Jussi Tapola

Jussi Tapola (born June 13, 1974) is a Finnish ice hockey coach.

[1] Tapola spent his playing days in Finnish lower leagues, mostly turning out for Ahmat Hyvinkää.

From 2004 to 2009, he worked as a youth coach at HPK and was promoted to assistant of the club’s Liiga squad prior to the 2009-10 season.

As a first-year head coach, he guided the team to the 2015 Liiga finals, where they lost.

[2] After his time in Tappara, Tapola headed to China's team Kunlun who plays in KHL.