Kai Suikkanen
Kai Suikkanen is an ice hockey coach and former player.
As a player he won two times the SM-Liiga (with Oulun Kärpät - season 1980-1981 - and TPS - season 1990-1991) and a Calder Cup (with the Rochester Americans - season 1982-1983). He was part of the Team Finland at Calgary 1988, when the team achieves the silver medal.
As coach he won a SM-Liiga (with TPS - season 1990-1991) and an EBEL (with HC Bolzano - season 2017-2018). The documentary Hockeytown (2019) tells the story of this last victory, from the arrival of Suikkanen when the team was in last place in the standings, to the final success.
As coach he won a SM-Liiga (with TPS - season 1990-1991) and an EBEL (with HC Bolzano - season 2017-2018). The documentary Hockeytown (2019) tells the story of this last victory, from the arrival of Suikkanen when the team was in last place in the standings, to the final success.