Petri Matikainen
{{short description|Finnish ice hockey player and coach}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
| caption =
| alt =
| image = Petri Matikainen 07.01.13 Amur—Avangard KHL-game.jpeg
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| played_for = Oshawa Generals
Tappara
Jokipojat
KalPa
Berlin Capitals
Klagenfurter AC
| position = Defense
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 187
| ntl_team = FIN
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Savonlinna, Finland
| draft = 140th overall
| draft_year = 1985
| draft_team = Buffalo Sabres
| career_start = 1985
| career_end = 1999
}}
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{{MedalCountry|{{FIN}}}}
{{MedalSport|Ice hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1987 Czechoslovakia|}}
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Petri Matikainen (born 7 January 1967) is a Finnish former ice hockey player. He is currently working as the head coach of JYP Jyväskylä in the Liiga.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-11 |title=Jyväskylän JYP purkaa sopimuksen päävalmentajansa Johan Pennerbornin kanssa |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20155405 |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Yle Urheilu |language=fi}}
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.
Coaching career
In 2003, he started his coaching career with Lahti Pelicans U20 team, and became head coach of their senior team in the following year. The team was not competitive and they ended last of 13 teams that year. He then became assistant coach of Blues in 2005 and spent two years as an assistant before being promoted as head coach in 2007. He was awarded Kalevi Numminen trophy in 2008 and 2010 after Blues got silver medals.
In 2010, he was chosen as an assistant coach of Finnish national team. The season 2011–2012 Matikainen coached HIFK Helsinki.
In summer 2012 he signed a tree year contract to Avangard Omsk (KHL).
In 2014 he signed a one-year contract to HC Slovan Bratislava (KHL).{{cite web| title = Matikainen, Numminen ja Nurminen Leijonien valmennusryhmään
| publisher = Yle.fi | year = 2010| url = http://yle.fi/urheilu/lajit/jaakiekko/jaakiekko-maajoukkue/2010/06/matikainen_numminen_ja_nurminen_leijonien_valmennusryhmaan_1783226.html | accessdate =2010-10-04 }} In the spring 2015 he signed a tree year contract to Lahti Pelicans.[http://www.hs.fi/urheilu/a1426478378740 Matikainen on Pelicansin uusi päävalmentaja]. Helsingin Sanomat 16.3.2015.{{in lang|fi}}
Petri Matikainen moved to Austria to coaching EC KAC in 2018. Klagenfurter AC led by Matikainen, has won the Austrian League championship for the second time in a row.
In June 2023, EHC Biel announced him as their new coach for the 2023–24 season.{{cite web| title = Petri Matikainen sur le banc du HC Bienne | publisher = RTS.ch| year = 2023 | url = https://www.rts.ch/sport/hockey/14132481-national-league-petri-matikainen-sur-le-banc-du-hc-bienne.html | accessdate =2023-07-07 }} He was fired in his first season with the team in February 2024, following bad results and complaints from the players about his coaching methods, attitude and lack of communication.{{cite web| title = EHC Biel relieves Petri Matikainen of his duties | publisher = swisshockeynews.ch| year = 2024 | url = https://www.swisshockeynews.ch/en/shn/men/swiss-hockey/nl/ehc-biel-relieves-petri-matikainen-of-his-duties}}
In March 2025, Matikainen returned to his native Finland, signing a contract for the remainder of the 2024–25 Liiga season with Oulun Kärpät.{{Cite web |last=Airio |first=Riikka |date=2025-03-03 |title=Ville Mäntymaa vapautettu tehtävästään – Petri Matikainen loppukauden sopimuksella Kärppien päävalmentajaksi |url=https://karpat.fi/ville-mantymaa-vapautettu-tehtavastaan-petri-matikainen-loppukauden-sopimuksella-karppien-paavalmentajaksi/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Oulun Kärpät |language=fi}} His tenure with Kärpät ultimately lasted only twelve days, consisting of five games, as the team failed to make the playoffs.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-16 |title=Kärppien päävalmentaja: Joukkue kaipaa lisää suomalaisuutta ja nuoria sydänpelaajia |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20149853 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=Yle Uutiset |language=fi}}
Matikainen was appointed as the head coach of JYP Jyväskylä for the 2025–26 Liiga season after signing a one-year contract with the team.
Career statistics
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! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
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! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM | ||||||||
| 1985–86
| OHL | 53 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 27
| 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1986–87 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 50 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 53
| 21 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 1987–88
| Tappara | Liiga | 41 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 58
| 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1988–89 | Tappara | Liiga | 44 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 32
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 1989–90
| Liiga | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 34
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1990–91 | Jokipojat | 43 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 35
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92
| Jokipojat | Liiga | 42 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1992–93 | Jokipojat | I-Divisioona | 42 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 51
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| 1993–94
| Jokipojat | I-Divisioona | 45 | 13 | 41 | 54 | 46
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95 | KalPa | Liiga | 49 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 40
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 1995–96
| KalPa | Liiga | 50 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 36
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97 | DEL | 44 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 63
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1997–98
| Berlin Capitals | DEL | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14
| — | — | — | — | — |
| bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98 | EBEL | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 77
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99
| Klagenfurter AC | EBEL | 50 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 102
| — | — | — | — | — |
| ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3" | Liiga totals ! ALIGN="center" | 270 ! ALIGN="center" | 29 ! ALIGN="center" | 54 ! ALIGN="center" | 83 ! ALIGN="center" | 238 ! ALIGN="center" | 29 ! ALIGN="center" | 4 ! ALIGN="center" | 4 ! ALIGN="center" | 8 ! ALIGN="center" | 42 |
References
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External links
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Category:Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Category:Finnish ice hockey coaches
Category:Oshawa Generals players
Category:Ice hockey people from Savonlinna
Category:Buffalo Sabres draft picks
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada