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Kai Suikkanen
Finnish ice hockey player and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kai Petri Suikkanen (born June 29, 1959)[1] is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Currently, he works as the head coach of Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
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Playing career
- Suikkanen played in two games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, and spent most of his career in Finland's SM-liiga with Kärpät and TPS Turku.
- Two times Kanada-malja champion: 1980–81, 1990–91
- Calder Cup champion, season 1982-83.
Coaching career
- Suikkanen Head coached Kajaanin Hokki as the champion of the Mestis (Second-highest league in Finland), during the season 2006–07.
- Suikkanen Head coached TPS as the champion of the SM-Liiga (top league in Finland), during the season 2009–10.
- Suikkanen worked as the head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2010–11 KHL season.
- Suikkanen Head coached HC Bozen-Bolzano as the champion of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL league), during the season 2017–18.
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International
Suikkanen won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a member of the Finland men's national ice hockey team.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
International
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References
External links
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