# Karri Kivi

Karri Kivi (born 31 January 1970, in Turku) is a Finnish former ice hockey player and current coach of HC Nové Zámky of Tipos Extraliga.

## Playing career

He started his professional career in Ilves in 1988-89 and played until 2001, representing also TPS, Ässät and Kärpät in the SM-liiga. His playing career also included one season in Sweden with AIK. He was drafted by the NHL's Vancouver Canucks in 1990 in the 12th round, 223rd overall, though he ultimately would never play with the club. His career highlights included reaching the Liiga finals with Ilves in 1990 and earning promotion to Finland's top-tier with Kärpät in 2000.

## Coaching career

After his playing career, Kivi started his coaching career as an assistant coach at Liiga club Ässät. In 2011, he was promoted to the head coaching job and led Ässät to the Finnish championship in 2013, while receiving Coach of the Year honors. After this successful season, he joined the coaching staff of the Finnish ice hockey federation and coached Finland's men's national junior ice hockey team to the title at the World Junior Championship in 2014.
Prior to the 2014-15 season, Kivi accepted the job as head coach of Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He was relieved of his duties in October 2014. Kivi was named head coach of Finnish Liiga side Ilves prior to the 2016-17 campaign. Kivi was signed as head coach for Ässät in the middle of the 2021–22 season.
* 2002–2006 Ässät Pori - assistant coach
* 2006–2007 Forssan Palloseura - head coach
* 2007–2009 Ässät Pori U20 - head coach
* 2009–2010 Ässät Pori - assistant coach
* 2011–2013 Ässät Pori - head coach
* 2014–2015 Traktor Chelyabinsk - head coach
* 2016–2020 Ilves Tampere - head coach
* 2021–2023 Ässät Pori - head coach
* 2023– HC Nové Zámky - head coach

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1988–89 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 39 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989–90 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 43 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990–91 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 43 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991–92 | TPS | SM-liiga | 33 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | Kiekko-67 | FinD1 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 34 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 48 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 50 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 50 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Ässät | SM-liiga | 50 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | AIK | SEL | 35 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998–99 | Kärpät | FinD1 | 46 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | Kärpät | FinD1 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000–01 | Kärpät | SM-liiga | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SM-liiga totals | SM-liiga totals | SM-liiga totals | 429 | 34 | 102 | 136 | 195 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 |