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VANCOUVER - As I enter to Highway 1 and turn my car towards the Penticton, my mind wonders back some twenty years to a playoff game where a young Finnish player manages to get thrown out of his first game after less than 20 seconds, all this while having control of the puck in neutral zone. At that moment I was sure that this guy would be a laughing stock for a Whalers, maybe for a season or two, before being forgotten. Yet when time for SHL draft came, Texas took him with late second round pick.
Still not everyone drafted makes it to the roster and with not much to show in his two seasons as Whaler signs for success definitely were not there. Or so we though, they were just well hidden for most to see. First surprise was to see this young guy jump into Texas roster just after two seasons in SMJHL, though as they were tanking at the time it wasn’t hurting them.
But why are these stories relevant now? Well, as unexpected as was his rise to SHL, more than a few were surprised when he moved back to rural BC after his long career down south. Now he is spending some of his time to coaching the next generation of Finns that might one day be ready to take it to the SMJHL or even SHL. I was privileged to be invited to this years camp that he holds to some of most talented Mestaruussarja juniors and as he hasn’t been talking to media these recent years it was an unique opportunity to take a look at past, and to the future.
PENTICTON - As I arrive at Penticton Memorial Arena Björn Leppänen walks out to greet me at the front doors. He seems happier, or more exited than I remember, older too but that is to be expected. “We are just getting back to ice after lunch and some lessons. As important it is to show these guys the right things on ice, they also need to learn lot about right kind of training and diet, important stuff that young guys that feel like they are doing well enough easily forget. Looking back to my SHL draft I think it was my mentality that was holding me back, my skills and physicality were up to the level expected but my temperament left lot of questions, in the end I’m happy that Texas took the shot with me, we had some great years with that group.” As he explains we head to the lockerroom where I meet few guys still changing up, I get quick word with Panu Tyrsky, defenseman from Turun Kiekkotoverit and Vesa Palokärkinen, as he himself would put it, a natural left winger from Oulun Ahmat, both seem to struggle with the English but I gather that they are very exited to be here.
From left Kimmo Muuri, Panu Tyrsky and Vesa Palokärkinen
“´These guys came here five days ago as their season in Finland had concluded recently. I feel like I can already see some improvement in them, and in my own coaching too, this being only the second time I run a camp like this. After my career was over I felt like I wanted to give opportunities for bit less fortunate but talented players that might miss out on expensive camps, thus I struck a deal with all Mestaruussarja teams and they each get to pick a junior they think aligns with my vision and get to send them here.” Björn explains as he puts his skates on. “I'm already well past my prime but I can show them flashes of what it takes to play at SHL level and I definitely can show them the amount and type of work it takes to turn that dream into reality.”
He takes on ice with juniors, all maybe season or two from potentially entering the SMJHL draft. Kimmo Muuri from Jiikoo takes his position on goal and as Björn gives quick explanation what they try out next before passing puck to Nico Nyman, center from HBK who takes huge slapshot towards goal but misses by a foot at least. Teemu Litmanen, playing on right wing for Espoon Jazz takes on place of Björn and they start passing around before Litmanen buries a shot on blocker side of Muuri.
As that is happening Björn guides Pasi-Anssi Peliautomaatti, who plays for Lahden Lokit and half of the group to other end and they start rotating around taking shots at both ends. As guys get hang of things Björn gets back to me. “Many underestimate the amount of work and repeats you need to do to make it to the top, like these guys sure know how to shoot but there is always room for improvement, if you are able to shoot from any angle or position you can become incredible asset to any team. When I was young I wasn’t offensive player and can’t say that ever was my priority but I still managed to score over 500 points in SHL so when you are good enough opponents can never count you out”
From left Nico Nyman, Pasi-Anssi Peliautomaatti and Teemu Litmanen
Then he leaves and goes back to guys. I get good first impression out of the group, all seem eager to learn anything that Leppänen can show to them. Specially Sakari Risti, young defenceman from Tampereen Kirves, seems to prefer similar playstyle that Björn was known for. I later got to confirm that he Björn is someone he looked up to as kid, and still does.
But trip across the ocean isn’t all just for hard work. As Björn prepares to leave ice with they guys he gets back to me “As important it is to experience the work I think showing them what they are actually dreaming of is great motivation too. I wasn’t ready for spotlight when I moved to big league, and I doubt anyone really is, but I think if nothing else these guys will remember how it looks when some of the best in the world give all on the ice.”
“In the end my dream was always just to make it to the SHL and I really thought that was going to be just that, a dream. But then making it to the team, bonding with the guys and having older players there to help me finally reach the next level when it came to playing, that is something you never forget.” Björn explains as youngsters are heading to locker. “And let me tell you, even when we improved our regular season performance, we only managed to win single playoffs game during first 3 seasons we made it to the playoffs. That if anything can be demoralizing, you start to wonder what is wrong, what we should change. But we worked as a team, kept pushing. We never gave up and believed in ourselves.”
From left Sakari Risti, Jani Mänty and Keijo Kekkonen
“Season 58 was really the breakthrough for us, winning President’s trophy and then making it to game seven of conference finals. Guys like Kvalheim, Kekkonen, Wachter all close to their peak, it was great team effort and then winning the cup with these guys before expansion took few of them from us, Im pretty sure I will always remember that feeling. But time to leave past to where it belongs and focus on future.” He finishes as he steps into the changing room.
While I wait outside for most of the group I get to talk a bit with Jani Mänty, center from Iisalmen Pelikarhut and Keijo Kekkonen, a right winger from Helsingin Pellet, both seem to have been enjoying the camp but feel like Björn's defensive playstyle isn’t great fit to their preferenced playstyle, but still respect his experience and think that he has been given up pretty good advices, still they are absolutely thrilled as we are about to take a plane to Calgary to see Dragons and Blizzard face each other in heated playoffs game.
CALGARY - As we sit on plane young defencemen from Karpa introduce themselves as Jari Karpaasi, he is bit nervous about flying so he keeps himself occupied by talking about his great great grandpa who moved to Minnesota like century ago, but it seems that he is sure that ISFL player is related to him.
On our way to the Calgary I got to talk with Björn some more. “When I moved here from Finland I really fell in love with the place, or I mean Vancouver, but still. Yet I moved soon enough to states and all the way to Texas and while playing there was great it didn’t take even a year for me to find myself back in Canada as I was no longer needed in Texas and couldn’t really stand most of it. I had saved some from my salaries and taken part on some business on the side so I was able to comfortably move here and keep living a lifestyle I want.” Him explaining this makes sense as we are using a private yet to fly us to Calgary.
“Of course going back to Finland could have always been an option, maybe following in footsteps of my father any trying out coaching there. Even going as far and taking over the Rauman Jätkät like he did, but following that route I would really only got to meet Arto Panttila out of all these great guys, not taking anything away from him, he is great young left winger, true sniper, one of better ones I have seen considering his age.” He explains as we move from airport to a taxi that takes us to the arena.
I can see that whole group is very exited, even Björn, as we get into the arena and find our seating in a box. Watching SHL hockey, specially during playoffs, is unique experience for these guys, that is bit too easy for many of us to take for granted, despite the increased prices in recent years.
From left Arto Panttila, Iivo Sivaltaja and Jari Karpaasi
“There was always bit of a soft spot for Edmonton in me, despite a pretty devastating playoffs experience versus them early on. I guess it is mix of branding and knowing some of their players, or like guys that used to play for them when I was still active, from my Whalers days.” Björn explains to me while we attend the game. In general for most of the day he seemed very eager to talk which felt completely out of character for him.
