhakka
Born (1995-02-24)24 February 1995
Espoo, Finland
Died 13 October 2024(2024-10-13) (aged 29)
Espoo, Finland
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Left Wing
Shot Left
Played for Espoo Blues
TUTO Hockey
Espoo United
Rapaces de Gap
Playing career 2015–2018

Janne Puhakka (24 February 1995 – 13 October 2024) was a Finnish ice hockey player.[1] He was murdered by his former partner in October 2024.

Biography

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Ice hockey career

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Puhakka played in Canada for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, in Finland for the Espoo Blues, TUTO Hockey, and Espoo United, and in France for Rapaces de Gap.[2] Puhakka was Finland's first openly gay professional ice hockey player, and publicly disclosed his sexuality in 2019.[3][4][5]

Reality television

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In 2024, he was featured in Petolliset [fi], the Finnish version of the reality game show The Traitors. Following Puhakka's death, the programme's TV network, Nelonen Media, announced that it would not broadcast the show's final episode on October 17, as had been planned.[6]

Death

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Puhakka was murdered at his home in Espoo on 13 October 2024, at the age of 29.[6][7] His partner, Rolf Nordmo, from Trøndelag, Norway, was later arrested as a suspect in the murder.[7][8][9]

Detective Inspector Matti Högman told that a suspect has admitted to the killing of Puhakka and based on an interview with the suspect, the motive for the crime was the end of the relationship between the victim and the suspect. Puhakka had moved out of the couple's shared home in Espoo after the relationship ended some weeks ago. Puhakka returned on 13 October to take care of some "practical matters".[10]

References

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  1. ^ Ranta, Niko (14 October 2024). "Ex-huippukiekkoilija Janne Puhakka, 29, kuoli henkirikoksen uhrina Espoossa – epäiltynä 66-vuotias puoliso". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Janne Puhakka". hockeyDB.com.
  3. ^ Lilja, Esa (27 October 2019). "Hyökkääjä ja homo". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  4. ^ Holmes, Jon (14 October 2024). "Possible murder of gay former pro hockey player, by his male partner, shocks the world". Outsports. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Vulpo, Mike (14 October 2024). "Former Hockey Player Janne Puhakka Dead at 29, Suspect Detained on Suspicion of Murder". US Weekly. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Police suspect murder in Espoo death — paper says victim was former hockey pro". Yle news. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b Farestvedt, Ingrid Bjørndal; Alsaker-Nøstdahl, Endre; Sviggum, Silje Kathrine (14 October 2024). "Venner og naboer etter drapet på ishockeystjernen Janne Puhakka: – En rollemodell". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  8. ^ Ording, Oda; Solberg, Kristoffer; Hagfors, Caisa Linea; Pedersen, John Terje; Hagen, Angelica; Holm, Marlene Lundberg (15 October 2024). "Rolf Nordmo (66) siktet for drap". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  9. ^ Stuevold, Eivind (14 October 2024). "Finsk kjendis drept – namdaling siktet". Namdalsavisa (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Breakup was motive behind hockey pro's murder, police say". Yle. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
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