Karri Kivi (born 31 January 1970, in

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) is Finnish former ice hockey player and current coach. He is currently serving as head coach of Finnish team

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Playing career

He started his professional career in

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in 1988-89 and played until 2001, representing also TPS,

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and Kärpät in the

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. His playing career also included one season in Sweden with

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. He was drafted by the NHL's

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in the 12th round, 223rd overall, though he ultimately would never play with the club. His career highlights included reaching the Liiga finals with

in 1990 and earning promotion to Finland's top-tier with Kärpät in 2000.

Coaching career

After his playing career, Kivi started his coaching career as an assistant coach at

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club

. In 2011, he was promoted to the head coaching job and led Ässät to the Finnish championship in 2013, while receiving Coach of the Year honors. After this successful season, he joined the coaching staff of the Finnish ice hockey federation and coached Finland's men's national junior ice hockey team to the title at the World Junior Championship in 2014. Prior to the 2014-15 season, Kivi accepted the job as head coach of

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of the

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(KHL). He was relieved of his duties in October 2014. Kivi was named head coach of Finnish

side

prior to the 2016-17 campaign. Kivi was signed as head coach for Ässät in the middle of the 2021–22 season. *2002–2006

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- assistant coach *2006–2007

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- head coach *2007–2009 Ässät Pori U20 - head coach *2009–2010 Ässät Pori - assistant coach *2011–2013 Ässät Pori - head coach *2014–2015

- head coach *2016–2020

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- head coach *2021–present Ässät Pori - head coach

Career statistics

References

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