With goal of Alex Kirby and Grogu Mandosson Dragons win the game 2-1 and extend their lead of series to 3-1. Iivo Sivaltaja, a defenceman from Porin Avain, who appears to be huge fan of #A-Rye Izzy seems extremely happy to see team he has been fan for most of his life to beat down their rival.
There is no question whether these young players will still need time to develop, Peliautomaatti, Karpaasi and Nyman migh have least of work left and even though what I saw would make me hesitant to call any of them good enough for SMJHL and even less to SHL, yet, I need to remind whom they are here with. Most did not expect anything from Björn Leppänen, me included, yet his career of over 1000 SHL games, two Challenge cups and two IIHF golds are not something that everyone could have achieved so I’ll save my judgement for the future.
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#10 Jani Mänty || Center || Finland || Hamilton Steelhawks
Great Falls Grizzlies Alumni
Hometown: Sonkajärvi, Finland
Height: 6ft 5in || Weight:222 lbs
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
5 Seasons | Total - 271 GP | 94 G | 118 A | 212 P | -48 | 385 HIT | 208 SB
4 Seasons | GFG - 264 GP | 92 G | 117 A | 209 P | -47 | 371 HIT | 200 SB
1 Season | ANC - 7 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | -1 | 14 HIT | 8 SB
----Career moments----
Elected as Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 75
Season 74 WJC Gold with Team Norden
Elected as Alternate Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 74
Season 73 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Season 71 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Drafted in 73th SHL draft #9 overall by Hamilton Steelhawks
Drafted in 72th SMJHL draft #2 overall by Great Falls Grizzlies
Joined Anchorage Armada as DFA for end of S71
#52 Björn Leppänen || Defence || Finland || Retired
Peak TPE 2225
Texas Renegades Alumni
Vancouver Whalers Alumni
Hometown: Parainen, Finland
Height: 5ft 11in || Weight:183 lbs
----SHL Regular Season Stats----
17 Sesons | TEX - 1026 GP | 147 G | 358 A | 505 P | +169 | 1684 HIT | 1348 SB
----SHL Playoff Stats----
12 Seasons | TEX - 123 GP | 10 G | 53 A | 63 P | +45 | 234 HIT | 168 SB
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 100 GP | 4 G | 19 A | 23 P | -21 | 171 HIT | 99 SB
----SMJHL Playoff Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 15GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 P | +2 | 28 HIT | 14 SB
----IIHF Stats----
15 Seasons | FIN - 189 GP | 27 G | 50 A | 77 P | -21 | 364 HIT | 222 SB
----Career moments----
Season 64 IIHF Gold
Season 62 IIHF Gold
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 IIHF Bronze
Season 60 IIHF Best Defenceman
Season 59 Anton Razov Nominee
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Elected as Alternate Captain of Vancouver Whalers for Season 50
Drafted in 50th SHL draft #31 overall by Texas Renegades
Drafted in 49th SMJHL draft #27 overall by Vancouver Whalers
----Viljami Leppänen || Texas Renegades----
370-122-20 (S56-S63)
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 61 Cole Reinhart Trophy
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Season 58 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 58 Presidents Trophy
Season 56 Joe McKeil Award
Season 55 Joe McKeil Nominee
GM for Texas Renegades from S56 to S63
Intermid GM for Texas Renegades, most of the S55
Co-GM for Texas Renegades from S54 to S55
GM for Team Finland for S50 WJC
Co-GM for Team Finland for S49 WJC
Great article and even better names.
Rhett "Shaggy" Carpet | G | Winnipeg Aurora | Team Finland
Height: 6'4" | Weight: 215 lbs
Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
Number: 70
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SHL Career Statistics (Regular Season):
S73 | TOR | GP: 51 (18-23-5) | 0.895 SV% | 4.40 GAA | SO: 2 | GR: 73
S74 | WPG | GP: 26 (13-8-2) | 0.890 SV% | 3.29 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 65
S75 | WPG | GP: 28 (18-5-0) | 0.917 SV% | 2.24 GAA | SO: 6 | GR: 73
S76 | WPG | GP: 57 (32-20-2) | 0.910 SV% | 3.19 GAA | SO: 3 | GR: 77
S77 | WPG | GP: 56 (22-29-3) | 0.901 SV% | 3.78 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 75
S78 | WPG | GP: 56 (24-22-5) | 0.904 SV% | 3.71 GAA | SO: 3 | GR: 76
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SHL Career Statistics (Playoffs):
S73 | TOR | GP: 5 (1-3-1) | 0.885 SV% | 6.60 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 70
S74 | WPG | GP: 3 (1-0-0) | 0.950 SV% | 1.43 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 56 (backup)
S75 | WPG | backup goalie during playoffs, didn't play games
S76 | WPG | GP: 15 (9-6-0) | 0.913 SV% | 3.15 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 79
S77 | WPG | GP: 5 (1-4-0) | 0.852 SV% | 6.50 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 57
S78 | WPG | GP: 4 (0-3-1) | 0.864 SV% | 5.73 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 64
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SMJHL Career Statistics (Regular Season):
S69 | NL | GP: 22 (14-6-2) | 0.897 SV% | 2.15 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 66
S70 | NL | GP: 32 (14-15-1) | 0.883 SV% | 3.69 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 65
S71 | NL | GP: 48 (30-13-2) | 0.903 SV% | 3.20 GAA | SO: 5 | GR: 73
S72 | NL | GP: 51 (26-18-3) | 0.883 SV% | 4.02 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 66
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SMJHL Career Statistics (Playoffs):
S69 | NL | backup goalie during playoffs (lost in 3rd round)
S70 | NL | GP: 2 (0-0-0) | 0.868 SV% | 4.02 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 57 (won cup)
S71 | NL | GP: 16 (8-6-2) | 0.916 SV% | 2.73 GAA | SO: 3 | GR: 76 (lost in final)
S72 | NL | GP: 12 (6-6-0) | 0.918 SV% | 3.14 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 84
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International Statistics (with Team Finland):
S69 | WJC | GP: 9 (3-5-0) | 0.902 SV% | 3.84 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 74
