Career
Aulis Virtanen started in Turun Sanomat as an ice hockey editor in 1945 and worked until 1950. He was the main public address announcer of the Turku Refereeclub from 1950 until his death in 2006. He also worked in radio and television as play-by-play announcer between 1960-1970.
He was the public address announcer in TPS"s ice hockey games for decades.
Virtanen is in the Finnish ice hockey museum as Jääkiekkoleijona #118 (Ice Hockey lion #118).