Ready to be graded

For the second consecutive second, Finnish centerman Kaapo Kampainen got the call from his motherland to represent his home country in the World Junior Championship. Although he was merely a presence in the last tournament following his disastrous rookie season with the Outlaws, he only averaged one minute forty-five of ice time over 12 games, Kampainen entered the S57 tournament with a renewed interest following a much better season on the Outlaws’ third line. It wasn’t much harder to do a better round robin performance both for Kampainen and Finland.
 
Game 1 – Team Finland 0 – Team Canada White 5

The first game of the tournament saw the Finns face off against the newly instituted Canada White. One expert placed Team Canada White near the bottom of the power rankings and Finland near the top, so, on paper, it looked like an easy matchup for Finland. However, the exact opposite happened as Canada White dominated the match. Kampainen’s first shift ended poorly as he was outmuscled and outraced for the puck by Canadian Wile Coyote. Kampainen went back to the match disappointed after an icing was called. His second shift was much better as his line got a scoring chance when Kampainen passed the puck to Igor Victory in the slot, but he was saved by goaltender Phillip Weaver, Kampainen looked good for a bit, but the pressure got to him and he gave the puck away shortly after. They were able to recover the puck but they were recalled to the bench and the coach wasn’t happy about what he saw. A couple of minutes later, Kampainen found himself screening Weaver in front of the net and he tipped a one-timer from William Salming, but Weaver robbed him with his pad. He thought for sure he had a goal there. His following shift saw Kampainen working against his former Outlaws teammate Chet Hillier. They had to race one another for the puck twice and Kampainen reached it first only once. He made a nice pass to a teammate, but the play ended up nowhere, but still, he showcased his good offensive vision. The rest of the first period was uneventful for Kampainen, but he did save a goal for his team, picking up a rebound in front of Mat Smith.

At the start of the second period, Kampainen lost the puck on numerous occasions and missed a lot of passes consecutively, although he had a good shot on goal. His sloppiness saw him get benched for most of the early second period. When he got back in the action, it took a while for him to get his groove back, but his line threatened Team Canada, but nothing came out of it. About midway through the second, Kampainen got a big hit on Wile Coyote, after he remembered how he embarrassed him earlier in the game. The coach noticed his frustration and kept him on the bench for a while. His line got a good chance in the late second period, but once again, Phillip Weaver had all the answers.

The start of the third period was more of the same for Kampainen as he lost the puck continuously to Wile Coyote, his nemesis in this game against Canada White. Kampainen put all that behind him on his next shift as Finland got a nice offensive showcase, but they weren’t able to put it past Weaver. As Kampainen had a tough game, he didn’t play for most of the third period, but he had good moments in the dying seconds of the third period, but it was too late to save his bad performance, reminiscent of his rookie season with the Outlaws.

Comment: Although it was a rough game for Kampainen and Finland, it’s not as bad as it looked. It’s particularly impressive to see his null differential in a 5-0 loss. His defensive game is better than it used to be.

Stats: 0 G 0 A 0 PTS 0 +/- 1 SOG 1 BS 0 PIM 1 HT 0 TK 2 GV 1/4 FO (25%)
 
Game 2 – Team World 3 – Team Finland 4

It took a while to notice Kampainen in this game, but the first time you see him, he knocks down Roboute Guilliman of Kelowna and immediately steals the puck from his teammate. Unfortunately, it doesn’t lead to anything, but it’s a great way to get noticed. Kampainen is discreet in the first period, missing a bouncy pass from Lemo Pihl in the slot. The third time you hear the commentators say Kampainen’s name is when he gets a tripping penalty while he was reaching for the puck behind the net. That penalty ended up costing Finland a goal, putting Team World up ahead 2-0. On his way back from to the bench, Kampainen’s breaks his stick on the ice out of frustration. It’s like it’s S56 all over again. The rest of the first period was pretty uneventful for him and he spent most of his time on the bench thinking about how he could improve his on-ice performances.
 
Early in the second period, Kampainen gets a rare faceoff win, it’s like he has to buy those these days, but the referee makes them take the faceoff again and sends Kaapo to the wing. It’s like nothing is going his way right now. Moments later, Kampainen took advantage of Team World’s Slava Petrov hesitation and stole the puck away from him, but he was slammed in the boards by Lassi Suhonen and he lost the puck. It looks like the hit banged him up a little as he went right back to the bench. He had a short shift minutes later, but he didn’t do much and went back to the bench. His line was on the ice for most of the late second period, but they only went up and down and nothing really happened. Finland is down 3-2.
 