S70 | WJC | GP: 9 (4-4-0) | 0.907 SV% | 2.91 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 76
S70 | IIHF | GP: 3 (1-1-1) | 0.913 SV% | 2.33 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 76
S71 | WJC | GP: 9 (5-2-1) | 0.919 SV% | 2.29 GAA | SO: 2 | GR: 74
S71 | IIHF | GP: 4 (3-1-0) | 0.911 SV% | 2.00 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 70
S72 | WJC | GP: 7 (2-4-1) | 0.902 SV% | 3.69 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 77
S72 | IIHF | GP: 5 (3-1-0) | 0.847 SV% | 4.95 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 54
S73 | IIHF | GP: 5 (1-4-0) | 0.874 SV% | 4.87 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 65
S74 | IIHF | GP: 8 (2-5-0) | 0.890 SV% | 3.96 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 68
S75 | IIHF | GP: 10 (6-1-2) | 0.913 SV% | 2.90 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 76
S76 | IIHF | GP: 9 (7-1-0) | 0.898 SV% | 3.14 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 69
S77 | IIHF | GP: 9 (4-5-0) | 0.892 SV% | 3.78 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 72
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International Statistics Medal Rounds (with Team Finland):
S70 | WJC | GP: 2 (1-1-0) | 0.922 SV% | 2.51 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 80
S71 | WJC | GP: 3 (2-1-0) | 0.874 SV% | 3.67 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 62
S73 | IIHF | backup goalie during medal round - won bronze
S74 | IIHF | GP: 3 (1-2-0) | 0.893 SV% | 3.72 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 74
S75 | IIHF | GP: 1 (0-1-0) | 0.945 SV% | 3.02 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 98
S76 | IIHF | GP: 1 (0-1-0) | 0.891 SV% | 5.02 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 81
S77 | IIHF | GP: 3 (2-1-0) | 0.935 SV% | 2.00 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 87
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Transactions:
S69: Drafted #5 overall by Newfoundland (SMJHL)
S69: Signed contract with Newfoundland: 1 year/$2M (+$2M bonus)
S70: Drafted #23 overall by Toronto (SHL)
S70: Signed ELC contract with Toronto: 1 year/$3M
S71: Signed extension with Toronto: 3 years/$9M (NTC)
S72: Signed extension with Toronto: 3 years/$9M (NTC)
S74: Traded to Winnipeg Aurora
S76: Signed extension with Winnipeg: 3 years/$18M (NTC)
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Awards/Achievements:
SMJHL
Zach Miller Award (Most Dedicated User) - Nomination (S69)
Won Four Star Cup with Newfoundland (S70)
Named Alternate Captain for Newfoundland (S71-S72)
Cedric Robinson Trophy (Best Goalie) - Nomination (S71, S72)
SMJHL All-Star (1st team): S71
SMJHL All-Star (All Defense team): S71
Won WJC Bronze Medal with Finland (S71)
Peter Larson Award (Best WJC Goalie) - Nomination (S71)
SHL
Won IIHF Bronze Medal with Finland (S73, S77)
Won Cole Reinhart Trophy with Winnipeg (S74)
2x Damian Littleton Award (Most Dedicated Member) (nomination S75, S77)
Best IIHF Goalie - Nomination (S75)
All-Star Skills Competition (S76)
2nd All-Star Team (S76)
John McBride Trophy (Best Goalie) Nomination (S76)
Team Captain (Winnipeg Aurora) (S78-)
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League Jobs/Positions:
Graphic Grader (S46-S50)
SMJHL Lethbridge/Newfoundland Team Advisor/Coach (since S49)
IIHF Finland Co-Fed Head (S50-S60)
Graphic Graders Department Head (since S51)
IIHF Finland Fed Head (since S61)
Trading Card Team Management Advisor (since S68)
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Harry Carpet | Toronto North Stars | Team Finland | Goalie S46-S69 | SHL HOF
Height: 6'3" | Weight: 208 lbs
Birthplace: Turku, Finland
Player Type: Hybrid Goalie
Number: 48
Peak TPE: 2138 (first 2k+ goalie in SHL history)
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SHL Career Statistics (Regular Season):
S47 | TOR | GP: 1 (1-0-0) | 0.897 SV% | 3.00 GAA | SO: 0
S48 | TOR | GP: 5 (4-1-0) | 0.893 SV% | 3.16 GAA | SO: 0
S49 | TOR | GP: 44 (18-24-2) | 0.904 SV% | 3.34 GAA | SO: 2
S50 | TOR | GP: 44 (23-19-2) | 0.907 SV% | 3.29 GAA | SO: 1
S51 | TOR | GP: 44 (18-23-3) | 0.914 SV% | 3.03 GAA | SO: 3
S52 | TOR | GP: 44 (19-18-7) | 0.915 SV% | 3.08 GAA | SO: 2
---change from STHS to FHM6---
S53 | TOR | GP: 46 (5-34-3) | 0.906 SV% | 4.84 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 73
S54 | TOR | GP: 46 (10-30-2) | 0.922 SV% | 3.47 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 78
S55 | TOR | GP: 48 (10-33-1) | 0.916 SV% | 3.98 GAA | SO: 2 | GR: 77
S56 | TOR | GP: 45 (19-23-2) | 0.917 SV% | 2.95 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 75
S57 | TOR | GP: 50 (26-17-4) | 0.918 SV% | 2.57 GAA | SO: 6 | GR: 73
S58 | TOR | GP: 48 (33-10-5) | 0.918 SV% | 2.38 GAA | SO: 3 | GR: 73
S59 | TOR | GP: 54 (38-13-3) | 0.925 SV% | 2.40 GAA | SO: 8 | GR: 79
S60 | TOR | GP: 54 (34-14-6) | 0.919 SV% | 2.60 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 78
S61 | TOR | GP: 58 (30-21-3) | 0.916 SV% | 2.59 GAA | SO: 8 | GR: 71
S62 | TOR | GP: 55 (28-22-5) | 0.928 SV% | 2.49 GAA | SO: 9 | GR: 79
S63 | TOR | GP: 54 (31-19-4) | 0.926 SV% | 2.67 GAA | SO: 5 | GR: 80
S64 | TOR | GP: 56 (18-33-2) | 0.917 SV% | 3.79 GAA | SO: 3 | GR: 79
S65 | TOR | GP: 51 (27-21-3) | 0.913 SV% | 3.19 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 75
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S66 | TOR | GP: 52 (29-21-2) | 0.891 SV% | 3.29 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 68
S67 | TOR | GP: 40 (27-11-2) | 0.918 SV% | 2.30 GAA | SO: 4 | GR: 75
S68 | TOR | GP: 31 (22-6-1) | 0.884 SV% | 3.60 GAA | SO: 2 | GR: 66
S69 | TOR | GP: 36 (9-24-0) | 0.896 SV% | 4.85 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 73
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SHL Career Statistics (Playoffs):
S49 | TOR | did not qualify
S50 | TOR | GP: 12 (6-6-0) | 0.912 SV% | 3.34 GAA | SO: 0
S51 | TOR | did not qualify
S52 | TOR | GP: 4 (0-4-0) | 0.883 SV% | 5.25 GAA | SO: 0
---change from STHS to FHM6---
S53 | TOR | did not qualify
