- Raimo Summanen
Infobox Ice Hockey Player
played_for =SM-liiga
Reipas
Ilves
HPK
TPS
Jokerit
1. Divisioona
JYP
NHL
Edmonton Oilers
Vancouver Canucks
Nationalliga A
SC Bern
league =SM-liiga
position = Left Wing
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 10
weight_lb = 196
nickname = Rami
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1962|03|02
birth_place =Jyväskylä , FIN
draft = 125th overall
draft_year = 1982
draft_team =Edmonton Oilers
career_start = 1979
career_end = 1995Raimo Summanen (born
March 2 ,1962 inJyväskylä ,Finland ) is a former professionalice hockey forward and also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by theEdmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the1982 NHL Entry Draft , 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and theVancouver Canucks . In 1984 Summanen joined the Edmonton Oilers from Europe at end of the regular season. He played 2 regular season games, and 5 playoff games. Summanen has a 1984 Stanley Cup ring, and is part of Edmonton Oilers first Stanley Cup winning picture. His name was left off the cup, because he did not officially qualify.Summanen also played extensively in
Finland , both before and after his NHL days, and in theAmerican Hockey League . He played on Team Finland when they won their onlyIce Hockey World Championships gold medal to date in 1995.Summanen coached the Finnish National Team to a 2nd place finish in the
2004 World Cup of Hockey . However, his reported abrasiveness with players and management led to his dismissal. Even during Finland's successful World Cup performance, defencemanJanne Niinimaa left the team after "conflicts with the coaching staff." He also had a testy relationship with the national team's manager,Timo Jutila .Awards
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Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy for most points scored in the SM-liiga regular season - 1989 and 1990
*Kalevi Numminen trophy for best coach in the SM-liiga - 2002Transactions
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March 10 ,1987 - Edmonton trades Summanen to Vancouver in exchange forMoe Lemay External links
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* [http://www.iihf.com/news/iihfpr0305.htm Fired from Team Finland]
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