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Raimo Olavi Summanen (born March 2, 1962) is a former professional ice hockey forward and the current head coach of HIFK of the SM-liiga. He is also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks.
Summanen also played extensively in Finland, both before and after his NHL days, and in the American Hockey League. He played for the Finnish national team when they won their first Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 1995 and retired after the tournament.
In 2010, Summanen succeeded Igor Nikitin as the head coach of Avangard Omsk, a leading KHL side. The team went from strength to strength and ended up as the top team of the regular season (largely due to an impressive 18-game winning streak lasting from December to February). However, some players were reportedly unhappy with Summanen's abrasive coaching methods. He was relieved of his coaching duties before game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, which the team went on to lose. The club cited health issues as an official explanation. However, according to anonymous sources within the team, the real reason behind it was a major conflict with the players. There were reports that Summanen even tried to challenge Avangard's star Jaromír Jágr to a fight.
| 1979–80 | JYP | I-Divisioona | 31 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | JYP | FIN U20 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980–81 | JYP | FIN.2 | 35 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Lahti Pelicans | FIN U20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981–82 | Kiekkoreipas | SM-liiga | 36 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982–83 | Ilves | SM-l | 36 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 |
| 1983–84 | Ilves | SM-l | 37 | 28 | 19 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983–84 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984–85 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984–85 | Nova Scotia Oilers | AHL | 66 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985–86 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 73 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 48 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986–87 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 10 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 20 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987–88 | Flint Spirits | IHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988–89 | Ilves | SM-l | 44 | 35 | 46 | 81 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 1989–90 | Ilves | SM-l | 40 | 39 | 31 | 70 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 1990–91 | HPK | SM-l | 39 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 67 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 1991–92 | Ilves | SM-l | 26 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992–93 | HC TPS | SM-l | 47 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 26 |
| 1993–94 | SC Bern | NDA | 10 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993–94 | Jokerit | SM-l | 25 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 47 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 53 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 |
| 1980 | Finland | EJC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1982 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
| 1983 | Finland | WC | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | Finland | OLY | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| 1987 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1987 | Finland | Canada Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | Finland | WC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
| 1991 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1991 | Finland | CC | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | Finland | OLY | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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