Petri Matikainen

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Petri Matikainen
Petri Matikainen 07.01.13 Amur--Avangard KHL-game.jpeg
Born (1967-01-07) 7 January 1967 (age 57)
Savonlinna, Finland
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Left
Played for Oshawa Generals
Tappara
Jokipojat
KalPa
Berlin Capitals
Klagenfurter AC
National teamFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
NHL draft 140th overall, 1985
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 1985–1999
Medal record
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Czechoslovakia

Petri Matikainen (born 7 January 1967) is a Finnish former ice hockey player.

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Matikainen was born in Savonlinna. 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.

Coaching career

In 2003, he started his coaching career with Lahti 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 and 2010 after Blues got silver medals.

In 2010, he was chosen as an assistant coach of Finnish national team. The season 2011–2012 Matikainen coached HIFK Helsinki. In summer 2012 he signed a tree year contract to Avangard Omsk (KHL). In 2014 he signed a one-year contract to HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL). [1] In the spring 2015 he signed a tree year contract to Lahti Pelicans. [2]

Petri Matikainen moved to Austria to coaching EC KAC in 2018. Klagenfurter AC led by Matikainen, has won the Austrian League championship for the second time in a row.

In June 2023, EHC Biel announces him as their new coach for the upcoming season. [3] He was fired in his first season with the team in February 2024, following bad results and complaints from the players about his coaching methods, attitude and lack of communication. [4]

Career statistics

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1985–86 Oshawa Generals OHL 5314425627614513
1986–87 Oshawa GeneralsOHL508344253212121436
1987–88 Tappara Liiga 4151658100224
1988–89 TapparaLiiga444131732800010
1989–90 Jokipojat Liiga4468143430116
1990–91 Jokipojat I-Divisioona 4316254135—————
1991–92 JokipojatLiiga42481238531410
1992–93 JokipojatI-Divisioona422021415163252
1993–94 JokipojatI-Divisioona451341544653146
1994–95 KalPa Liiga495131840310112
1995–96 KalPaLiiga505111636—————
1996–97 Berlin Capitals DEL 4447116340008
1997–98 Berlin CapitalsDEL2408814—————
1997–98 Klagenfurter AC EBEL 2622477—————
1998–99 Klagenfurter ACEBEL5041014102—————
Liiga totals2702954832382944842

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References

  1. ↑ "Matikainen, Numminen ja Nurminen Leijonien valmennusryhmään". Yle.fi. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  2. ↑ Matikainen on Pelicansin uusi päävalmentaja. Helsingin Sanomat 16.3.2015.(in Finnish)
  3. ↑ "Petri Matikainen sur le banc du HC Bienne". RTS.ch. 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  4. ↑ "EHC Biel relieves Petri Matikainen of his duties". swisshockeynews.ch. 2024.
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