Pekka Laksola (born May 25, 1964) is a

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ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice h ...

coach. He played a long career for

Tappara Tappara (; Finnish for "Battle axe") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team playing in the Liiga. They play at ''Tampere Deck Arena'' in Tampere, Finland. The team has won 18 Finnish league championships (1959, 1961, 1964, 1975, 1977, 1979, ...

of the Finnish

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and later also for Berlin Capitals in Germany and

Hockey Club de Reims Hockey Club de Reims was an ice hockey team in Reims, France. The club existed from 1969-2002. They played in the Nationale B and Nationale C from their founding in 1969 until they were promoted to the Ligue Magnus in 1990. Reims participated in t ...

in France. He also represented Finland men's national ice hockey team three times in the ice hockey World Championships.

Honors

* Finnish

championship: 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989 * French championship: 2000 (player), 2002 (head coach) * French league All-star team: 2000 "Pekka Laksola profile - Eurohockey.com"
Eurohockey * French Coach of the Year Award: 2002

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laksola, Pekka 1964 births Living people Tappara players Finnish ice hockey defencemen Ice hockey people from Tampere