Kai Rautio (born July 22, 1964) is a

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former professional

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. Rautio played 12 seasons in the

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, registering 68 goals, 110 assists, 178 points, and 326 penalty minutes, while playing 535 games with four teams between 1985–86 and 1998–99. Rautio began the

2013–14 Liiga season The 2013–14 Liiga season is the 39th season of the Liiga (formerly SM-liiga), the top level of ice hockey in Finland, since the league's formation in 1975. The title was won by Kärpät who defeated Tappara in the finals. This was the first sea ...

as the head coach for HPK, but was replaced on October 14, 2014, by Pasi Arvonen.

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* 1964 births Living people Finnish ice hockey coaches Finnish ice hockey defencemen HIFK (ice hockey) players KalPa players HPK players Oulun Kärpät players Ice hockey people from Oulu {{Finland-icehockey-player-stub