Santeri Heiskanen

Santeri Heiskanen (born April 13, 1977) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Santeri Heiskanen
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Born	(1977-04-13) April 13, 1977 (age 48) Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
SM-liiga team	Espoo Blues
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1996–2011

Santeri Heiskanen began as an assistant coach for Jokerit U18 in the 2011/12 season. In the 2012/13 season, he joined KHL team Avantgard Omsk. Heiskanen returned to Finland five years ago, first as co-head coach of Peliitat before taking over as head coach of the 2017/18 runner-up.

The following year, Heiskanen joined Vienna Capitals Silver, who were promoted to the Erste Liga. In December of the 2019/20 season, he signed with the South Tyrolean team SV Kaltern Rothoblaas, but the season was cut short due to Covid.^[1]