Kai Suikkanen | |||
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Born |
Parkano, FIN |
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 | Buffalo Sabres | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1977–1991 |
Medal record | ||
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Men's ice hockey | ||
Representing Finland | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1988 Calgary | Team |
Kai Petri Suikkanen (born June 29, 1959) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Currently, he works as the head coach of TPS Turku in the SM-liiga.
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.
Suikkanen worked as the head coach of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2010–11 KHL season.
Suikkanen won a silver medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary as a member of the Finland men's national ice hockey team.