S54 | TOR | did not qualify
S55 | TOR | did not qualify
S56 | TOR | did not qualify
S57 | TOR | did not qualify
S58 | TOR | GP: 19 (11-6-2) | 0.912 SV% | 2.35 GAA | SO: 3 | GR: 70
S59 | TOR | did not qualify
S60 | TOR | GP: 4 (0-3-1) | 0.912 SV% | 4.03 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 75
S61 | TOR | GP: 5 (1-2-2) | 0.939 SV% | 2.33 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 87
S62 | TOR | GP: 4 (0-4-0) | 0.911 SV% | 4.51 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 84
S63 | TOR | GP: 5 (1-2-2) | 0.920 SV% | 3.39 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 82
S64 | TOR | GP: 5 (1-4-0) | 0.916 SV% | 5.11 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 77
S65 | TOR | GP: 6 (2-4-0) | 0.905 SV% | 4.19 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 73
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S66 | TOR | GP: 10 (4-5-1) | 0.902 SV% | 3.34 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 75
S67 | TOR | GP: 11 (6-5-0) | 0.880 SV% | 3.82 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 66
S68 | TOR | GP: 6 (2-3-0) | 0.872 SV% | 5.32 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 62
S69 | TOR | did not qualify
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SMJHL Career Statistics (Regular Season):
S46 | LET | GP: 14 (5-6-2) | 0.891 SV% | 2.59 GAA | SO: 1
S47 | LET | GP: 22 (7-6-3) | 0.879 SV% | 2.87 GAA | SO: 1
S48 | LET | GP: 44 (22-21-1) | 0.886 SV% | 3.05 GAA | SO: 1
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SMJHL Career Statistics (Playoffs):
S48 | LET | GP: 12 (6-5-1) | 0.880 SV% | 2.66 GAA | SO: 0
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International Statistics (with Team Finland):
S46 | WJC | GP: 27 (6-19-2) | 0.894 SV% | 3.04 GAA | SO: 1
S46 | IIHF | GP: 2 (1-0-0) | 0.976 SV% | 0.74 GAA | SO: 0
S47 | WJC | GP: 27 (13-13-1) | 0.890 SV% | 2.89 GAA | SO: 2
S48 | WJC | GP: 14 (7-7-0) | 0.905 SV% | 2.36 GAA | SO: 2
S48 | IIHF | GP: 9 (1-6-0) | 0.882 SV% | 3.51 GAA | SO: 0
S49 | IIHF | GP: 12 (6-6-0) | 0.914 SV% | 3.02 GAA | SO: 0
S50 | IIHF | GP: 12 (2-8-2) | 0.889 SV% | 3.62 GAA | SO: 0
S51 | IIHF | GP: 12 (3-7-2) | 0.893 SV% | 3.27 GAA | SO: 0
S52 | IIHF | GP: 12 (5-7-0) | 0.889 SV% | 4.13 GAA | SO: 1
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S53 | IIHF | GP: 12 (4-8-0) | 0.894 SV% | 4.18 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 69
S54 | IIHF | GP: 12 (4-5-3) | 0.914 SV% | 3.27 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 75
S55 | IIHF | GP: 12 (2-8-2) | 0.894 SV% | 4.51 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 68
S56 | IIHF | GP: 6 (2-3-1) | 0.922 SV% | 3.28 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 80
S57 | IIHF | GP: 10 (4-5-0) | 0.911 SV% | 3.87 GAA | SO: 2 | GR: 75
S58 | IIHF | GP: 7 (2-5-0) | 0.900 SV% | 3.82 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 73
S59 | IIHF | GP: 9 (4-4-1) | 0.932 SV% | 2.41 GAA | SO: 2 | GR: 83
S60 | IIHF | GP: 8 (5-3-0) | 0.941 SV% | 2.00 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 87
S61 | IIHF | GP: 8 (6-1-1) | 0.909 SV% | 2.92 GAA | SO: 1 | GR: 70
S62 | IIHF | GP: 9 (5-2-2) | 0.901 SV% | 2.40 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 62
S63 | IIHF | GP: 5 (0-4-0) | 0.875 SV% | 3.90 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 57
S64 | IIHF | GP: 5 (3-1-1) | 0.915 SV% | 2.91 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 74
S65 | IIHF | GP: 7 (7-0-0) | 0.888 SV% | 2.49 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 61
S66 | IIHF | GP: 4 (2-1-1) | 0.880 SV% | 3.67 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 64
S67 | IIHF | GP: 4 (3-1-0) | 0.896 SV% | 2.46 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 67
S68 | IIHF | GP: 4 (4-0-0) | 0.930 SV% | 1.75 GAA | SO: 0 | GR: 77
S69 | IIHF | GP: 3 (2-1-0) | 0.876 SV% | 4.00 GAA | SO: 0| GR: 66
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International Statistics Medal Round (with Team Finland):
S47 | IIHF | GP: 1 (0-0-0) | 0.889 SV% | 4.18 GAA | SO: 0
S60 | IIHF | GP: 1 (0-1-0) | 0.941 SV% | 8.92 GAA | SO: 0
S61 | IIHF | GP: 2 (1-0-1) | 0.910 SV% | 2.96 GAA | SO: 0
S62 | IIHF | GP: 3 (3-0-0) | 0.974 SV% | 0.67 GAA | SO: 1
S64 | IIHF | GP: 3 (3-0-0) | 0.962 SV% | 1.33 GAA | SO: 0
S65 | IIHF | GP: 1 (0-1-0) | 0.852 SV% | 4.05 GAA | SO: 0
S66 | IIHF | backup goalie in medal round (team won gold)
S67 | IIHF | backup goalie in medal round (team won bronze)
S68 | IIHF | backup goalie in medal round (team won silver)
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Transactions:
S46: Drafted #41 overall by Lethbridge (SMJHL)
S46: Signed contract with Lethbridge: 1 year/$3M
S47: Drafted #28 overall by Toronto (SHL)
S47: Signed ELC with Toronto: 2 years/$7M
S49: Signed extension with Toronto: 2 years/$9M
S51: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$5M
S52: Signed extension with Toronto: 6 years/$36M
S58: Signed extension with Toronto: 3 years/$12M (HTD)
S61: Signed extension with Toronto: 2 years/$8M (HTD)
S63: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$4M (HTD)
S64: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$3M (HTD)
S65: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$3M (HTD)
S66: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$2M (HTD)
S67: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$2M (HTD)
S68: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$2M (HTD)
S69: Signed extension with Toronto: 1 year/$1M (HTD)
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Awards/Achievements:
SMJHL
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Lethbridge Lions:
Top Goalie Award (S48)
Monkey D. Luffy Award (Most Dedicated Player) (S48)
Newfoundland Berserkers:
Founding Member
Four Star Cup Winner (as Coach)(S55)
SHL
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Toronto North Stars:
Team Captain (S50-58, S62-69)
Team Alternate Captain (S59-61)
Mark Harter Award (Best Goalie) (S53-57)
Kristian Eriksson Award (Team MVP) (S53-56)
JJ Krever Award (Best Locker Room Presence) (S57)
