Career
He played for Tappara. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1986. Numminen has also coached the national team of Finland in 1973-1974 and then again 1977-1982.
Kalevi"s two sons, Teemu Numminen and Teppo Numminen are professional ice hockey players, with Teppo playing over 1,000 career games in the National Hockey League.