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Born	March 2, 1962 (1962-03-02) (age 47), Jyväskylä, FIN
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Left Wing
Shoots	Left
Pro clubs	SM-liiga Reipas Ilves HPK TPS Jokerit 1. Divisioona JYP NHL Edmonton Oilers Vancouver Canucks Nationalliga A SC Bern
Ntl. team	Finland
NHL Draft	125th overall, 1982 Edmonton Oilers
Career	1979 – 1995

Raimo Summanen (born March 2, 1962 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a former professional ice hockey forward and also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver 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 the American Hockey League. He played on Team Finland when they won their only Ice 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, defenceman Janne 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

• 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 - 2002

Transactions

• March 10, 1987 - Edmonton trades Summanen to Vancouver in exchange for Moe Lemay

External links

• Raimo Summanen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Fired from Team Finland