Kampainen’s night of bad luck continues and he gets hammered by Roboute Guilliman, retaliation from Kaapo’s hit earlier in the game. Kaapo’s line had a pretty good scoring chance when Jesse Seppanen passed to Jarmo Kekalainen in the slot, but Bigga Foryu got his glove on it. Moments later, Kaapo wins a faceoff in the offensive zone twice and after the second faceoff, Lemo Pihl slaps one on goal and he grabs his own reboud. He passes the puck to Anrijs Asts and he scores to even the score. With that, Kampainen gets his first WJC point. He makes sure to grab the puck before heading to the neutral zone to win another faceoff, but nothing interesting happens after that. In the last moments of the game, Kampainen wins an important defensive zone faceoff against Roboute Guilliman, getting the upper hand for one last time. Kampainen’s line is on the ice in the dying seconds of the game and tie up the Team World players to seal the Finnish win.

Comment: Definitely better than the game against Team Canada White, but there’s still room for improvements. He got lucky to get a point on the tying goal, it’s not like he had anything to do with the goal. It’s nice to see an improvement in faceoffs.

Stats:  0 G 1 A 1 PTS 1 +/- 1 SOG 1 BS 2 PIM 2 HT 1 TK 2 GV 8/17 FO (47%)

Game 3 – Team Finland 2 – Team Sweden 3 (OT)

Following a two up and down games, Kaapo Kampainen looks to bounce back in the third game, or to at least find some consistency. He wasted no time in the first period against Finland geographical rivals, as he hit the crossbar off a William Salming pass. It’s disappointing it didn’t go in, but he’s hoping it gives him momentum going forward. Minutes later, Kampainen finds himself against Calvin Hobbes from Team Sweden and he has a hard time winning anything against him and he goes back to the bench disappointed. During his next shift, Kampainen finds himself in the circles and he receives a nice pass from Jari Heikkinen and he one-times it to the net, but Kit Kirkstone robs him.
 
During the early moments of the second period, Kampainen’s defensive ability is put to the test, as he spends a good amount of time harassing Swedish players without much success, but they don’t score on him. It’s either that or he’s chasing down pucks with mixed success. One time he’s able to track one down and he sends it over to Lemo Pihl who tries the wrap around on Kit Kirkstone, but he missed the net altogether. Moments later, Kampainen loses the puck to his former teammate Joorgustraad DuBolk , but he gets it back once Lemo Pihl steals it from him. Kampainen grabs the puck and shoots it, but Jonathan Granstrom blocks the shot. Salming grabs the loose puck in the corner and he sends it to Kampainen in the high slot, but Kit Kirkstone robs him. Granstrom grabs the rebound and leaves the zone. About a minute later, William Salming tries to pass to Kampainen in the neutral zone, but Matty Sandeen gets a hooking penalty on Kampainen. Team Finland is now in powerplay. Kampainen wins the faceoffs to keep the play in the offensive zone, but nothing much happens thanks to Team Sweden’s brilliant defensive play. Kampainen gets another scoring net in the slot after his team recovered the puck after he hauled down James Kimanje along the boards, but Rikard Bjreg is there to block the shot.
 
In the beginning of the third period, Kampainen keeps the puck for a while and banks it to Jari Heikkinen who forces it to Lemo Pihl in the slot, but he coughs it up and they lost the puck. Kampainen focuses on his defensive play in the third period of a close game. He doesn’t want to force anything to make a costly mistake, so he lays back and works well defensively. He also uses his body and gives three hits in the third, an unusual thing for him, as he doesn’t usually hit much. The game goes to overtime, but he isn’t used by his coach. Team Finland ended up losing the game 3-2.

Comment: A good defensive game, again with a null differential. A struggle offensively, but all in all not bad and not terrible.

Stats: 0 G 1 A 1 PTS 1 +/- 3 SOG 1 BS 2 PIM 6 HT 1 TK 3 GV 13/29 FO (45%)

Game 4 – Team World 0 – Team Finland 2

In a rematch against Team World (Finland won the first game 4-3 and Kampainen got his first career WJC against them), Kampainen went in with confidence that he could have another good game against Team World. The start of the game didn’t go according to plan, as Walton Stromberg got a hooking penalty right off the start. Kampainen gets on the ice to kill the penalty and does a really good job, preventing Team World from scoring. Kampainen didn’t do much offensively in the first half of the first period, but he looked pretty good defensively, especially when he harassed his former Outlaw teammate Ryu Jones in the offensive zone. People noticed him when he had a good shot on goal but Bigga Foryu stopped it, but Kampainen grabbed the rebound, but it didn’t lead to anything, unfortunately. Kampainen had another good moment late in the first period when he beat Tanjiro Kamado for the puck in the slot and barely missed the net and missed the net again on the wrap around.

It took a while before we saw Kampainen in the second period, but he was noticed when he passed the puck to Lemo Pihl who had a good shot on net, but he then looked bad seconds later when he lost the puck to his former Outlaw teammate Ryu Jones. Honestly, nothing much interesting happened for the rest of the game about Kampainen, other than Roboute Guilliman (who remembered the first match between the team) and manhandled Kampainen on numerous occasions, throwing him off his game.

Comment: Nothing much happened in this game, but Kaapo played well defensively, which is not something you see pop up on the stat sheet often.

