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Pentti Matikainen

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Pentti Matikainen
BornOctober 5, 1950 (1950-10-05) (age 74)
Joensuu, Finland
OccupationIce hockey coach
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Men's ice hockey
Winter Olympics
Silver medal – second place 1988 Calgary
Canada Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Hamilton
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Czechoslovakia
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Finland

Pentti Matikainen (born October 5, 1950 in Joensuu, Finland) is a Finnish hockey coach and general manager. He was selected the SM-liiga coach of the year in 1984. As the coach of the Finnish national ice hockey team, he led Finland to silver medals in the 1988 Winter Olympics and the 1992 World Championships, and to third place in the 1991 Canada Cup. Matikainen was the coach of HIFK from 1987 to 1990 and its CEO from 2001 to 2008.

Coaching awards and honours

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head coach

References

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Preceded by Finnish national ice hockey team coach
1987 – 1993
Succeeded by


Preceded by Finnish U20 national ice hockey team coach
1983 - 1986
Succeeded by