{{short description|Finnish ice hockey goaltender}} {{Infobox ice hockey player | image = | caption = | image_size = | alt = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|7|27|mf=y}} | birth_place = Kuopio, Finland | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 165 | position = Goaltender | catches = Left | team = | league = | played_for = HC Slavia Praha | ntl_team = <!-- Senior team only --> | draft = | draft_year = | draft_team = | career_start = 2006 | career_end = 2010 }} '''Vitali Taskinen''' (born July 27, 1986) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Taskinen began his career with KalPa's academy where he played from 2001 to 2006, but despite being dressed in three games he was released without ever playing for their senior team. He then moved to the Czech Republic and played three games with HC Slavia Praha of the Czech Extraliga.<ref>[https://www.hokej.cz/hrac/11496/career?stats-section=all Profile at Hokej.cz] {{in lang|cs}}</ref>
Taskinen is currently working as a goaltender coach for Jokerit's U20 academy.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{icehockeystats|elite=7521|hockeydb=94159|euro=51337}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Taskinen, Vitali}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish ice hockey goaltenders Category:HC Kobra Praha players Category:Ice hockey people from Kuopio Category:HC Slavia Praha players Category:Ice hockey people from North Savo Category:Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the Czech Republic Category:Finnish ice hockey coaches Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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