Kai Suikkanen
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Kai Suikkanen | |||
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Born | Parkano, FIN |
September 29, 1960 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Buffalo Sabres | ||
National team | ![]() |
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NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1979–1991 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Olympic Games | ||
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1988 Calgary | Ice hockey |
Kai Petri Suikkanen (born September 29, 1960) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Currently, he works as the head coach of TPS Turku in the SM-liiga.
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.
Coaching career
Suikkanen worked as the head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2010–11 KHL season.
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.
External links
- Kai Suikkanen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Kai Suikkanen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Buffalo Sabres players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Oulun Kärpät players
- People from Parkano
- Rochester Americans players
- HC TPS players
- Undrafted National Hockey League players
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs
- Finnish Winter Olympic medalist stubs