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Kristian Kuusela (born 19 February 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right wing. Kuusela announced his retirement on 27 April 2023 after winning the Liiga championship with Tappara. Kuusela played a total of 1107 regular season games with 738 points. During his Liiga career Kuusela represented Ässät, Kärpät, Blues and Tappara.[1] Foreign clubs Kuusela reprecented were MODO Hockey from Sweden and Amur Khabarovsk from Russia.[2]
Awards
- Swedish Champion with Modo Hockey: 2006–07.
- Finnish Champion with 4x Tappara and 1x Kärpät: 2007–08, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23.
- Liiga Runners-up with 1x Ässät, 1x Kärpät and 3x Tappara: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18.
- Lasse Oksanen trophy: 2015–16
- Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy: 2015–16
- Kultainen kypärä: 2015–16
- CHL Champion with Tappara : 2022–23
- Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships: 2019
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Tappara | FIN U18 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Tappara | FIN U18 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Tappara | FIN U20 | 27 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | Tappara | FIN U18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Tappara | FIN U20 | 41 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2001–02 | Tappara | FIN U20 | 40 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02 | FPS | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Ässät | SM-l | 31 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Ässät | SM-l | 53 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ässät | SM-l | 56 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 40 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ässät | SM-l | 44 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Modo Hockey | SEL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Kärpät | SM-l | 57 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 63 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2009–10 | Kärpät | SM-l | 55 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 84 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2010–11 | Kärpät | SM-l | 59 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Blues | SM-l | 60 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
| 2012–13 | Blues | SM-l | 59 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 28 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | ||
| 2014–15 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tappara | Liiga | 56 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2016–17 | Amur Khabarovsk | KHL | 52 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Liiga | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 12 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tappara | Liiga | 60 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | Tappara | Liiga | 55 | 20 | 33 | 53 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l/Liiga totals | 946 | 255 | 383 | 638 | 437 | 177 | 46 | 70 | 116 | 76 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Finland | U17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Kristian Kuusela lopettaa uransa – Tappara-kapteenilta upea ele mestaruusjuhlissa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Kristian Kuusela at eliteprospects.com". www.eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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