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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

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Finland USA Kai Kantola

#19 Black Wings Linz / ICEHL - 21/22
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Helge Grans - - - -
2. Emil Andrae - - - -
3. Måns Forsfjäll - - - -
4. Simon Edvinsson - - - -
5. William Wallinder - - - -
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Sep 11, 1987
Position
RW/C
Age
34
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
North York, ON, CAN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland / USA
Shoots
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Youth Team
East Coast Eagles
Contract
21/22

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.
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Second cousin: Pekka Kangasalusta

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Player 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 |
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 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2021-04-23T18:30:00+0300 KalPa vs Tappara
2021-04-22T18:30:00+0300 KalPa vs Tappara
2021-04-20T18:30:00+0300 KalPa @ Tappara
2021-04-19T18:30:00+0300 KalPa @ Tappara
2021-04-13T18:30:00+0300 KalPa @ Ässät
2021-04-10T17:00:00+0300 KalPa @ Sport
2021-04-06T18:30:00+0300 KalPa vs KooKoo
2021-04-03T17:00:00+0300 KalPa @ JYP
2021-04-01T18:30:00+0300 KalPa vs Jukurit
2021-03-30T18:30:00+0300 KalPa @ Pelicans
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Player 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 2 11 5 4 9 0.82 0 2 | 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) 11 554 125 141 266 0.48 418 2 | 7 40 11 9 20 0.50 60 8
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 -
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Shooting Accuracy
17
Teamwork
14
Leadership
14
Hitting
14

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Player 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

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/21/2021
06/21/2021 Confirmed KalPa Black Wings Linz
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Extension KalPa KalPa
01/21/2019
01/21/2019 Extension KalPa KalPa
05/10/2017
05/10/2017 Confirmed HIFK KalPa
02/12/2017
02/12/2017 Confirmed KooKoo HIFK
04/14/2016
04/14/2016 Confirmed Ilves KooKoo
10/13/2015
10/13/2015 Confirmed Blues Ilves
04/16/2014
04/16/2014 Confirmed Ilves Blues
03/21/2012
03/21/2012 Extension Ilves Ilves
12/27/2010
12/27/2010 Extension Ilves Ilves
06/01/2010
06/01/2010 Confirmed Bowling Green State Univ. Ilves
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Drafted 2004, 3 #24 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Futures Draft

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