Räshid Hakimsan

Räshid Hakimsan (Räşit Xäkimcan - Literary Tatar: Рәшит Хәкимҗанов, Russian: Рашид Хакимджанов; Rashid Khakimdzhanov; April 5, 1934 – September 4, 1997) was a Finnish ice hockey player and a referee. He played in SM-Sarja during the years 1951-1960 and won the Finnish Championship four times. 
== Career ==
Räshid Hakimsan represented his entire career a local team Ilves, where he played 88 matches in total. During those years, his points were 64 + 35 = 99, and penalties 33 minutes. He won the Finnish Championship in 1952, 1957, 1958 and 1960. As a referee, Hakimsan acted in 181 SM-Sarja / SM-Liiga matches and two world championships.
In 1960, when Hakimsan played his last match, winning gold, he, Finnish hockey players Raimo Kilpiö and Jorma Salmi were called "the most dangerous trio in the league".
During his younger years, he was also known as a talented football and basketball player. A 1953 newspaper article named "Viisas Räshid" (Wise Räshid) described him a football player who's got "rare intellectual playing style"."Viisas Räsid" - lehtiartikkelileike vuodelta 1953.
==Personal life==
Hakimsan died of a sudden heart attack while cycling at the age of 63.Räshid Hakimsan kuolinilmoitus - lehtiartikkelileike, syyskuu 1997. He was a part of the Finnish Tatar community. Among the community of Tampere, his father was the known artist, Aisja Hakimsanoff. His sister Aliye was an actress and singer in their native language theater productions. Children of Räshid are Sami and Irina.Baibulat 2004, p. 179, 215, 254
For his day job, Hakimsan worked as a drafting technician at Tampella. 
== Literature ==
* Baibulat, Muazzez: Tampereen Islamilainen Seurakunta: juuret ja historia. Gummerus Kirjapaino Oy, 2004. ISBN 952-91-6753-9
* Bedretdin, Kadriye (editor): Tugan Tel - Kirjoituksia Suomen tataareista. Suomen Itämainen Seura, 2011. ISBN 978-951-9380-78-0 
* Suikki, Reijo (päätoimittaja): Jääkiekkokirja 2005 - 2006. Egmont Kustannus Oy Ab, 2005. .
* Forss, Risto, ym.: Suuri Jääkiekkoteos 1. Scandia-Kirjat Oy, 1979. .
* Leinonen, Kimmo: Koulukadun Sankarit, Tampereen jääkiekkoilun historia 1928-1965. APALI, 2014. .
*Leitzinger, Antero: Mishäärit - Suomen vanha islamilainen yhteisö. Kirja-Leitzinger, 1996. ISBN 952-9752-08-3
* Raevuori, Antero & Honkavaara, Aarne: Pelimiehiä, tulisieluja - Tampereen Ilves 50 vuotta. Ilves ry, 1981. .
== References ==
Category:Finnish ice hockey players