Stats: 0 G 1 A 1 PTS 1 +/- 4 SOG 3 BS 2 PIM 7 HT 2 TK 4 GV 15/34 FO (44%)

Game 5 – Team Finland 3 – 2 Team Canada White

Following a quiet game against Team World, Kampainen was looking to bounce back against Team Canada White, another rematch from earlier in the tournament. Team Finland was also looking to avenge their embarrassing loss that happened to the hands of the same Canada White team at the start of the tournament. You have to wait until about a third into the first period to first notice Kampainen in this game when he passes the puck to Lemo Pihl in the slot which leads to a scoring chance, but nothing came out of it, unfortunately. He showed off once again offensively when he orchestrated a good offensive chance after beating Rock Strongo to the puck. As the time was expiring in the first period, Kampainen’s line was cycling around the offensive zone, but they weren’t able to do anything convincing.
 
Kampainen finally had a shot on goal early in the second period when he received a pass from William Salming and he found some ice, but goaltender Phillip Weaver was ready for him. Seconds later, Kampainen zigzagged around the Canadian defense and send the puck over to Igor Victory, but thanks to Lonnie O’Donoghue, nothing really happened. The second period was definitely a good period offensively  for Kampainen but they were frustrated by Phillip Weaver, who seemed to have an answer for everything. Kampainen’s good second period was overshadowed by two consecutive tripping penalties, the first resulted in a Team Canada White goal.

Kampainen barely played in the third period after his undisciplined second period. It was a tight game, so it was understandable. Team Finland was able to grab the lead and despite his limited ice time, Kampainen was able to get his team in trouble by getting a third penalty, this time for slashing in the last minutes of the game, but thankfully Team Canada didn’t score.

Comment: The game started well, but it was a really bad game for him, probably his worst of the tournament thus far.

Stats: 0 G 1 A 1 PTS 1 +/- 6 SOG 3 BS 8 PIM 9 HT 2 TK 4 GV 19/44 FO (43%)
 
Game 6 – Team United States Red 2 – Team Finland 2

Once again, it’s a quiet game for Kampainen. He spends most of the early first period winning faceoffs. Shortly after the ten minute mark, Kampainen had a chance to score following a great pass by Igor Victory, but he couldn’t keep control of the puck. He had another chance to score after he deflected a pass on net, but David Danielson made a stick save. Kampainen was later manhandled by Sean Gatez behind the net, which derailed his momentum.
 
Right at the start of the second period, Kampainen’s line had a great scoring chance, but it was derailed by Sean Gatez. Later in the second period, Kampainen had a great scoring chance after a Team Canada White turnover and he was all alone in the slot, but David Danielson once again stops him. In the late second, Kampainen sent a long risky pass to Lemo Pihl who had a great scoring chance, but once again, Team Canada White’s tight defense was able to block the shot before it reached Danielson.

Kampainen went largely unnoticed in the third period other than In the last moments of the third period where he had numerous scoring chances while Team Canada White was scrambling to get their sticks on the rebounds, but nothing came out of it. Finland still won the game though.

Commentary: Another pretty boring game, to be honest. He didn’t score or did anything remarkable. He’ll have to step up his game a little to prove that he’s worthy of being the Outlaw’s first assistant next season. He was -2 in that game, so he’ll need to clean his game up. This is honestly worrying that he’s not able to do anything.

Stats: 0 G 1 A 1 PTS -1 +/- 9 SOG 4 BS 8 PIM 10 HT 2 TK 4 GV 23/52 FO (43%)
 
Game 7 – Team Finland 6 – Team World 2

Going into this game, Kampainen was honestly a little worried that he was letting his country down, even though they were winning a lot, he felt like he could contribute a little more. He had good games against Team World and he just needs a little bit of momentum to gain confidence and to perform to the best of his ability. Kampainen wasn’t able to get anything going in the early first period, but people did notice him when he checked Anna Pontecorvo into the boards. You could see the fire in his eyes. The rest of the first period is frustrating for Kampainen as he keeps getting one bad bounce and bad luck after another, especially in the late first period where it seems like the puck just wouldn’t go in the net for Kampainen and his line mates.

The start of the second period was more of the same Kaapo until about a third inoto the period where Team Finland was able to find a nice groove offensively, but nothing came out of it, once again. Team Finland played very well in this game, but the Kampainen line wasn’t able to get their names on the scoresheet.

The third period was once again more of the same for Kampainen, where he was able to do some good things offensively, but it just didn’t go their way. He did get another penalty, even if he’s trying to cut back on those, for holding this time. Team World didn’t score on the powerplay, but it’s something you want to avoid, even if your team is controlling the game. Very late in the third period, Kampainen’s line was sent in to close the game out. Kampainen used his body to hit Slava Petrov, which allowed William Salming to recover the puck. He passed the puck to Mikhael Petrov, who sends it to Alexei Petrikov who gives it to Lemo Pihl. He sees Kampainen skating fast in the offensive zone behind the defenders and he passes him the puck. Kaapo shoots on the net and it gets past Bigga Foryu! Kampainen gets his first goal at the World Junior Championship. It took a lot of games, but he was finally able to do it. He grabs the puck and heads back to the bench to celebrate.

