China
Head Coach
Hannu Saintula
(Photo above taken in Sept 2009 EEtue. Interview with coach in Winih Podcasts)
Assistant Coach
Zhinan Zhang
Hannu Saintula Profile
52 years old and married to Kirsti
Received the highest coaching examination (HVT) in Finland (1994)
30-35 coaching seminars in Finland and about 15 international seminars
1977-1991 different junior-teams (under 15-20 years) in Espoo area
1991-93 Head Coach Kiekko-Espoo boys under 18 years
1993-99 Kiekko-Espoo men’s highest league, assistant-coach and head-coach (1998 fourth (4.) place (Finnish championship)
1999-2005 Head of coaching in Espoo area (full-time), about 2500 players
2005-2009 Head of Sports in Espoon Kiekkoseura (full-time), about 800 players
Women’s Hockey
Women’s Finnish team (head-coach 138/Assistant-coach 38)
10 Women’s U22 National team games (head-coach)
1999-2000 Blues women’s team head-coach gold medal (Finnish Championship)
1999-2000 Finnish National team head-coach bronze medal (World Championship)
2000-2003 Finnish National team assistant-coach (fourth place)
2002 Olympics Salt Lake City assistant-coach (fourth place)
2003-04 Finnish National team head-coach bronze medal (World Championship)
2004-05 Finnish National team head-coach (fourth pace WC)
2005-06 Finnish National team head-coach Olympics Torino (fourth place)
2006-07 Finnish National team head-coach (fourth pace WC)
2007-08 Finnish National team head-coach bronze medal (World Championship)
Women’s European Hockey Tour (four-time Champions 2006-09)
2008-09 Finnish National team head-coach bronze medal (World Championship)
2009 Finnish Universidad-team head-coach bronze medal (Harbin/China)
2009-10 Chinese National Women’s team head-coach Olympics Vancouver