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Kai Suikkanen

Каи Суикканен

Position: forward
Player status: coach
Gender: male
Nationality: Finland
Birth date: 29.06.1959 (66 years)
Birth place: Parkano, Finland

Shoots: N/A

Trivia:
Calder Cup Champion (AHL 1983)

Season	Team	League	Pos	LPos	W	L	D
2025-26	HC 21 Prešov	Extraliga (SVK)	Head Coach
	Hired: 02.10.2025
2024-25	S.G. Cortina Hafro	Alps Hockey League	Head Coach	5.	16	10	10
	Leavel reached: lost PO QF \| Hired: 22.07.2024
2023-24	SV Caldaro/Kaltern	Italian Hockey League	Head Coach	2.	13	1	6
	Leavel reached: lost semifinals \| Hired: 18.05.2023
2022-23	Augsburger Panther	DEL	Head Coach	14.	7	19	0
	Hired: 23.12.2022 \| Left: 17.05.2023
2021-22	Dornbirn	ICE Hockey League	Head Coach	12.	10	27	11
	Leavel reached: out of playoffs
2020-21	Dornbirn	ICE Hockey League	Head Coach	6.	18	19	13
	Leavel reached: lost Playoffs quarterfinals
2019-20	Dornbirn	EBEL	Head Coach	11.	13	25	0
	Hired: 30.10.2019
2018-19	Bolzano	Champions Hockey League	Head Coach
2018-19	Bolzano	EBEL	Head Coach
	Left: 11.03.2019 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2017-18	Bolzano	EBEL	Head Coach
	Leavel reached: champion \| Hired: 28.11.2017
	Note: replaced fired Pat Curcio
2016-17	Kärpät	Liiga (Play-off)	Head Coach
2016-17	Kärpät	Champions Hockey League	Head Coach
2016-17	Kärpät	Liiga	Head Coach
2014-15	TPS Turku	Liiga	Head Coach
	Left: 7.11.2014 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2013-14	TPS Turku	European Trophy	Head Coach
2013-14	TPS Turku	Liiga	Head Coach
2012-13	Pelicans Lahti	SM-liiga	Head Coach
2011-12	Pelicans Lahti	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Hired: 13.04.2011
2010-11	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	Head Coach
	Left: 04.11.2010 \| Reason of leaving: fired
2009-10	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	Head Coach
2009-10	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Leavel reached: Champion
2008-09	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	Head Coach
	Hired: 27.10.2008
2008-09	Hokki Kajaani	Mestis	Head Coach
2007-08	Hokki Kajaani	Mestis	Head Coach
2006-07	Hokki Kajaani	Mestis	Head Coach
2005-06	RoKi	Suomi-sarja	Head Coach
2004-05	RoKi	Suomi-sarja	Head Coach
2003-04	Kärpät	Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20)	Assistant Coach

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
1987-88	Finland	Olympics	8	1	0	1	4	2
1985-86	Finland	World Championship	10	0	3	3	4	3
1978-79	Finland	WJC (U20)	6	1	2	3	0
1977-78	Finland	WJC (U20)	6	5	2	7	9

Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-
1990-91	TPS Turku	SM-liiga (Play-off)	9	1	1	2	2	1
1990-91	TPS Turku	SM-liiga	41	4	3	7	6	-2
1989-90	Kärpät	I divisioona	35	17	24	41	31
1988-89	Kärpät	SM-liiga	33	13	10	23	16
1987-88	Kärpät	SM-liiga	26	17	14	31	25
1986-87	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	9	7	1	8	6	6
1986-87	Kärpät	SM-liiga	44	24	25	49	30	27
1985-86	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	4	0	0	0	24
1985-86	Kärpät	SM-liiga	33	26	10	36	34
1984-85	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	7	2	3	5	4
1984-85	Kärpät	SM-liiga	22	8	6	14	47
1983-84	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	10	6	4	10	8
1983-84	Kärpät	SM-liiga	23	9	4	13	20
1983-84	Rochester Americans	AHL	15	7	10	17	2
1982-83	Rochester Americans	AHL	66	33	44	77	65
1982-83	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0
1981-82	Rochester Americans	AHL	71	34	33	67	32
1981-82	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	1	0	0	0	0
1980-81	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	11	5	2	7	32
1980-81	Kärpät	SM-liiga	33	20	11	31	60
1979-80	Kärpät	SM-liiga (Play-off)	6	0	3	3	6
1979-80	Kärpät	SM-liiga	36	21	17	38	18
1978-79	Kärpät	SM-liiga	36	16	6	22	65
1977-78	Kärpät	SM-liiga	35	21	6	27	19
1976-77	Kärpät	I divisioona	16	15	4	19	16