Jari Risku

Jari Risku
Born (1966-02-11) 11 February 1966 (age 58)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb; 10 st 12 lb)
Position Defense
Played for Jokerit
Current NSML coach HPK Hämeenlinna
Coached for
Playing career 1984–1988
Coaching career 2000–present
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Women's ice hockey
as assistant coach
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Torino Ice hockey
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Switzerland
Women's ice hockey
as head coach
Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2011 Erzurum Ice hockey

Jari Risku (born 11 February 1966) is a Finnish ice hockey coach, currently serving as head coach of HPK Kiekkonaiset in the Naisten Liiga. He had a brief career as a professional ice hockey defenceman with Jokerit during 1984 to 1987, appearing in a total of 41 SM-liiga games across three seasons.[1]

  1. ^ Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto; Jääkiekkon SM-liiga Oy (2020). Aaltonen, Juha (ed.). Jääkiekkokirja 2021: Suomen Jääkiekkoliiton ja Liiga Kausijulkaisu 2020–2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Uusi Suomi/Kiekkolehti. p. 486. ISSN 0784-3321. Retrieved 22 May 2022.