Quote:12.  Tampa Bay Barracuda ( -> ) - KnockedOut ByOvechkin - This is one of the more interesting names in the draft.  Not sure I have ever seen Ovi knock any one out but something tells me with enough Vodka in him, he could knock out a bear.

Valtterri "Koopa" Kauppinen || W || New Orleans Specters || #44
Name: Valtterri Kauppinen
Age: 21
Birthplace: Oulu, Finland
Height: 6'0", ~1.83m
Weight: 188 lbs., ~85.28kg
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S55 SMJHL Draft - 3rd Round, 33rd Overall, Vancouver Whalers
S56 SHL Draft - 2nd Round, 19th Overall, Tampa Bay Barracuda
S59 - Traded to the New Orleans Specters
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SMJHL REGULAR SEASON STATS
S55 - 50 GP | 8 G | 5 A | 13 P | -9 | 72 SOG | 20 PIM
S56 - 50 GP | 13 G | 14 A | 27 P | +8 | 112 SOG | 10 PIM
S57 - 66 GP | 27 G | 30 A | -19 | 206 SOG | 4 PIM
TOTAL
166GP | 48 G | 46 A | 94 P | -20 | 390 SOG | 34 PIM
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SMJHL PLAYOFFS STATS
S55 - 8 GP | 2 G | 3 A | 5 P | +0 | 15 SOG | 0 PIM
S56 - 17 GP | 4 G | 5 A | 9 P | +1 | 35 SOG | 4 PIM
S57 - 14 GP | 11 G | 9 A | 20 P | +3 | 58 SOG | 11 PIM
TOTAL
29 GP | 17 G | 17 A | 34 P | +4 | 108 SOG | 15 PIM
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TROPHIES, AWARDS, RECORDS
WJC Bronze Medal - Team Finland, Season 55
Four Star Cup - Vancouver Whalers, Season 56
SMJHL All-Star - Season 57
FHM Era Single Game Point Record (7 points) - set in Season 57
Ronan O'Keefe Award - Season 57
WJC Gold Medal - Team Finland, Season 57

  


Jari Niemelä || General Manager
USA Blue GM | First Round Exit | S58 WJC
Vancouver Whalers Advisor/Coach | S56 - S59
Vancouver Whalers Co-GM | S59 | 25-35-6 | 56 points | 2nd Round Exit
Vancouver Whalers Co-GM | S60 | 47-14-5 | 99 points | Lost 4-2 in Semifinals to Newfoundland
[pbl]New Orleans Specters Co-GM | S61 | 0-0-0 | 0 points |