Kai Suikkanen
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| Kai Suikkanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
_by_Sandro_Halank–118.jpg) Suikkanen in 2023 | |||
| Born |
June 29, 1959 | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Kärpät Buffalo Sabres TPS | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1977–1991 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Calgary | Team |
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 HC Prešov of the slovak Tipsport Liga.
- 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.
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.