Ari-Pekka Selin (born May 17, 1963) is a former professional ice hockey player and coach. During the 2013–2014 season, he coached both Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and the Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team.
| Ari-Pekka Selin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
May 17, 1963 Pori, Finland | ||
| Position | Defenceman | ||
| Played for |
Peliitat Heinola Kiruna AIF Savonlinnan Pallokerho | ||
| Playing career | 1984–1993 | ||
He was hired to be the Barys' head coach on June 4, 2013, replacing Vladimir Krikunov.[1] On June 11, 2014, he was relieved as coach of the Kazakh National Team. It was reported a week later that he had been replaced as coach of Barys by Andrei Nazarov.[2]
He previously served as the head coach of SaPKo Savonlinna, Ilves Tampere, SaiPa Lappeenranta and HPK Hämeenlinna.
Coaching career
edit- 1995–1999 SaPKo Savonlinna - head coach
- 1999–2001 Ilves Tampere - assistant coach
- 2001–2003 Ilves Tampere - head coach
- 2003–2005 SaPKo Savonlinna - head coach
- 2005–2007 SaiPa Lappeenranta - assistant coach
- 2007–2012 SaiPa Lappeenranta - head coach
- 2012–2013 Finland men's national ice hockey team - assistant coach
- 2012–2013 HPK Hämeenlinna - head coach
- 2013–2014 Kazakhstan men's national ice hockey team - head coach
- 2013–2014 Barys Astana - head coach
- 2015–2017 TPS Turku - head coach
- 2017–2019 HIFK Helsinki - head coach
- 2019–2021 Ässät Pori - head coach (replaced by Karri Kivi during the 2021–22 season)
Coaching record
edit| Team | League | Year | Regular season | Post season | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | Finish | Result | |||
| BAR | KHL | 2013–14 | 54 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 94 | 1st in Chernyshev | Lost in Conference Semifinals (SAL) |
References
edit- ^ "Ari-Pekka Selin the new Barys boss". Kontinental Hockey League. June 5, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
- ^ "Nazarov is new Barys boss". Kontinental Hockey League. June 19, 2014. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Ari-Pekka Selin.
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com