Kari Jalonen

Kari Jalonen
Born	(1960-01-06) January 6, 1960 Oulu, FIN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	SM-liiga Kärpät HIFK TPS Lukko 1. Divisioona Junkkarit HT NHL Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Elitserien Skellefteå AIK Ligue Magnus Rouen HE
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1978–1996

Kari Jalonen (born January 6, 1960 in Oulu, Finland) is a professional ice hockey coach and former player. He played parts of two seasons at the NHL level, with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, but is best known for his time in SM-liiga. He is the current head coach of the Finnish national team.

Jalonen represented Finland internationally on nine occasions, including with the silver-medal winning 1980 World Juniors team and the bronze-medal winning 1986 European Championship team.

After his Playing Career, Jalonen has made himself a career in coaching.

Jalonen has coached successful SM-liiga teams TPS, Kärpät and HIFK. He has won four gold medals as a Head Coach. Three with Kärpät and one with HIFK. Jalonen also played for HIFK during his playing career.

Jalonen started as the Head Coach of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod in KHL from the beginning of the 2011–12 season. In 2013 he coached Lev Prague to the Gagarin Cup finals, losing to Metallurg Magnitogorsk in seven games.

Awards

SM-liiga Rookie of the Year (1979) SM-liiga First All-Star Team (1987, 1989)

External links

Media related to Kari Jalonen at Wikimedia Commons

• Kari Jalonen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Kari Jalonen's biography at Legends of Hockey