Comment: Even if the goal came in late while the game was already in Finland’s favor, the goal can only give him confidence moving forward. He’s finally out of that cold streak and it’s time to ride the wave of momentum.

Stats: 1 G 1 A 2 PTS 0 +/- 10 SOG 4 BS 10 PIM 13 HT 2 TK 5 GV 30/62 FO (48%)
 
Game 8 – Team Sweden 3 – Team Finland 6
 
Hoping to keep the momentum going from the last game, Kaapo Kampainen was looking to avenge one of Finland’s only loss of the round robin against rival Team Sweden. Early in the game, Kampainen had a chance to score another goal, but he fanned out in front of Kik Kirkstone. Kaapo was also bumped heavily into the glass by Calvin Hobbes, which left him a little hurt. About a third into the first period, Kampainen’s line was comfortably in the offensive zone. Team Sweden tried to clear the zone, but Kampainen stripped Tomas Lind of the puck. He sent it over to William Salming who sent it right back to him. Kampainen dishes to Kolja Kekkonen. Kokkonen finds Kampainen who lets a wrister go, but Kit Kirkstone robs him. Kampainen grabs the rebound and gives it to Kekkonen and again, a nice save from Kirkstone. He holds on to the puck for a faceoff. Kampainen beats Granstrom on the draw. William Salming gets the puck and sends it over to Kampainen who finds Lemo Pihl in front and he beats Kirkstone. Their efforts are rewarded with a nice goal this time.
 
The early second period was quiet for Kaapo, but he once again had a hard time with Rikard Bjerg and Calvin Hobbes in the corners. Kampainen won another faceoff about eleven minutes into the second period, but Lemo Pihl gave the pick away. Pihl worked really hard to get his puck back and he passes over to William Salming who deals it to Kampainen in the corner. He gives it back to Salming who finds Jesse Seppanen who was rushing to the net to give Finland a 4-0 lead. Kampainen gets his second point of the game. Nothing much happens for the rest of the second period.

In the third period Kampainen was kept quiet by the Swedes as they were doing a comeback, but once again Kampainen had a hard time dealing with Calvin Hobbes and Rikard Bjerg who were all over him. He was pretty quiet until the end of the game.

Comment: Most probably his best WJC game so far in his career. He was consistent the whole and had a great showcase offensively.

Stats: 1 G 2 A 3 PTS 0 +/- 11 SOG 5 BS 10 PIM 15 HT 3 TK 6 GV 37/73 FO (51%)

Kaapo Kampainen | C | S57 | Peak TPE: 2026 | Winnipeg Aurora | Finland

----------SHL Stats----------

---Regular Season---

S60 | EDM | | 66 GP | 8G | 23A | 31PTS | -12 | 27PIM | 115 SOG | 28 GvA | 18 TkA | 83 SB | 18:09 TOI

S61 | EDM | | 66 GP | 14G | 24A | 38PTS | -8 | 41PIM | 167 SOG | 38 GvA | 17 TkA | 80 SB | 18:50 TOI

S62 | EDM | | 66 GP | 12G | 37A | 49PTS | -15 | 28PIM | 162 SOG | 33 GvA | 16 TkA | 86 SB | 20:57 TOI

S63 | EDM | | 66 GP | 13G | 38A | 51PTS | -17 | 16PIM | 169 SOG | 44 GvA | 35 TkA | 90 SB | 21:32 TOI

S64 | EDM | | 66 GP | 17G | 36A | 53PTS | -10 | 10PIM | 191 SOG | 40 GvA | 32 TkA | 66 SB | 21:37 TOI

S65 | EDM | | 66 GP | 14G | 48A | 62PTS | -18 | 10PIM | 206 SOG | 31 GvA | 42 TkA | 89 SB | 22:01 TOI

S66 | WPG | | 66 GP | 27G | 44A | 71PTS | +23 | 36PIM | 212 SOG | 65 GvA | 40 TkA | 48 SB | 20:58 TOI

S67 | WPG | | 66 GP | 25G | 54A | 79PTS | +33 | 37PIM | 235 SOG | 40 GvA | 38 TkA | 28 SB | 21:31 TOI

S68 | WPG | | 66 GP | 29G | 29A | 58PTS | +40 | 12PIM | 214 SOG | 59 GvA | 30 TkA | 31 SB | 18:39 TOI

S69 | WPG | | 66 GP | 19G | 40A | 59PTS | +44 | 8PIM | 124 SOG | 36 GvA | 39 TkA | 29 SB | 18:04 TOI

S70 | WPG | | 66 GP | 38G | 30A | 68PTS | +54 | 38PIM | 223 SOG | 41 GvA | 34 TkA | 36 SB | 17:16 TOI

Career | 726 GP | 216G | 403A | 619PTS | +114 | 263 PIM | 2018 SOG | 455 GvA | 344 TkA | 666 SB

