Petri Matikainen | |||
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Born |
Savonlinna, Finland | 7 January 1967||
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 team | Finland | ||
NHL draft |
140th overall, 1985 Buffalo Sabres | ||
Playing career | 1985–1999 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
1987 Czechoslovakia |
Petri Matikainen (born 7 January 1967) is a Finnish former ice hockey player and current EHC Biel coach.
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.