Rauno Korpi
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Rauno "Rane" Korpi is a Finnish ice hockey coach. He coached Tappara
to three consecutive Finnish Championships in SM-liiga
during the years 1986-1988. He has also won one additional Finnish Championship Gold, one Silver medal and one Bronze medal. Korpi has been chosen three times as The Coach of the Year in Finland. Other teams coached by Korpi include TuTo
, EC KAC
, and EV Zug
.
Korpi has also coached Finland's national ice hockey team
during the years 1986-1987. He has coached Women's national teams and Junior national teams as well.
Korpi is the father of Kiira Korpi
, Olympic-level figure skater and winner of European Championships Bronze medal.
Tappara
Tappara is an ice hockey team in the SM-liiga. They play in Tampere, Finland at Tampereen jäähalli. The team have won 15 league championships ....
to three consecutive Finnish Championships in SM-liiga
SM-liiga
The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice...
during the years 1986-1988. He has also won one additional Finnish Championship Gold, one Silver medal and one Bronze medal. Korpi has been chosen three times as The Coach of the Year in Finland. Other teams coached by Korpi include TuTo
TuTo
TuTo is a Finnish ice hockey team based at the new Kupittaan jäähalli , Turku. Established in 1929. TuTo plays in Turku, Finland, and is one of two clubs in that city . Full name of the club is TuTo Hockey...
, EC KAC
EC KAC
EC KAC is a professional ice hockey team in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. The team plays their home games in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria at Stadthalle Klagenfurt...
, and EV Zug
EV Zug
EV Zug is a professional men's ice hockey team from Zug, Switzerland. They are a current member of National League A and play their home games at Bossard Arena.-History:EV Zug won its lone championship in the 1997–98 season....
.
Korpi has also coached Finland's national ice hockey team
Finnish national men's ice hockey team
The Finnish men's national ice hockey team, or Leijonat / Lejonen , as it is called in Finland, is governed by the Finnish Ice Hockey Association...
during the years 1986-1987. He has coached Women's national teams and Junior national teams as well.
Korpi is the father of Kiira Korpi
Kiira Korpi
Kiira Linda Katriina Korpi is a Finnish figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 European bronze medalist, 2010 Trophée Eric Bompard champion and a two-time Finnish National Champion .- Personal life :...
, Olympic-level figure skater and winner of European Championships Bronze medal.