---Playoffs---

S60 | EDM | | 10 GP | 3G | 0A | 3PTS | -7 | 6PIM | 15 SOG | 2 GvA | 2TkA | 12SB | 18:51 TOI

S61 | EDM | | 14 GP | 3G | 5A | 8PTS | +6 | 4PIM | 26 SOG | 10 GvA | 3TkA | 13 SB | 20:44 TOI

S62 | EDM | | 4 GP | 1G | 2A | 3PTS | -1 | 0PIM | 8 SOG | 4 GvA | 5TkA | 9 SB | 22:13 TOI

S63 | EDM | | 4 GP | 0G | 1A | 1PT | -9 | 0PIM | 5 SOG | 2 GvA | 0TkA | 11 SB | 20:59 TOI

S64 | EDM | | 6 GP | 1G | 1A | 2PTS | +2 | 2PIM | 11 SOG | 6 GvA | 2TkA | 8 SB | 22:58 TOI

S65 | EDM | | 4 GP | 1G | 1A | 2PTS | -6 | 0PIM | 9 SOG | 6 GvA | 0TkA | 5 SB | 21:55 TOI

S66 | WPG | | 5 GP | 0G | 3A | 3PTS | -4 | 0PIM | 8 SOG | 4 GvA | 3TkA | 2 SB | 22:27 TOI

S67 | WPG | | 15 GP | 7G | 11A | 18PTS | +6 | 2PIM | 38 SOG | 13 GvA | 11 TkA | 9 SB | 20:52 TOI

S68 | WPG | | 10 GP | 3G | 4A | 7PTS | +1 | 8PIM | 34 SOG | 5 GvA | 6 TkA | 4 SB | 20:25 TOI

S69 | WPG | | 24 GP | 3G | 11A | 14PTS | -3 | 8PIM | 30 SOG | 15 GvA | 12 TkA | 20 SB | 19:23 TOI

S70 | WPG | | 22 GP | 6G | 9A | 15PTS | +1 | 12PIM | 83 SOG | 20 GvA | 8 TkA | 14 SB | 17:34 TOI

Career | 118 GP | 28G | 48A | 76PTS | -14 | 42 PIM | 267 SOG | 87 GvA | 52 TkA | 107 SB

----------SMJHL Stats----------

---Regular Season---

S56 | ANA | | 28 GP | 2G | 1A | 3PTS | -9 | 4PIM | 21SOG | 10 GvA | 8TkA | 25SB | 11:11 TOI

S57 | ANA | | 66 GP | 13G | 21A | 34PTS | -11 | 31PIM | 115SOG | 32GvA | 33TkA | 79SB | 17:08 TOI

S58 | ANA | | 66 GP | 11G | 24A | 35PTS | -17 | 10PIM | 127SOG | 12GvA | 48TkA | 76SB | 18:43 TOI

S59 | ANA | | 66 GP | 20G | 23A | 43PTS | -14 | 46PIM | 136SOG | 22GvA | 17TkA | 91SB | 19:41 TOI

Career | 226 GP | 46G | 69A | 115PTS | -51 | 91PIM | 399SOG | 76GvA | 106TkA | 271SB

