Hans Särkijärvi Explained

Caption:Särkijärvi in 2010
Hans Särkijärvi
Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:179
Played For:Djurgårdens IF
Södertälje SK
Birth Date:March 3, 1957
Birth Place:Kiruna, Sweden
Career Start:1973
Career End:1991

Hans Särkijärvi (born March 3, 1957) is a Swedish ice hockey coach and former player.[1] Särkijärvi started his playing career in his hometown team Kiruna AIF in 1973. He only played a few games in the senior team before moving to Stockholm-based Djurgårdens IF. The eight seasons he spent in Djurgården included a Swedish championship in 1983. Särkijärvi joined Södertälje SK for the 1983–84 season, where he also won a Swedish championship in 1985. After six seasons in Södertälje Särkijärvi ended his elite playing career and started to play in Sollefteå HK where he only stayed for one season. The last club he played for was IFK Lidingö during the 1990–91 season. He is currently head coach of tier 3 team Visby/Roma HK.

Särkijärvi coached Södertälje along with Johan Hemlin during two seasons. However, the poor results in the beginning of the 2002–03 season, which was their third season, made the two coaches leave the club.[2] Särkijärvi took the job as coach for Djurgården's under-18 team for the 2004–05 season.[3] He then replaced Niklas Wikegård in the senior team for the following season.[4] He left his position as coach of Djurgården after the 2007–08 season.[5] On 19 March 2008 he became head coach of Skellefteå AIK.[6] He left after two seasons, and prior to the 2010–11 season he signed as the head coach of Linköpings HC. He was fired from the club during the 2011–12 mid-season, and was replaced by Harald Lückner.[7]

After his stint with Linköping he went back to Djurgården and trained the junior team. In January 2014 he was promoted to head coach of the senior team when Tony Zabel left.[8]

He was a major part of the team's success and way back to Swedish Hockey League.

Career statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1973–74Kiruna AIFAllsvenskan62352
1975–76Djurgårdens IFElitserien291161716
1976–77Djurgårdens IFDivision 132212142251053814
1976–77Djurgårdens IFKvalserien1053814
1977–78Djurgårdens IFElitserien32851342
1978–79Djurgårdens IFElitserien32224263661122
1979–80Djurgårdens IFElitserien36154 19 50
1980–81Djurgårdens IFElitserien351061643
1981–82Djurgårdens IFElitserien3034751
1981–82Djurgårdens IFKvalserien61128
1982–83Djurgårdens IFElitserien341210222881452
1983–84Södertälje SKElitserien35108183031120
1984–85Södertälje SKElitserien36891738855108
1985–86Södertälje SKElitserien2510132316702210
1986–87Södertälje SKElitserien31861448
1987–88Södertälje SKElitserien3686142420112
1988–89Södertälje SKElitserien3038112221010
1989–90Sollefteå HKDivision 13220133353
1990–91IFK LidingöDivision 122871522

References

  1. Web site: Hans Särkijärvi . Hockeyligan.se . Svenska Hockeyligan . Swedish . 24 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101123174521/http://hockeyligan.se/index.php?player=14 . 23 November 2010 .
  2. Web site: Gidén . Calle . Tommy Nordin . Sagan om Södertälje Sportklubb...från dåtid till nutid . sodertaljesk.se . . Swedish . 24 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090428203429/http://www.sodertaljesk.se/page.asp?PageID=20 . 28 April 2009 .
  3. Web site: Antonsson . Anders . Hans Särkijärvi tillbaka i DIF . 2004-03-19 . difhockey.se . . Swedish . 24 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172642/http://difhockey.se/nyhet.php?news=1863 . 21 July 2011 .
  4. Web site: Antonsson . Anders . Hans Särkijärvi tar över 05/06 . 2005-01-17 . difhockey.se . . Swedish . 24 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172650/http://difhockey.se/nyhet.php?news=2538 . 21 July 2011 .
  5. Web site: Särkijärvi och DIF går skilda vägar . 2008-02-05 . difhockey.se . . Swedish . 24 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721172739/http://difhockey.se/nyhet.php?news=4508 . 21 July 2011 .
  6. News: Erik . Isberg . Särkijärvi ny AIK-tränare . folkbladet.nu . Västerbottens Folkblad . 19 March 2008 . Swedish . 24 August 2009.
  7. Web site: Harald Lückner tar över i LHC . . Swedish . 2012-01-09 . 2012-01-09.
  8. Web site: Djurgården petar Zabel: "Jag blev förvånad".