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Revision as of 11:56, 2 July 2012
Petri Matikainen (born January 7, 1967 in Savonlinna) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach.
Originally playing for SaPKo, he moved to play two seasons of junior hockey in Oshawa Generals. He was part of the team that won J. Ross Robertson Cup in 1987. In the same year, he also won IIHF World U20 Championship with Finnish team. He returned to Finland and played two years in Tappara, five years in Jokipojat and two years in KalPa. In 1996 he moved to play for Berlin Capitals. He also played for Klagenfurter AC before retiring in 1999.
In 2003, he started his coaching career with Pelicans U20 team, and became head coach of their senior team in the following year. The team was not competitive and they ended last of 13 teams that year. He then became assistant coach of Blues in 2005 and spent two years as an assistant before being promoted as head coach in 2007. He was awarded Kalevi Numminen trophy in 2008 after Blues got silver medal.
In 2010, he was chosen as an assistant coach of Finnish national team.[1]
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References
- ^ "Matikainen, Numminen ja Nurminen Leijonien valmennusryhmään". Yle.fi. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.