---Playoffs---

S56 | ANA | | 7 GP | 1G | 1A | 2PTS | -1 | 2PIM | 9SOG | 1 GvA | 4TkA | 3SB | 13:18 TOI

S57 | ANA | | 21 GP | 2G | 4A | 6PTS | +8 | 4PIM | 26SOG | 9GvA | 14TkA | 19SB | 16:42 TOI

S58 | ANA | | 7 GP | 2G | 2A | 4PTS | +1 | 2PIM | 13SOG | 1GvA | 5TkA | 3SB | 18:23 TOI

S59 | ANA | | 4 GP | 0G | 1A | 1PT | -4 | 0PIM | 9SOG | 0GvA | 2TkA | 5SB | 18:50 TOI

Career | 39 GP | 5G | 8A | 13PTS | +4 | 8PIM | 57SOG | 11GvA | 25TkA | 30SB

----------IIHF Stats----------

S61 | 14 GP | 5G | 3A | 8PTS |+2 | 2PIM | 22SOG | 3GvA | 5TkA | 15SB | 12:55 TOI

S62 | 15 GP | 2G | 3A | 5PTS |+4 | 4PIM | 21SOG | 4GvA | 6TkA | 10SB | 12:45 TOI

S63 | 13 GP | 5G | 5A | 10PTS |+6 | 0PIM | 37SOG | 1GvA | 2TkA | 4SB | 14:37 TOI

S64 | 15 GP | 5G | 4A | 9PTS |+1 | 12PIM | 42SOG | 4GvA | 5TkA | 18SB | 18:32 TOI

S65 | 13 GP | 6G | 10A | 16PTS |+7 | 4PIM | 49SOG | 8GvA | 3TkA | 13SB | 18:41 TOI

S66 | 15 GP | 4G | 9A | 13PTS |+1 | 8PIM | 36SOG | 19GvA | 9TkA | 6SB | 17:50 TOI

S67 | 15 GP | 9G | 7A | 16PTS |+5 | 4PIM | 39SOG | 17GvA | 13TkA | 7SB | 19:18 TOI

S68 | 15 GP | 8G | 8A | 16PTS |+4 | 6PIM | 45SOG | 11GvA | 11TkA | 3SB | 18:24 TOI

S69 | 15 GP | 5G | 3A | 8PTS |-5 | 2PIM | 38SOG | 13GvA | 9TkA | 3SB | 17:31 TOI

S70 | 13 GP | 0G | 6A | 6PTS |+3 | 2PIM | 16SOG | 12GvA | 7TkA | 7SB | 15:42 TOI

Career | 143 GP | 49G | 58A | 107PTS | +28 | 44PIM | 345SOG | 82GvA | 70TkA | 86SB

----------WJC Stats----------

S56 | 13 GP | 0G | 0A | 0PTS | -1 | 0PIM | 1SOG | 3GvA | 0TkA | 2SB | 1:45 TOI

S57 | 15 GP | 6G | 5A | 11PTS | +9 | 14PIM | 29SOG | 9GvA | 7TkA | 7SB | 15:46 TOI

S58 | 15 GP | 6G | 8A | 14PTS | +14 | 6PIM | 25SOG | 10GvA | 12TkA | 9SB | 20:45 TOI

S59 | 15 GP | 3G | 10A | 13PTS | +9 | 14PIM | 36SOG | 11GvA | 12TkA | 18SB | 22:13 TOI

Career | 58 GP | 15G | 23A | 38PTS | +31 | 34PIM | 91SOG | 33GvA | 31TkA | 36SB

----------Transactions----------

S56 - Signed as a free agent by the Anaheim Outlaws

S57 - Drafted 27th overall by the New England Wolfpack

S58 - Signed a 2 season / 6.5M extension with the New England Wolfpack

S58 - Traded to the Edmonton Blizzard

S59 - Signed a 3 season / 9M extension with the Edmonton Blizzard

S62 - Signed a 3 season / 15M extension with the Edmonton Blizzard

S65 - Traded to the Winnipeg Aurora. Signed a 4 season / 24M extension

S69 - Signed a 2 season / 10M extension with the Winnipeg Aurora.

----------Awards and Achievements----------

Edmonton Blizzard Assistant Captain (S62-S65)

Anaheim Outlaws Captain (S59)

Anaheim Outlaws Assistant Captain (S58)

3X IIHF Gold Medalist (S62, S64, S66)

1X IIHF Silver Medalist (S68)
2X IIHF Bronze Medalist (S61, S67)

2X WJC Gold Medalist (S57, S58)

1X WJC Silver Medalist (S59)

2X SMJHL All-Star (S58, S59)

1X Elias Armia Award Nominee - The Commisioners' Award of Excellence (S59)

1X DeMaricus Smith Award Winner - Best WJC Forward (S58) 

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[S58] #A-Rye Izzy || D || CGY || #Killowna || 1438 TPE 
Born: S39
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 188 lbs
Number: 86
Position: Hybrid Defender
Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
Residence: Toronto, Canada
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S60| CGY | GP 66| G: 11| A: 15| P: 26| H: 57 | BK: 85| +15 | PPP: 00
S61| CGY | GP 66| G: 05| A: 15| P: 20| H: 64 | BK: 96| +06 | PPP: 00
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 66| G: 05| A: 13| P: 18| H: 57| BK: 27| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 63| G: 08| A: 23| P: 31| H: 51| BK: 30| +20| PPP: 02
S59| KEL| GP 66| G: 13| A: 22| P: 35| H: 74| BK: 64| +30| PPP: 01
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SMJHL Post Season Statistics:
S57| KEL| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 03| BK: 02| -01| PPP: 00
S58| KEL| GP 12| G: 01| A: 04| P: 05| H: 05| BK: 04| -04| PPP: 00
S59| KEL| GP 17| G: 06| A: 05| P: 11| H: 22| BK: 10| +11| PPP: 01
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 5th overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Auto Drafted by Calgary
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Timeline:
S57 - Youngest player drafted in league history.
S58 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S58 - Won Silver Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Named Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S59 - Won Gold Medal with DACH in the WJC
S59 - Kelowna wins 4-Star Cup Championship




