Pekka Rautakallio

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pekka Rautakallio
Occupation	Ice Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 25, 1953(1953-07-25)
Age	71
Birthplace	Pori
Country	Finland
Birth City	Satakunta
Horoscope	Cancer

Pekka Rautakallio Biography

Pekka Rautakallio is one of the most popular and richest Ice Hockey Player who was born on July 25, 1953 in Pori, Satakunta, Finland. Pekka Rautakallio (born on July 25 1953) is an Finnish former professional ice hockey defenseman and coach. He was a part of 14 seasons of elite hockey in the SM -sarja and SM -liiga in the years 1968-87 with Assat in addition to HIFK Helsinki. During this time, the five times he was a Finnish All-Star. Rautakallio was a part of the Assat championship team that took home the Kanada-malja trophy in 1978. He was voted the best defenseman in the SM-liiga between 1978 and 1979, and 1986. The league then gave this award as the Pekka Rautakallio Trophy in his honor. On the international stage, Rautakallio played with the Finnish national team at the seven World Championships and two Canada Cup tournaments.

Rautakallio was back in Assat the club that had joined the newly formed SM- liiga and established himself as one of the top defencemen within the league. He was awarded the defensive player of the season both in 1977-78 as well as 1978-79. SM-liiga eventually awarded the honour the Pekka Rautakallio award in his honor. He scored 37 points in 36 games during 1977-78 and then increased his score to score 25 scores and 54 points in the next year. Assat earned its spot as the top team in the SM-liiga by winning the Kanada-malja champions in 1978, and making it to the final in 1979.

The 1981–82 season was Rautakallio’s best in the NHL. He again led the team’s defencemen in scoring, and was fourth overall, with 68 points in 80 games. He played for the Campbell Conference team at the 1982 All-Star Game, and in doing so became the first Finn in NHL history to appear in the mid-season contest. However, he opted to return to Finland after the season as his sons were beginning school. He feared they were becoming too Canadian and wanted them to grow up in his homeland.

Rautakallio returned to play for HIFK, instead of Ässät, and served for a while as the captain of HIFK. Rautakallio retired from playing in 1989 after two seasons with SC Rapperswil-Jona in Switzerland.

Rautakallio Rautakallio played North American professional hockey on two occasions. He was a part of the Phoenix Roadrunners of the World Hockey Association (WHA) between 1975 between 1975 and 1977. In 1979, he returned for the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL) for one season, before moving to Canada as a franchise player and playing in two more seasons with the Calgary Flames. Rautakallio participated during the 1982 NHL All-Star Game, making the first Finnish NHL player to be a part of the event. He resigned in 1989 after playing the last two seasons with SC Rapperswil-Jona of the Swiss second division. Following that, the coach turned his attention to. Rautakallio has been a coach for teams in Switzerland, Finland, and the most recently Latvia as part of Dinamo Riga of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).

Pekka Rautakallio Net Worth

Pekka Rautakallio is one of the richest Ice Hockey Player from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pekka Rautakallio 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Pekka Rautakallio started his Ice hockey career with the his local club in his hometown, Assat in 1970. He also played for the club’s football team. Being a mobile and skilled defensive player, Rautakallio was soon noticed and was a part of his first International event in 1972.

Rautakallio was the focus to World Hockey Association (WHA) officials after the 1974 Summit Series team played an game with The Finnish nation’s team. In 1974, the Phoenix Roadrunners thought to sign the Finnish player to a contract in at the time, but they stayed away because they were afraid that the task of being a Finn adapting to the life in Arizona on his own be too difficult. They took him on next year together with his fellow countryman Lauri Mononen and both signed two-year contracts. Rautakallio had 50 points, with 11 goals in the years 1975-76. He was the top scorer among defencemen who were rookies and was ranked fifth overall of all defencemen. Then, he dropped to 35 points in the 1976-77 season. The Roadrunners stopped operations after the season. Without alternatives for North America, Rautakallio returned to Finland.

The Atlanta Flames brought Rautakallio back to North America in 1979 as general manager Cliff Fletcher signed him to a National Hockey League (NHL) contract. The Flames were impressed with the power of his shot and his speed; he finished his first NHL season with 30 points. Rautakallio relocated with the franchise when it moved to Canada and became the Calgary Flames in 1980–81. He led the team in scoring by a defenceman with 56 points.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Facts & Trivia

Pekka Ranked on the list of most popular Ice Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Pekka Rautakallio celebrates birthday on July 25 of every year.