Hannu Jortikka
Hannu Jortikka ( born December 16, 1956 in Turku ) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player and coach who played in the Elitserien, among others, for TPS Turku in the SM- liiga as well as AIK Solna in its active period 1972 to 1988.
- 3.1 As a coach
Career as a player
Hannu Jortikka began his career as a hockey player with TPS Turku for which he in the SM- sarja, from 1975, was active from 1972 to 1979, first in its successor league, the SM- liiga. In the 1975/76 season he was with Turku Finnish first time in his career masterpiece. This was followed by the runner-up in 1977 and two third places before Jortikka joined AIK in the Swedish Elitserien. In his only season abroad, the Finn has only been used three times and stayed on point and with impunity. Then Jortikka returned to Turku, where he once again third in the SM- liiga in 1981. After he was active from 1981 to 1983 at HPK Hämeenlinna in the second-class " I Divisioon " he played only in the amateur field, where in 1988 he finished his playing career at third division Lätkä -77 Uusikaupunki.
SM- liiga stats
(Note: without the games in the SM- sarja )
Career as a coach
After end of his career as a player Jortikka trained initially the Finnish U20 Finland national team, with whom he won the gold medal at the Junior World Championship in 1987. Then Jortikka took over in the summer of 1988, the coach of his former club TPS Turku, with whom he had become as a player in 1976 champions. This he led the same in his first season as coach of the championship, which he could repeat in 1990. In addition Jortikka reached in 1990 with the team to second place in the European Cup and was first awarded the Kalevi Numminen Trophy as the best - coach, which he received in his career total of five times. In 1991, the former defender made the hat-trick with Turku perfect. He then moved on to league rivals HPK Hämeenlinna, whom he led to the runners-up in 1993.
After only one season Jortikka left the club again to train for a year the SC Bern of the Swiss National League A. After the season the coach gained further experience abroad when he coached Malmo IF of the Swedish Elitserien game in year 1994/95. He then took over in the 1995/96 season JYP Jyväskylä, with whom he missed the playoffs in a disappointing season. After a year's break Jortikka signed a second time in Malmo, but remained again without a title. Then took Jortikka In 1998, for the second time the coach of Turku, with whom he again managed the hat-trick in the years 1999, 2000 and 2001. He also won the 2000 team ranked third in the European Hockey League.
After his latest success with Turku Jortikka paused two years before he signed with Jokerit Helsinki in 2003, he led to the runners-up in 2005. Then he returned to Turku, where he coached from 2005 to 2007 TPS.
Between the end of 2009 and November 2010 he was in charge again Jokerit Helsinki and was parallel head coach of the Finnish U20 national team. In April 2011, he was taken from Amur Khabarovsk of the Kontinental Hockey League under contract and led the team in 2012 in the play-offs. In December 2012, Jortikka was released from his contract after Amur had slipped down to 11th place in the Eastern Conference of the KHL.