Mike Izzy || S34-55 || HOF || TPE Max: 2207 || Cups: 3 
Alias: the Augment
Born: 9/4/1995
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 228 lbs
Number: 19
Birth Place: Whitby, Ontario
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SHL Regular Season Statistics:
S55| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 12| P: 26| H: 154| BK: 28| +23| SHT: 149
S54| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 19| P: 40| H: 108| BK: 28| -05 | SHT: 144
S53| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 23| P: 40| H: 185| BK: 13| +11| SHT: 152
S52| CGY| GP 50| G: 17| A: 21| P: 38| H: 196| BK: 19| +11| SHT: 199
S51| CGY| GP 50| G: 14| A: 23| P: 37| H: 227| BK: 18|  -05| SHT: 166
S50| CGY| GP 50| G: 18| A: 33| P: 51| H: 186| BK: 20| +16| SHT: 185
S49| CGY| GP 50| G: 29| A: 24| P: 53| H: 174| BK: 11| +24| SHT: 177
S48| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 29| P: 50| H: 220| BK: 15| +10| SHT: 196
S47| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 30| P: 50| H: 208| BK: 26| +18| SHT: 193
S46| CGY| GP 50| G: 22| A: 28| P: 50| H: 218| BK: 19| +05| SHT: 252
S45| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 26| P: 41| H: 216| BK: 14|  -03| SHT: 216
S44| CGY| GP 50| G: 19| A: 33| P: 52| H: 180| BK: 10| +15| SHT: 206
S43| CGY| GP 50| G: 21| A: 27| P: 48| H: 198| BK: 10| +04| SHT: 214
S42| CGY| GP 50| G: 26| A: 26| P: 52| H: 176| BK: 17| +11| SHT: 213
S41| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 25| P: 45| H: 190| BK: 13| - 05| SHT: 208
S40| CGY| GP 50| G: 20| A: 20| P: 40| H: 200| BK: 16| +10| SHT: 193
S39| CGY| GP 50| G: 24| A: 24| P: 48| H: 209| BK: 05| +23| SHT: 178
S38| CGY| GP 50| G: 15| A: 16| P: 31| H: 192| BK: 07| +09| SHT: 124
S37| CGY| GP 50| G: 07| A: 09| P: 16| H: 149| BK: 04| +06| SHT: 071
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SHL Playoff Statistics:
S37| CGY| GP 07| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 17|: -07| SHT: 40| PIM: 02
S38| CGY| GP 18| G: 06| A: 01| P: 07| H: 65|: -04| SHT: 67| PIM: 28
S39| CGY| GP 04| G: 00| A: 00| P: 00| H: 11|: -04| SHT: 08| PIM: 06
S40| CGY| GP 19| G: 06| A: 11| P: 17| H: 50|: +02|SHT: 37| PIM: 12
S41| CGY| GP 06| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 32|: -04| SHT: 12| PIM: 16
S42| CGY| GP 14| G: 14| A: 10| P: 24| H: 70|: +11|SHT: 85| PIM: 19
S43| CGY| GP 06| G: 02| A: 00| P: 02| H: 18|: +01|SHT: 24| PIM: 00
S44| CGY| GP 05| G: 01| A: 03| P: 04| H: 21|:  -02|SHT: 23| PIM: 04
S46| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S47| CGY| GP 10| G: 06| A: 06| P: 12| H: 49|: +03|SHT: 35| PIM: 27
S48| CGY| GP 11| G: 04| A: 06| P: 10| H: 47|: +01|SHT: 55| PIM: 10
S49| CGY| GP 07| G: 03| A: 06| P: 09| H: 29| : -01| SHT: 32| PIM: 04
S50| CGY| GP 20| G: 16| A: 16| P: 32| H: 68| :+21| SHT: 88| PIM: 28
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SMJHL Regular Season Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP 50| G: 10| A: 09| P: 19| : +19| PIM: 38| H: 107|
S35| KEL| GP 50| G: 17| A: 16| P: 33| : -10| PIM: 58| H: 145|
S36| KEL| GP 50| G: 18| A: 17| P: 35| : +04| PIM: 58| H: 130|
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SMJHL Playoff Statistics:
S34| KEL| GP: 06| G: 2| A: 4| P: 6| : +5| PIM: 02| H: 17|
S35| KEL| GP: 12| G: 5| A: 3| P: 8| :  +2| PIM: 12| H: 31|
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International Hockey Statistics (IIHF):
S36| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 2| P: 04| : +1| PIM: 12| H: 22| SOG: 16
S37| AUT| GP 11| G: 3| A: 1| P: 04| :  -6| PIM: 06| H: 51| SOG: 25
S38| AUT| GP 10| G: 3| A: 4| P: 07| : +7| PIM: 06| H: 40| SOG: 32
S39| AUT| GP 11| G: 2| A: 3| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 06| H: 36|SOG: 38
S40| AUT| GP 12| G: 4| A: 2| P: 05| : -04| PIM: 14| H: 43|SOG: 47
S41| AUT| GP 10| G: 5| A: 2| P: 07| : -03| PIM: 06| H: 24|SOG: 44
S42| AUT| GP 13| G: 3| A: 5| P: 08| : -01| PIM: 12| H: 26|SOG: 51
S43| AUT| GP 12| G: 6| A: 7| P: 13| : -02| PIM: 12| H: 56|SOG: 42
S44| AUT| GP 11| G: 6| A: 8| P: 14| :+06| PIM: 06| H: 48|SOG: 36
S45| AUT| GP 13| G: 7| A: 3| P: 10| :+01| PIM: 16| H: 45|SOG: 61
S46| AUT| GP 15| G:10| A:10| P:20| :+11| PIM :08| H: 58|SOG: 61
S47| AUT| GP 15| G:08| A:08| P:16| :+09| PIM :10| H: 36|SOG: 56
S47| AUT| GP 12| G:04| A:10| P:14| :+00| PIM :04| H: 33|SOG: 51
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Drafts:
S34 - SMJHL: Drafted 22nd overall by Kelowna
S35 - SHL: Drafted 4th overall by Edmonton
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Contracts:
S34 - Signed 1-yr/$2mil entry deal with Kelowna
S35 - Signed 3-yr/$1mil contract with Edmonton
S38 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S39 - Signed 5-yr/$21mil contract extension with Calgary