Team Goalie Coach (since S71)
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SHL All-Star (All-Rookie team): S49
3x SHL All-Star (1st team): S59, S63, S67
2x SHL All-Star (2nd team): S54, S62
SHL All-Star (3rd team): S51
SHL All-Star Game - Team East: S59, S63, S67
Damian Littleton Award (Most Dedicated Member) - Winner (S67)
2x Damian Littleton Award (Most Dedicated Member) - Nomination (S55, S62)
3x John McBride Trophy (Best Goalie) Winner (S59, S62, S63)
4x John McBride Trophy (Best Goalie) Nomination (S54, S58, S60, S67)
SHL Hall of Fame (class of 71) - first ballot
IIHF Hall of Fame (class of 75)
~~~
Goalie records:
League Record Holder in Shutouts (74) and in GP (1,006)
Former League Record Holder in Wins (479) until S72
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IIHF
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Team Finland:
Best Goalie (S60)
Bronze Medal (S61, S67)
Silver Medal (S68)
Gold Medal (S62, S64, S66)
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Anthony Dionne || G || Texas Renegades || Peak TPE : 2055
Name: Anthony Dionne
Catch: Right
Height: 6'4''
Weight: 225 lbs
Number: 39
SMJHL Draft: 36e by St Louis Scarecrows
SHL Draft: 12e by Texas Renegades
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SMJHL Regular Season:
S65 to S68 | STL | GP : 175 (89-67-14) | 3.21 GAA | 0.885 SV% | SO : 7
SMJHL Playoffs:
S65 to S68 | STL | GP : 56 (32-20-4) | 2.99 GAA | 0.895 SV% | SO : 5
SHL Regular Season:
S66 to S76 | TEX | GP : 436 (223-167-32) | 3.59 GAA | 0.898 SV% | SO : 19
SHL Playoffs:
S69 to S76 | TEX | GP : 63 (24-30-8) | 4.03 GAA | 0.887 SV% | SO : 3
World Junior Championship Round Robin:
S64 to S68 | TBI-TNA-CAN | GP : 34 (13-17-3) | 3.56 GAA | 0.904 SV% | SO : 0
World Junior Championship Medals Round:
S66 to S68 | CAN | GP : 9 (6-2-1) | 2.27 GAA | 0.923 SV% | SO : 0
IIHF Round Robin:
S67 to S76 | CAN | GP : 85 (49-29-5) | 3.24 GAA | 0.899 SV% | SO : 6
IIHF Medals Round:
S67 to S74 | CAN | GP : 15 (9-4-2) | 2.79 GAA | 0.898 SV% | SO : 0
Awards:
S66 IIHF | CAN | Silver Medal
S66-67-68 WJC | CAN | Bronze Medal
S69 IIHF | CAN | Top Goalie of the tournament
S69 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal (+ record for most goalie wins in the round robin (11))
S75 IIHF | CAN | Silver Medal
S76 IIHF | CAN | Gold Medal
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Andreas Kvalheim | LW | Toronto North Stars
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SHL Regular Season Statistics
S47 TEX||GP: 50|G: 11|A: 11|P: 22|+/-: 5|PIM: 30|SOG: 88|HIT: 57|
SHL Career Statistics
TBD
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SHL Playoff Statistics
SHL Career Playoff Statistics
TBD
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S44 MTL||GP: 50|G: 7|A: 11|P: 18|+/-: 0|PIM: 32|SOG: 75|HIT: 57|
S45 MTL||GP: 50|G: 16|A: 19|P: 35|+/-: 13|PIM: 45|SOG: 120|HIT: 109|
S46 MTL||GP: 50|G: 17|A: 14|P: 31|+/-: 1|PIM: 48|SOG: 130|HIT: 119|
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
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Transactions:
S44 - Drafted 1st round, 3rd overall by the Montreal Militia
S44 - Signed 1 year, $2M contract with the Montreal Militia
S45 - Drafted 1st round, 2nd overall by the Texas Renegades
S45 - Signed 3 year, $8M contract with the Texas Renegades
S48 - Signed 3 year, $12M contract with the Texas Renegades
S51 - Signed 4 year, $24M contract with the Texas Renegades
S55 - Signed 4 year, $20M contract with the Texas Renegades
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Awards/Achievements:
S45 - World Junior Championships Gold
S46 - World Junior Championships Silver
S50 - Jeff Dar Trophy
S52 - SHL Third Team All-Star
S54 - Jeff Dar Trophy
S54 - SHL Third Team All-Star
S55 - Jeff Dar Trophy
S56 - Jeff Dar Trophy
S59 - Challenge Cup
S59 - IIHF Bronze Medal
S62 - Challenge Cup
S65 - IIHF Bronze Medal
S66 - IIHF Bronze Medal
S67 - IIHF Gold Medal
S71 - IIHF Bronze Medal
S72 - IIHF Silver Medal
Kristian Eriksson | RW | Retired | Hall of Fame
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Height: 6'2"
Weight: 203 lbs
Number: 3
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SHL Regular Season Statistics
S21 TOR||GP: 52|G: 14|A: 19|P: 33|+/-: 7|PIM: 43|Shots: 159|H: 86|
S22 TOR||GP: 52|G: 17|A: 10|P: 27|+/-: -7|PIM: 38|Shots: 136|H: 99|
S23 TOR||GP: 52|G: 20|A: 19|P: 39|+/-: -3|PIM: 62|Shots: 159|H: 101|
S24 TOR||GP: 52|G: 19|A: 22|P: 41|+/-: -8|PIM: 91|Shots: 195|H: 129|
S25 TOR||GP: 50|G: 21|A: 29|P: 50|+/-: 2|PIM: 52|Shots: 181|H: 157|
S26 TOR||GP: 50|G: 13|A: 24|P: 37|+/-: -2|PIM: 77|Shots: 141|H: 144|
S27 TOR||GP: 50|G: 16|A: 19|P: 35|+/-: 4|PIM: 69|Shots: 166|H: 119|
S28 TOR||GP: 50|G: 24|A: 21|P: 45|+/-: 16|PIM: 43|Shots: 212|H: 108|
S29 TOR||GP: 50|G: 20|A: 16|P: 36|+/-: -5|PIM: 52|Shots: 219|H: 153|
S30 TOR||GP: 50|G: 24|A: 28|P: 52|+/-: 16|PIM: 54|Shots: 228|H: 212|
S31 TOR||GP: 50|G: 27|A: 35|P: 62|+/-: 19|PIM: 58|Shots: 229|H: 167|
S32 TOR||GP: 50|G: 23|A: 18|P: 41|+/-: -7|PIM: 44|Shots: 232|H: 212|
S33 TOR||GP: 50|G: 24|A: 19|P: 43|+/-: 4|PIM: 53|Shots: 205|H: 213|
S34 TOR||GP: 50|G: 25|A: 18|P: 43|+/-: 9|PIM: 65|Shots: 224|H: 187|
S35 TOR||GP: 50|G: 16|A: 20|P: 36|+/-: -1|PIM: 32|Shots: 187|H: 92|
S36 TOR||GP: 50|G: 20|A: 19|P: 39|+/-: -1|PIM: 4|Shots: 233|H: 18|
S37 TOR||GP: 50|G: 21|A: 34|P: 55|+/-: 2|PIM: 24|Shots: 219|H: 66|
S38 TOR||GP: 50|G: 27|A: 29|P: 56|+/-: -15|PIM: 5|Shots: 246|H: 32|
S39 TOR||GP: 50|G: 31|A: 32|P: 63|+/-: 11|PIM: 4|Shots: 270|H: 12|
S40 TOR||GP: 50|G: 26|A: 33|P: 59|+/-: 16|PIM: 4|Shots: 218|H: 12|
S41 TOR||GP: 50|G: 19|A: 23|P: 42|+/-: -7|PIM: 6|Shots: 178|H: 35|
S42 TOR||GP: 50|G: 18|A: 11|P: 29|+/-: -13|PIM: 12|Shots: 136|H: 38|
S43 TOR||GP: 50|G: 11|A: 9|P: 20|+/-: -20|PIM: 6|Shots: 117|H: 34|
S44 TOR||GP: 50|G: 13|A: 16|P: 29|+/-: 17|PIM: 6|Shots: 107|H: 45|
SHL Career Statistics
GP: 1208|G: 489|A: 523|P: 1012|+/-: 34|PIM: 904|Shots: 4597|H: 2471|
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S21 TOR||GP: 7|G: 3|A: 2|P: 5|+/-: 1|PIM: 0|Shots: 26|H: 15|
