Kai Suikkanen
Kai Petri Suikkanen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey left wing. Currently, he works as the head coach of HC Prešov of the slovak Tipsport Liga.
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, during the season 2006–07.
- Suikkanen Head coached TPS as the champion of the SM-Liiga, 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, during the season 2017–18.