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Finland Kristian Kuusela

#71 Tappara / Liiga - 22/23

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Kristian Kuusela Facts

Date of Birth
Feb 19, 1983
Position
RW/LW
Age
41
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Seinäjoki, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
S-Kiekko
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) 1
5-time Liiga Champion 5
1-time Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) 1
1-time SHL Champion 1

Kuusela is a speedy winger with good all-around offensive ability. Knows how to get open for passes and has a great shot. Skates with a quick, energetic stride. His diminutive stature can be a disadvantage in physical contests, though.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

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Kristian Kuusela Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Jeppis U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 6* 5* 11* 18* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 18* 15* 14* 29* 10* -* | Playoffs 6 1 6 7 2 -
Finland U15 (all) International-Jr 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1998-99 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 21* 15* 10* 25* 8* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 7* 4* 3* 7* 2* -* |
1999-00 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 17* 9* 12* 21* 6* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 27* 7* 8* 15* 35* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 2 -
Finland U17 WHC-17 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2000-01 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 41* 16* 30* 46* 36* -* | Playoffs 9 2 0 2 6 -
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
2001-02 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 11* 19* 30* 44* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
FPS Mestis 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -7* |
2002-03 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 26* 6* 19* 25* 49* -9* |
Ässät SM-liiga 31* 3* 0* 3* 2* -3* |
2003-04 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 8* 6* 14* 6* -2* |
Ässät SM-liiga 53* 4* 6* 10* 12* -9* |
2004-05 Ässät SM-liiga 55* 7* 12* 19* 14* -13* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2005-06 Ässät SM-liiga 56* 26* 17* 43* 40* 11* | Playoffs 14 6 3 9 12 0
2006-07 Ässät SM-liiga 44* 16* 20* 36* 26* -20* |
MODO Hockey Elitserien 11* 2* 4* 6* 8* -2* | Playoffs 20 8 5 13 14 4
2007-08 Kärpät SM-liiga 56* 18* 27* 45* 26* 27* | Playoffs 15 2 6 8 0 2
2008-09 Kärpät SM-liiga 57* 23* 20* 43* 63* 8* | Playoffs 15 6 3 9 10 0
2009-10 Kärpät SM-liiga 55* 16* 16* 32* 84* -5* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 6 -1
2010-11 Kärpät “A” SM-liiga 59* 11* 17* 28* 30* -9* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 1
2011-12 Blues SM-liiga 60* 16* 17* 33* 14* -2* | Playoffs 16 3 8 11 8 -3
2012-13 Blues “A” SM-liiga 59* 10* 30* 40* 30* 6* |
Finland (all) International 10* 0* 1* 1* 0* -5* |
2013-14 Tappara Liiga 60* 19* 27* 46* 28* 3* | Playoffs 20 4 9 13 8 1
2014-15 Tappara Liiga 60* 14* 32* 46* 10* 19* | Playoffs 20 6 12 18 0 0
2015-16 Tappara “A” Liiga 56* 20* 39* 59* 14* 25* | Playoffs 17 5 10 15 6 5
Finland (all) International 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Amur Khabarovsk KHL 52* 7* 14* 21* 18* -3* |
Tappara Liiga 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* -3* | Playoffs 18 5 4 9 6 10
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2017-18 Tappara “A” Liiga 60* 12* 32* 44* 12* 12* | Playoffs 16 4 7 11 16 3
2018-19 Tappara “C” Liiga 60* 19* 35* 54* 16* 15* | Playoffs 11 4 5 9 4 1
Finland WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 11* 1* 2* 3* 2* -1* |
2019-20 Tappara “C” Liiga 55* 20* 33* 53* 16* 19* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2020-21 Tappara “A” Liiga 49* 6* 36* 42* 24* 9* |
2021-22 Tappara “A” Liiga 59* 15* 28* 43* 8* 16* | Playoffs 15 1 4 5 10 -2
2022-23 Tappara “A” Liiga 53* 4* 11* 15* 2* 9* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0