S24 TOR||GP: 7|G: 3|A: 3|P: 6|+/-: 3|PIM: 21|Shots: 26|H: 16|
S26 TOR||GP: 14|G: 4|A: 9|P: 13|+/-: 6|PIM: 24|Shots: 57|H: 60|
S27 TOR||GP: 9|G: 2|A: 3|P: 5|+/-: 0|PIM: 10|Shots: 29|H: 23|
S28 TOR||GP: 5|G: 2|A: 0|P: 2|+/-: 4|PIM: 4|Shots: 25|H: 7|
S29 TOR||GP: 11|G: 2|A: 5|P: 7|+/-: -1|PIM: 6|Shots: 41|H: 29|
S31 TOR||GP: 12|G: 7|A: 5|P: 12|+/-: 3|PIM: 12|Shots: 63|H: 36|
S33 TOR||GP: 11|G: 7|A: 10|P: 17|+/-: 5|PIM: 8|Shots: 54|H: 51|
S34 TOR||GP: 7|G: 0|A: 5|P: 5|+/-: -5|PIM: 4|Shots: 33|H: 20|
S35 TOR||GP: 17|G: 10|A: 10|P: 20|+/-: -3|PIM: 2|Shots: 82|H: 37|
S36 TOR||GP: 6|G: 2|A: 3|P: 5|+/-: 0|PIM: 0|Shots: 28|H: 5|
S37 TOR||GP: 18|G: 3|A: 8|P: 11|+/-: -4|PIM: 8|Shots: 80|H: 27|
S44 TOR||need to add
SHL Career Playoff Statistics
GP: 124|G: 45|A: 63|P: 108|+/-: 9|PIM: 99|Shots: 544|H: 326|
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics
S19 KEL||GP: 40|G: 14|A: 12|P: 26|+/-: -4|PIMS: 6|Shots: 86|H: 21|
S20 KEL||GP: 40|G: 13|A: 22|P: 35|+/-: 6|PIMS: 4|Shots: 140|H: 21|
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics
S19 KEL||GP: 6|G: 2|A: 1|P: 3|+/-: -2|PIMS: 0|Shots: 14|H: 1|
S20 KEL||GP: 17|G: 11|A: 9|P: 20|+/-: 6|PIMS: 4|Shots: 57|H: 5|
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Transactions:
S19 - Drafted 1st round, 6th overall by the Kelowna Knights
S19 - Signed 1 year, $2M contract with Kelowna
S20 - Drafted 2nd round, 13th overall by the Toronto North Stars
S20 - Signed 3 year, $7.5M contract with Toronto
S23 - Signed 4 year, $14M contract with Toronto
S27 - Signed 5 year, $10M contract with Toronto
S32 - Signed 4 year, $15M contract with Toronto
S36 - Signed 3 year, $15M contract with Toronto
S39 - Signed 2 year, $12M contract with Toronto
S41 - Signed 2 year, $7M contract with Toronto
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Awards/Achievements:
S19 - Michael Astorino Award (Hardest Working Player - Kelowna Knights)
S19 - Zach Miller Trophy Finalist
S20 - John McBride Award (Playoff MVP - Kelowna Knights)
S20 - Ronan O'Keefe Trophy (Leading Scorer in the SMJHL Playoffs)
S21 - IHF World Championships Silver Medal
S22 - IHF World Championships Bronze Medal
S23 - IHF World Championships Bronze Medal
S24 - Named Captain of the Toronto North Stars
S24 - All-Star Game Starter
S25 - First Team All-Star
S25 - Jeff Dar Trophy Finalist
S27 - IHF World Championships Silver Medal
S28 - IHF World Championships Gold Medal
S29 - IHF World Championships Gold Medal
S30 - Third Team All-Star
S31 - First Team All-Star
S31 - Jeff Dar Trophy Finalist
S31 - Ron Mexico Trophy
S35 - Challenge Cup
S35 - Anton Razov Trophy
S37 - Third Team All-Star
S39 - First Team All-Star
S39 - Jay McDonald Trophy
S40 - First Team All-Star
S44 - First player in SHL history to reach 1000 points
S46 - Inducted into SHL Hall of Fame
Raymond Lindsay | RW | Retired | Hall of Fame
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 207 lbs
Number: 7
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NWJHL Career Statistics
S2 ANA||GP: 30|G: 29|A: 24|P: 53|+/-: 12|PIMS: 34|Shots: 117|H: 45|SB: 8|
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NWJHL Playoff Statistics
S2 ANA||GP: 7|G: 5|A: 5|P: 10|+/-: 1|PIMS: 20|Shots:20|H: 6|SB: 2|
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SHL Statistics
S3 HAM||GP: 40|G: 14|A: 5|P: 19|+/-: 0|PIMS: 60|Shots: 82|H: 60|SB: 10|
S4 HAM||GP: 40|G: 11|A: 9|P: 20|+/-: 0|PIMS: 16|Shots: 98|H: 54|SB: 19|
S5 HAM||GP: 40|G: 16|A: 16|P: 32|+/-: 11|PIMS: 32|Shots: 161|H: 60|SB: 10|
S6 HAM||GP: 60|G: 26|A: 29|P: 55|+/-: 8|PIMS: 20|Shots: 247|H: 95|SB: 46|
S7 HAM||GP: 50|G: 15|A: 30|P: 45|+/-: -3|PIMS: 27|Shots: 192|H: 78|SB: 24|
S8 HAM||GP: 50|G: 21|A: 20|P: 41|+/-: -3|PIMS: 126|Shots: 174|H: 61|SB: 14|
S9 HAM||GP: 50|G: 25|A: 34|P: 59|+/-: 24|PIMS: 56|Shots: 123|H: 104|SB: 17|
S10 HAM||GP: 50|G: 16|A: 39|P: 55|+/-: 23|PIMS: 63|Shots: 118|H: 87|SB: 14|
S11 HAM||GP: 50|G: 21|A: 22|P: 43|+/-: 8|PIMS: 46|Shots: 91|H: 91|SB: 9|
S12 HAM||GP: 50|G: 12|A: 11|P: 23|+/-: 4|PIMS: 12|Shots: 111|H: 34|SB: 2|
S13 HAM/CAL||GP: 50|G: 13|A: 14|P: 27|+/-: 6|PIMS: 10|Shots: 107|H: 42|SB: 1|
S14 CAL||GP: 50|G: 5|A: 3|P: 8|+/-: -4|PIMS: 14|Shots: 49|H: 94|SB: 3|
SHL Career Statistics
GP: 580|G: 195|A: 232|P: 427|+/-: 74|PIMS: 482|Shots: 1553|H: 860|SB: 169|
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SHL Playoff Statistics
S3 HAM||GP: 15|G: 4|A: 5|P: 9|+/-: 1|PIMS: 12|Shots:50|H: 26|SB: 9|
S4 HAM||GP: 5|G: 1|A: 1|P: 2|+/-: -1|PIMS: 0|Shots:10|H: 3|SB: 2|
S5 HAM||GP: 12|G: 5|A: 3|P: 8|+/-: 4|PIMS: 18|Shots:49|H: 20|SB: 3|
S7 HAM||GP: 14|G: 4|A: 5|P: 9|+/-: 0|PIMS: 18|Shots:49|H: 17|SB: 5|
S11 HAM||GP: 15|G: 6|A: 10|P: 16|+/-: 0|PIMS: 25|Shots:34|H: 24|SB: 2|
S12 HAM||GP: 5|G: 2|A: 3|P: 5|+/-: -1|PIMS: 0|Shots:13|H: 2|SB: 0|
SHL Career Playoff Statistics
GP: 46|G: 14|A: 14|P: 28|+/-: 4|PIMS: 48|Shots: 158|H: 66|SB: 19|
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Transactions:
Drafted 26th overall by Anaheim in the S2 NWJHL Draft
Drafted 3rd overall by Hamilton in the S3 SHL Entry Draft
Signed a 3 Year/12 Million contract with Hamilton
Signed a 2 Year/8 Million extension with Hamilton
Modified contract to 2mil per year
Signed a 5 Year/2.5 Million extension with Hamilton
Traded to Calgary in S13
Retired at end of S14
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Awards/Achievements:
S2 NWJHL All-Star
S2 Aaron Brown Trophy
S2 Drayson Williams Trophy Winner
S3 Calder Trophy Winner
SHL All-Star S5, S6, S7, S8
IHF Team Canada S4, S5, S6, S7, S8
S4 IHF Silver
Prince George Firebirds GM S4-S5, Co-GM S9-S10
S4 Four Star Cup (GM)
S5 IHF Gold
Hamilton Steelhawks GM S5-S8
S6 IHF Gold
S7 IHF Gold
S11 Challenge Cup
Retired ~15th in all-time scoring
S20- Inducted into Steelhawks Hall of Fame
S22- Inducted into SHL Hall of Fame
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I have good feeling that maybe one of them will indeed be joining the draft (and Winland) soonish but until I have bit more time to sit down and chat on discord I'll use my time on preparing the bank account for what is to come.
