Ässät Phoenix Roadrunners Atlanta Flames Calgary Flames HIFK Helsinki
National team
Finland
NHL draft
Undrafted
Playing career
1968–1989
Pekka Olavi "Rocky" Rautakallio (born July 25, 1953) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played 14 seasons in Finland's SM-sarja and SM-liiga between 1968 and 1987 for Ässät and HIFK Helsinki, during which he was a five-time Finnish All-Star. Rautakallio was a member of Ässät's championship team that won the Kanada-malja in 1978. He was named the best defenceman of the SM-liiga in 1978, 1979 and 1986; the league later named the award the Pekka Rautakallio trophy in his honour. Internationally, Rautakallio played with the Finnish national team in seven World Championships and two Canada Cup tournaments.
Rautakallio played North American professional hockey on two occasions. He spent two years with the Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1975 and 1977. He returned in 1979 to join the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) for one season before relocating to Canada with the franchise and playing two more with the Calgary Flames. Rautakallio played in the 1982 NHL All-Star Game, making him the first Finnish player in league history to appear in the game. He retired in 1989 after playing the final two seasons of his career with SC Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss second division, after which he turned to coaching. Rautakallio has coached in Switzerland, Finland, and most recently Latvia with Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Pekka Olavi "Rocky" Rautakallio (born July 25, 1953) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. He played 14 seasons in Finland's...
The PekkaRautakallio trophy is an ice hockey award given by the Finnish Liiga to the best defenceman of the season. In 1995 the award was renamed to...
goaltender PekkaRautakallio (born 1953), Finnish ice hockey defenceman and coach Pekka Saarinen (born 1983), Finnish racing driver Esa-Pekka Salonen (born...
going undrafted, Rafalski spent four seasons in Europe - winning the PekkaRautakallio trophy as best Liiga Defenseman in 1997, and 1999, the Finnish SM-liiga...
Ignatjevs replaced Miklošovič. On 27 April 2011, the new head coach, PekkaRautakallio, was announced. In the first season of the franchise, the team was...
goaltender PekkaRautakallio trophy – best defenseman Aarne Honkavaara trophy – most goals scored in the regular season ("best goal scorer") Veli-Pekka Ketola...
Makkonen, Timo Nummelin, Lasse Oksanen, Esa Peltonen, Jouni Peltonen, PekkaRautakallio, Matti Rautiainen, Seppo Repo, Heikki Riihiranta, Jouni Rinne, Timo...
Award Year Jr. A Yrjö Hakala Award 2016 Liiga PekkaRautakallio trophy 2018 NHL NHL All-Star Game 2019 NHL All-Rookie Team 2019 International WJC18 All-Star...
included national team regulars, such as defenceman Ilpo Koskela, Veli-Pekka Ketola and forwards Henry Leppä and Timo Sutinen, who would go on to establish...
Leinonen, Tapio Levo, Kari Makkonen, Timo Nummelin, Jukka Porvari, PekkaRautakallio, Reijo Ruotsalainen, Jorma Sevon, Risto Siltanen, Ilkka Sinisalo,...
Podkonicky Timo Pärssinen Kyle Quincey Brian Rafalski Joonas Rask PekkaRautakallio Christian Ruuttu Tuomo Ruutu Jarkko Ruutu Simo Saarinen Tony Salmelainen...
season with the Phoenix Roadrunners, playing alongside countrymen PekkaRautakallio, Juhani Tamminen and Lauri Mononen. He was also part of the Finnish...
Award Year Ref Liiga PekkaRautakallio trophy Awarded to the best defenceman in SM-liiga 2010–11, 2011–12 Matti Keinonen trophy Awarded to the player...
Calgary Flames Stampede Corral Recap No scoring First period 05:11 – PekkaRautakallio (1) 08:35 – Guy Chouinard (3) No scoring Second period No scoring...
defenseman and player of the regular season after he was awarded with the PekkaRautakallio trophy and the Lasse Oksanen trophy. He contributed with 8 post-season...
hockey and accepted a TV analyst role to cover Finnish ice hockey. PekkaRautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 2000 Silver Medal Winner...
Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. After winning the PekkaRautakallio trophy as the SM-liiga's best defenseman and the Kanada-malja as league...
tournament callup was during the 2003 World Championship Tournament. PekkaRautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 1995 Raimo Kilpiö trophy...
Nationalliga A for SC Rapperswil-Jona Lakers. In 2003, he won the PekkaRautakallio trophy for the best defenceman in the SM-liiga. Tuulola was a member...
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