Kristian Kuusela Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Finland EHT 5* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2007-08 Kärpät ECC 2* 0* 2* 2* 4* 1* |
2008-09 Kärpät Champions HL 4* 0* 2* 2* 4* -1* |
Finland EHT 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 0* |
2009-10 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2010-11 Kärpät “A” ET 8* 4* 6* 10* 6* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
2012-13 Finland EHT 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* -5* |
2013-14 Tappara ET 8* 1* 5* 6* 10* -* |
2014-15 Tappara Champions HL 8* 2* 3* 5* 2* 0* |
2015-16 Tappara “A” Champions HL 8* 0* 5* 5* 4* 3* |
Finland EHT 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2017-18 Tappara Champions HL 7* 4* 5* 9* 6* 6* |
2018-19 Tappara Champions HL 7* 2* 5* 7* 0* -2* |
Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2019-20 Tappara Champions HL 7* 1* 5* 6* 4* 3* |
Finland EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2021-22 Tappara Champions HL 12* 2* 11* 13* 0* 5* |
2022-23 Tappara Champions HL 12* 1* 3* 4* 2* 1* |
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Kristian Kuusela Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-03-21T15:30:00-0100 Tappara vs KooKoo
2023-03-10T15:30:00-0100 Tappara vs Ilves
2023-03-07T15:30:00-0100 Tappara @ KalPa
2023-03-02T15:30:00-0100 Tappara @ TPS
2023-02-28T15:30:00-0100 Tappara vs KooKoo
2023-02-25T17:00:00-0100 Tappara vs Sport
2023-02-24T15:30:00-0100 Tappara @ Ilves
2023-02-16T15:30:00-0100 Tappara @ Lukko
2023-02-14T15:30:00-0100 Tappara vs SaiPa
2023-02-08T15:30:00-0100 Tappara vs Ässät
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Kristian Kuusela Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 8 65* 12* 39* 51* 0.78* 22* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
ECC 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 8 32* 3* 6* 9* 0.28* 8* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 16* 5* 11* 16* 1.00* 16* -* | 1 3 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.67 * 2 * - *
International 5 32* 3* 5* 8* 0.25* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 15* 8* 6* 14* 0.93* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 52* 7* 14* 21* 0.40* 18* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 21 1 107* 280* 458* 738* 0.67* 471* 115* | 15 193 47 * 74 * 121 * 0.63 * 86 * 17 *
Mestis 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 11* 2* 4* 6* 0.55* 8* -2* | 1 20 8 * 5 * 13 * 0.65 * 14 * 4 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 18* 15* 14* 29* 1.61* 10* -* | 1 6 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.17 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 7* 6* 5* 11* 1.57* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 41* 26* 24* 50* 1.22* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 144* 48* 82* 130* 0.90* 170* -11* | 3 17 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.29 * 10 * - *
WC 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 2* 2* 0* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Kristian Kuusela Connections

Player Period Teams
Otto Rauhala (F) 2013-2023 10 Tappara
Topi Jaakola (D) 1997-2017 10 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U15 (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U18 (all), Kärpät
Jukka Peltola (F) 2013-2022 9 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Tappara
Atte Ohtamaa (D) 2007-2020 9 Finland (EHT), Finland, Finland (all), Kärpät
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/27/2023
04/27/2023 Confirmed Tappara Retired
06/19/2019
06/19/2019 Extension Tappara Tappara
05/03/2017
05/03/2017 Extension Tappara Tappara
02/14/2017
02/14/2017 Confirmed Amur Khabarovsk Tappara
06/01/2016
06/01/2016 Confirmed Tappara Amur Khabarovsk
05/20/2013
05/20/2013 Confirmed Blues Tappara
05/05/2011
05/05/2011 Confirmed Kärpät Blues
04/12/2010
04/12/2010 Extension Kärpät Kärpät

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