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#10 Jani Mänty || Center || Finland || Hamilton Steelhawks
Great Falls Grizzlies Alumni
Hometown: Sonkajärvi, Finland
Height: 6ft 5in || Weight:222 lbs
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
5 Seasons | Total - 271 GP | 94 G | 118 A | 212 P | -48 | 385 HIT | 208 SB
4 Seasons | GFG - 264 GP | 92 G | 117 A | 209 P | -47 | 371 HIT | 200 SB
1 Season | ANC - 7 GP | 2 G | 1 A | 3 P | -1 | 14 HIT | 8 SB
----Career moments----
Elected as Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 75
Season 74 WJC Gold with Team Norden
Elected as Alternate Captain of Great Falls Grizzlies for Season 74
Season 73 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Season 71 WJC Bronze with Team Finland
Drafted in 73th SHL draft #9 overall by Hamilton Steelhawks
Drafted in 72th SMJHL draft #2 overall by Great Falls Grizzlies
Joined Anchorage Armada as DFA for end of S71
#52 Björn Leppänen || Defence || Finland || Retired
Peak TPE 2225
Texas Renegades Alumni
Vancouver Whalers Alumni
Hometown: Parainen, Finland
Height: 5ft 11in || Weight:183 lbs
----SHL Regular Season Stats----
17 Sesons | TEX - 1026 GP | 147 G | 358 A | 505 P | +169 | 1684 HIT | 1348 SB
----SHL Playoff Stats----
12 Seasons | TEX - 123 GP | 10 G | 53 A | 63 P | +45 | 234 HIT | 168 SB
----SMJHL Regular Season Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 100 GP | 4 G | 19 A | 23 P | -21 | 171 HIT | 99 SB
----SMJHL Playoff Stats----
2 Seasons | VAN - 15GP | 1 G | 5 A | 6 P | +2 | 28 HIT | 14 SB
----IIHF Stats----
15 Seasons | FIN - 189 GP | 27 G | 50 A | 77 P | -21 | 364 HIT | 222 SB
----Career moments----
Season 64 IIHF Gold
Season 62 IIHF Gold
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 IIHF Bronze
Season 60 IIHF Best Defenceman
Season 59 Anton Razov Nominee
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Elected as Alternate Captain of Vancouver Whalers for Season 50
Drafted in 50th SHL draft #31 overall by Texas Renegades
Drafted in 49th SMJHL draft #27 overall by Vancouver Whalers
----Viljami Leppänen || Texas Renegades----
370-122-20 (S56-S63)
Season 62 Challenge Cup
Season 61 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 61 Cole Reinhart Trophy
Season 59 Challenge Cup
Season 58 Joe McKeil Nominee
Season 58 Presidents Trophy
Season 56 Joe McKeil Award
Season 55 Joe McKeil Nominee
GM for Texas Renegades from S56 to S63
Intermid GM for Texas Renegades, most of the S55
Co-GM for Texas Renegades from S54 to S55
GM for Team Finland for S50 WJC
Co-GM for Team Finland for S49 WJC
Hey good to see you back
KARI KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kari Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Oulu, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'1"
WEIGHT: 185 lbs
NUMBER: 33
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 40, G: 10, A: 26, P: 36, +/-: 16, H: 42
SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S19 KEL: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 6, P: 6, +/-: 0, H: 6
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KAAPO KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Kaapo Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Helsinki, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 210 lbs
NUMBER: 19
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SHL CAREER STATS
S25 LAP: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: -4, H: 75
S26 LAP: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: -13, H: 94
S27 LAP: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 9, P: 15, +/-: -2, H: 35
S28 LAP: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 10, P: 17, +/-: -2, H: 96
S29 LAP: GP: 50, G: 13, A: 21, P: 34, +/-: -15, H: 85
S30 LAP: GP: 50, G: 23, A: 22, P: 45, +/-: 4, H: 130
S31 LAP: GP: 50, G: 20, A: 18, P: 38, +/-: 5, H: 162
S32 LAP: GP: 50, G: 18, A: 28, P: 46, +/-: 27, H: 183
S33 LAP: GP: 50, G: 17, A: 22, P: 39, +/-: 20, H: 210
S34 LAP: GP: 50, G: 12, A: 25, P: 37, +/-: -2, H: 131
S35 LAP: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 22, P: 32, +/-: -3, H: 115
S36 LAP: GP: 50, G: 11, A: 20, P: 31, +/-: 10, H: 138
S37 LAP: GP: 36, G: 9, A: 17, P: 26, +/-: -1, H: 72
S37 WKP: GP: 14, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -4, H: 19
TOT : GP: 650, G: 153, A: 222, P: 375, +/-: 20, H: 1545
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S25 LAP: DNQ
S26 LAP: DNQ
S27 LAP: DNQ
S28 LAP: DNQ
S29 LAP: DNQ
S30 LAP: DNQ
S31 LAP: DNQ
S32 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -2, H: 15
S33 LAP: GP: 12, G: 2, A: 3, P: 5, +/-: 0, H: 38
S34 LAP: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: 3, H: 23
S35 LAP: GP: 5, G: 1, A: 1, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 4
S36 LAP: DNQ
S37 WKP: GP: 12, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -2, H: 35
TOT : GP: 41, G: 5, A: 12, P: 17, +/-: -5, H: 115
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TATU MÄKELÄ | D | RETIRED
NAME: Tatu Mäkelä
BIRTHPLACE: Tampere, Finland
HEIGHT: 5'11"
WEIGHT: 180 lbs
NUMBER: 65
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SHL CAREER STATS
S40 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 17, P: 22, +/-: -28, H: 14, SB: 86
S41 BUF: GP: 50, G: 10, A: 21, P: 31, +/-: -3, H: 9, SB: 78
S42 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: 2, H: 13, SB: 65
S43 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 24, P: 30, +/-: 1, H: 8, SB: 51
S44 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 28, P: 34, +/-: -6, H: 10, SB: 63
S45 BUF: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 37, P: 41, +/-: 10, H: 130, SB: 71
S46 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 36, P: 42, +/-: 25, H: 139, SB: 73
