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Finland USA Kai Kantola

#81 KalPa / Liiga - 22/23

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Jack Hughes 8 5 13 18
2. Elias Pettersson 9 5 11 16
3. Artemi Panarin 9 5 10 15
4. Dylan Larkin 10 4 11 15
5. David Pastrnak 9 8 6 14
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Kai Kantola Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW/C
Age
36
Height
187 cm / 6'2"
Place of Birth
Weight
88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots
R
Status
Retired

Kantola is typical power forward. Kantola has good work ethic and likes to play physically. He also has good shot and can be useful in faceoffs. Biggest weakness is skating.
(EP 2015)

Kai Kantola Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 16U AAA 16U AAA - - - - - - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 4 0 0 0 6 - |
2003-04 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 30 5 9 14 26 - | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 0 -
2004-05 Fargo-Moorhead Jets NAHL 37 5 7 12 20 - | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -
2005-06 Fargo-Moorhead Jets NAHL 52 24 28 52 116 - | Playoffs 8 3 4 7 6 -
2006-07 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 36 5 6 11 26 -20 |
Suomi U20 Mestis 2 0 0 0 2 0 |
2007-08 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 28 6 7 13 60 -3 |
2008-09 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 36 12 6 18 63 -15 |
2009-10 Bowling Green State Univ. NCAA 35 5 7 12 44 -11 |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
2010-11 Ilves SM-liiga 56 5 8 13 24 -2 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 0 -2
2011-12 Ilves SM-liiga 47 3 9 12 34 5 | Relegation 5 2 4 6 10 8
2012-13 Ilves SM-liiga 37 11 11 22 86 0 | Relegation 5 1 2 3 4 2
2013-14 Ilves “A” Liiga 59 19 14 33 32 1 |
2014-15 Blues Liiga 39 12 10 22 26 -3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -2
2015-16 Blues Liiga 10 1 1 2 2 -3 |
Ilves “A” Liiga 49 7 12 19 52 -10 |
2016-17 KooKoo Liiga 50 14 9 23 38 -16 |
HIFK Liiga 10 1 2 3 4 -2 | Playoffs 11 2 1 3 8 -1
2017-18 KalPa “A” Liiga 53 7 16 23 32 15 | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 26 1
2018-19 KalPa “A” Liiga 29 6 13 19 18 3 |
2019-20 KalPa “A” Liiga 58 20 19 39 32 5 |
2020-21 KalPa “A” Liiga 57 19 17 36 38 9 | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 8 2
2021-22 Black Wings Linz ICEHL 24 5 5 10 6 -21 |
2022-23 TPS Liiga 10 0 0 0 2 -4 |
KalPa Liiga 37 7 7 14 39 2 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 4 3

Kai Kantola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Blues Champions HL 5 1 0 1 0 0 |
2017-18 KalPa Champions HL 6 4 4 8 0 2 |
2018-19 KalPa Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 |
2022-23 TPS Champions HL 4 1 2 3 2 1 |

Kai Kantola Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-03-28T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ Pelicans
2023-03-25T14:00:00-0100 KalPa vs Pelicans
2023-03-22T15:30:00-0100 KalPa vs Pelicans
2023-03-20T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ Pelicans
2023-03-18T14:00:00-0100 KalPa vs Pelicans
2023-03-17T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ Pelicans
2023-03-10T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ Pelicans
2023-03-07T15:30:00-0100 KalPa vs Tappara
2023-03-04T15:30:00-0100 KalPa vs TPS
2023-03-03T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ JYP
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Kai Kantola Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
16U AAA 1 - - - - - - - | 0
AHL 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
Champions HL 3 15 6 6 12 0.80 2 3 | 0
ICEHL 1 24 5 5 10 0.42 6 -21 | 0
International-Jr 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 6 - | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 12 601 132 148 280 0.47 459 0 | 8 46 11 11 22 0.48 64 11
Mestis 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 | 0
NAHL 2 89 29 35 64 0.72 136 - | 2 13 3 4 7 0.54 10 -
NCAA 4 135 28 26 54 0.40 193 -49 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 30 5 9 14 0.47 26 - | 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 0 -

Kai Kantola Career Highlights

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Kai Kantola Connections

Player Period Teams
Ville Korhonen (F) 2002-2016 8 Blues, Finland U16 (all), Ilves, Suomi U20
Konsta Mäkinen (D) 2010-2019 7 Ilves, KalPa
Alexander Ruuttu (F) 2012-2021 6 Ilves, KalPa
Tommi Välimaa (F) 2010-2016 5 Ilves
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
22/06/2023
22/06/2023 Confirmed KalPa Retired
17/10/2022
17/10/2022 Confirmed TPS KalPa
05/09/2022
05/09/2022 Confirmed Black Wings Linz TPS
21/06/2021
21/06/2021 Confirmed KalPa Black Wings Linz
24/02/2020
24/02/2020 Extension KalPa KalPa
21/01/2019
21/01/2019 Extension KalPa KalPa
10/05/2017
10/05/2017 Confirmed HIFK KalPa
12/02/2017
12/02/2017 Confirmed KooKoo HIFK
14/04/2016
14/04/2016 Confirmed Ilves KooKoo
13/10/2015
13/10/2015 Confirmed Blues Ilves
16/04/2014
16/04/2014 Confirmed Ilves Blues
21/03/2012
21/03/2012 Extension Ilves Ilves
27/12/2010
27/12/2010 Extension Ilves Ilves
01/06/2010
01/06/2010 Confirmed Bowling Green State Univ. Ilves

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Kai Kantola Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 3 #24 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Futures Draft

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