S45 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S47 - Signed 2-yr/$4mil contract with Calgary
S49 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S51 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S53 - Signed 2-yr/$6mil contract with Calgary
S55 - Signed 1-yr/$4mill contract with Calgary
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Awards:
S34 - Maxim Horvat Award for Kelowna's Top Rookie
S35 - Elias Armia Award for Kelowna MVP
S36 - Saku Perhonen Award for Most Exciting Player
S39 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S42 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy - Most Dedicated User
S45 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
S46 - IIHF’s Top Forward Award
S47 - Jeff Dar Trophy - Best 2 Way Forward
S49 - Jay McDonald Trophy - Most Goals (29)
S50 - Jesster Award for Calgary Dragons MVP
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Timeline:
S35 - Named Alternate Captain of the Kelowna Knights
S35 - Named Media Director/Head Scout of Edmonton
S36 - Named Media Director of the Calgary Dragons
S36 - Transfered from Team Canada to Team Austria
S37 - Named GM of Team Austria of the IIHF
S38 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S39 - Named Alternate Captain of the Calgary Dragons
S39 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S40 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S40 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S41 - Named Head of the SHL Awards Committee
S42 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S42 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S42 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S42 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S43 - Named head of the Player Progression Department
S43 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S43 - Damian Littleton Trophy (Most Dedicated User)
S43 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S44 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S44 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S45 - #1 in the SHL in hits (216)
S45 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S45 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S46 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S46 - Damian Littleton Nomination (Most Dedicated User)
S47 - #1 in the SHL in hits (208)
S47 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S47 - IIHF Bronze Medal Winner
S47 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S47
S48 - 1st player ever to add 50p/200h is 3 straight years
S48 - SHL All Star ‘2nd Team’
S48 - Ranked #1 in the top 100 list for S48
S48 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S48 - 6 Jeff Dar noms is the most in SHL history for that award
S49 - Calgary: Presidents Trophy
S49 - SHL All Star ‘3rd Team’
S49 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S49 - Ron Mexico Nomination (Leagues Most valuable Player)
S49 - Calgary creates the Mike Izzy Award for (Team Sportsmanship)
S50 - Calgary: Western Conference Champions
S50 - Calgary: Challenge Cup Champions!
S50 - SHL All Star ‘3rd’ Team’
S50 - Jeff Dar Nomination (Best 2 way forward)
S50 - Anton Razov Nomination (Playoff MVP)
S51 - Named Co-GM of the Calgary Dragons
S55 - Mike Izzy became the SHL’s all time hits leader (3585)
S55 - Mike Izzy retires from the SHL
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Trades:
S36 - Traded to the Calgary Dragons
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TPE at the start of each season:
S37 - 751 TPE
S38 - 937 TPE
S39 - 1,114 TPE
S40 - 1,298 TPE
S41 - 1,465 TPE
S42 - 1,646 TPE
S42 - 1,858 TPE
S43 - 2,041 TPE
S44 - 2,109 TPE
S45 - 2,204 TPE (Final)



Coach Izzy || General Manager || CGY || S59-Present  
Overall Record: 148W, 90L, 24OTL +114
Seasons: 4
Playoffs: 4
Series Wins: 3
Challenge Cups: 0
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Regular Season Record:
S59 - 42W, 20L, 4OTL, 88 PTS, +44
- Division Winner
- 1st Round Bye
- Lost to Chicago in quarterfinals
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S60 - 38W, 21L, 7OTL, 83 PTS, +62
- Division Winner
- Wins against: Seattle, Edmonton
- Western Conference Championship Series
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S61 - 34W, 26L, 6OTL, 74 PTS, +5
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Wins against: Los Angeles
- Lost to Edmonton in quarterfinals
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S62 - 36W, 23L, 7OTL, 79 PTS, +03
- 2nd Place, Pacific Division
- Lost to Seatlle in round 1


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