S47 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 23, P: 28, +/-: -4, H: 137, SB: 76
S48 BUF: GP: 50, G: 7, A: 25, P: 32, +/-: 9, H: 151, SB: 70
S49 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 22, P: 28, +/-: 5, H: 159, SB: 66
S50 BUF: GP: 50, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 152, SB: 72
S51 BUF: GP: 50, G: 3, A: 23, P: 26, +/-: 8, H: 143, SB: 50
S52 BUF: GP: 50, G: 9, A: 21, P: 30, +/-: -3, H: 141, SB: 71
S53 BUF: GP: 50, G: 5, A: 14, P: 19, +/-: 23, H: 50, SB: 98
TOT : GP: 700, G: 87, A: 332, P: 419, +/-: 53, H: 1256, SB: 990
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SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S40 BUF: DNQ
S41 BUF: GP: 7, G: 3, A: 2, P: 5, +/-: -3, H: 0, SB: 10
S42 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -9, H: 2, SB: 10
S43 BUF: GP: 9, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -1, H: 1, SB: 8
S44 BUF: DNQ
S45 BUF: DNQ
S46 BUF: GP: 17, G: 0, A: 12, P: 12, +/-: 11, H: 59, SB: 28
S47 BUF: GP: 13, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 2, H: 32, SB: 18
S48 BUF: GP: 22, G: 2, A: 10, P: 12, +/-: 2, H: 64, SB: 32
S49 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: 5, H: 15, SB: 8
S50 BUF: GP: 6, G: 0, A: 5, P: 5, +/-: -2, H: 18, SB: 12
S51 BUF: GP: 8, G: 2, A: 5, P: 7, +/-: -3, H: 15, SB: 11
S52 BUF: GP: 15, G: 4, A: 5, P: 9, +/-: 4, H: 47, SB: 26
S53 BUF: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 6, SB: 13
TOT : GP: 111, G: 11, A: 55, P: 66, +/-: 6, H: 159, SB: 176
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KOLJA KEKKONEN | D | RETIRED
NAME: Kolja Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lappeenranta, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'3"
WEIGHT: 225 lbs
NUMBER: 8
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S53 DET: GP: 3, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -1, H: 2, SB: 0
S54 DET: GP: 50, G: 2, A: 8, P: 10, +/-: -6, H: 15, SB: 37
S55 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 12, P: 16, +/-: -24, H: 32, SB: 24
S56 DET: GP: 50, G: 4, A: 17, P: 21, +/-: -20, H: 52, SB: 71
S57 ANA: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 20, P: 26, +/-: 14, H: 52, SB: 70
TOT : GP: 219, G: 16, A: 58, P: 74, +/-: -37, H: 153, SB: 202
SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S53 DET: DNP
S54 DET: GP: 7, G: 0, A: 0, P: 0, +/-: 0, H: 2, SB: 3
S55 DET: GP: 4, G: 0, A: 1, P: 1, +/-: -2, H: 3, SB: 0
S56 DET: GP: 5, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: 0, H: 3, SB: 7
S57 ANA: GP: 21, G: 2, A: 13, P: 15, +/-: 5, H: 13, SB: 34
TOT : GP: 37, G: 4, A: 16, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 22, SB: 44
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KEKW KEKKONEN | C | RETIRED
NAME: Karl-Erik-Karl2-Wojtek Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: Lohja, Finland
HEIGHT: 6'4"
WEIGHT: 220 lbs
NUMBER: 69
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SHL CAREER STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 66, G: 10, A: 28, P: 38, +/-: 21, H: 59, SH: 134
S62 BUF: GP: 66, G: 19, A: 36, P: 55, +/-: 9, H: 84, SH: 194
S63 BUF: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 14, P: 31, +/-: -13, H: 91, SH: 148
S64 BUF: GP: 66, G: 16, A: 51, P: 67, +/-: 36, H: 82, SH: 212
S65 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 41, P: 66, +/-: 33, H: 136, SH: 230
S66 BUF: GP: 66, G: 38, A: 43, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 64, SH: 222
S67 BUF: GP: 66, G: 40, A: 45, P: 85, +/-: -6, H: 76, SH: 224
S68 BUF: GP: 66, G: 47, A: 46, P: 93, +/-: 45, H: 51, SH: 326
S69 BUF: GP: 66, G: 35, A: 31, P: 66, +/-: 22, H: 43, SH: 269
S70 BUF: GP: 66, G: 33, A: 48, P: 81, +/-: 18, H: 66, SH: 297
S71 BUF: GP: 66, G: 36, A: 41, P: 77, +/-: 37, H: 55, SH: 257
S72 BUF: GP: 66, G: 25, A: 35, P: 60, +/-: -1, H: 58, SH: 281
S73 BUF: GP: 66, G: 31, A: 41, P: 72, +/-: 23, H: 48, SH: 305
S74 BUF/WPG: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 47, P: 64, +/-: 33, H: 101, SH: 164
TOT : GP: 924, G: 389, A: 547, P: 936, +/-: 275, H: 1014, SH: 3263
SHL PLAYOFF STATS
S61 BUF: GP: 9, G: 2, A: 6, P: 8, +/-: 4, H: 11, SH: 24
S62 BUF: GP: 9, G: 3, A: 1, P: 4, +/-: 2, H: 5, SH: 25
S63 BUF: GP: 12, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -1, H: 32, SH: 33
S64 BUF: GP: 11, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -6, H: 12, SH: 41
S65 BUF: GP: 18, G: 4, A: 7, P: 11, +/-: 8, H: 34, SH: 62
S66 BUF: GP: 16, G: 11, A: 9, P: 20, +/-: 3, H: 13, SH: 49
S67 BUF: GP: 4, G: 2, A: 2, P: 4, +/-: -3, H: 3, SH: 20
S68 BUF: GP: 17, G: 6, A: 8, P: 14, +/-: -4, H: 11, SH: 75
S69 BUF: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 0, P: 1, +/-: -5, H: 2, SH: 13
S70 BUF: GP: 7, G: 1, A: 3, P: 4, +/-: -8, H: 2, SH: 25
S71 BUF: GP: 21, G: 12, A: 9, P: 21, +/-: 6, H: 24, SH: 97
S72 BUF: GP: 5, G: 0, A: 2, P: 2, +/-: -4, H: 7, SH: 25
S73 BUF: GP: 6, G: 3, A: 0, P: 3, +/-: -3, H: 11, SH: 33
S74 WPG: GP: 22, G: 3, A: 4, P: 7, +/-: -2, H: 15, SH: 37
TOT : GP: 161, G: 51, A: 55, P: 106, +/-: -11, H: 182, SH: 559
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KAL ÅKAR KEKKONEN | D | SEATTLE ARGONAUTS
NAME: Kal Åkar Kekkonen
BIRTHPLACE: The Wilderness, Gielinor
HEIGHT: 6'6"
WEIGHT: 240 lbs
NUMBER: 75
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SMJHL CAREER STATS
S74 DET: GP: 66, G: 6, A: 14, P: 20, +/-: 3, SH: 83, H: 76, SB: 29
S75 DET: GP: 66, G: 8, A: 22, P: 30, +/-: 31, SH: 129, H: 123, SB: 114
S76 DET: GP: 66, G: 17, A: 21, P: 38, +/-: -10, SH: 193, H: 74, SB: 130
SMJHL PLAYOFF STATS
S74 DET: GP: 17, G: 3, A: 7, P: 10, +/-: 8, SH: 18, H: 16, SB: 5
S75 DET: GP: 14, G: 5, A: 6, P: 11, +/-: 2, SH: 40, H: 26, SB: 27
S76 DET: GP: 4, G: 1, A: 2, P: 3, +/-: -2, SH: 8, H: 8, SB: 8
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