Kai Kantola

#81 KalPa / Liiga - 22/23

Date of Birth: Sep 11, 1987
Age: 39
Place of Birth: North York, ON, CAN
Nation: Finland / USA
Youth Team: East Coast Eagles
Position: RW/C
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Kai Kantola Facts

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	+/-
2002-2003	Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 16U AAA	16U AAA	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	0	0	6	-
2003-2004	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	30	5	9	14	26	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	-
2004-2005	Fargo-Moorhead Jets	NAHL	37	5	7	12	20	-	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-
2005-2006	Fargo-Moorhead Jets	NAHL	52	24	28	52	116	-	Playoffs	8	3	4	7	6	-
2006-2007	Bowling Green State Univ.	NCAA	36	5	6	11	26	-20
2006-2007	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	2	0	0	0	2	0
2007-2008	Bowling Green State Univ.	NCAA	28	6	7	13	60	-3
2008-2009	Bowling Green State Univ.	NCAA	36	12	6	18	63	-15
2009-2010	Bowling Green State Univ.	NCAA	35	5	7	12	44	-11
2009-2010	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	0
2010-2011	Ilves	SM-liiga	56	5	8	13	24	-2	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-2
2011-2012	Ilves	SM-liiga	47	3	9	12	34	5	Relegation	5	2	4	6	10	8
2012-2013	Ilves	SM-liiga	37	11	11	22	86	0	Relegation	5	1	2	3	4	2
2013-2014	Ilves "A"	Liiga	59	19	14	33	32	1
2014-2015	Blues	Liiga	39	12	10	22	26	-3	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	4	-2
2015-2016	Ilves "A"	Liiga	49	7	12	19	52	-10
2015-2016	Blues	Liiga	10	1	1	2	2	-3
2016-2017	KooKoo	Liiga	50	14	9	23	38	-16
2016-2017	HIFK	Liiga	10	1	2	3	4	-2	Playoffs	11	2	1	3	8	-1
2017-2018	KalPa "A"	Liiga	53	7	16	23	32	15	Playoffs	6	4	1	5	26	1
2018-2019	KalPa "A"	Liiga	29	6	13	19	18	3
2019-2020	KalPa "A"	Liiga	58	20	19	39	32	5
2020-2021	KalPa "A"	Liiga	57	19	17	36	38	9	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	8	2
2021-2022	Black Wings Linz	ICEHL	24	5	5	10	6	-21
2022-2023	TPS	Liiga	10	0	0	0	2	-4
2022-2023	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	+/-
2015-2016	Blues	Champions HL	5	1	0	1	0	0
2017-2018	KalPa	Champions HL	6	4	4	8	0	2
2018-2019	KalPa	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
2022-2023	TPS	Champions HL	4	1	2	3	2	1

Kai Kantola Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kai Kantola Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Black Wings Linz	1	24	5	5	10	0.42	6	-21	0
Blues	2	54	14	11	25	0.46	28	-6	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	4	-2
Bowling Green State Univ.	4	135	28	26	54	0.40	193	-49	0
Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 16U AAA	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Fargo-Moorhead Jets	2	89	29	35	64	0.72	136	-	2	13	3	4	7	0.54	10	-
Finland U16 (all)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	6	-	0
HIFK	1	10	1	2	3	0.30	4	-2	1	11	2	1	3	0.27	8	-1
Ilves	5	248	45	54	99	0.40	228	-6	3	15	4	7	11	0.73	14	8
KalPa	5	243	63	76	139	0.57	159	36	3	16	5	3	8	0.50	38	6
Kiekkoreipas U18	1	30	5	9	14	0.47	26	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
KooKoo	1	50	14	9	23	0.46	38	-16	0
Norfolk Admirals	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Suomi U20	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0
TPS	1	14	1	2	3	0.21	4	-3	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kai Kantola Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2014-2015	Liiga Player of the Month (September)
2018-2019	Spengler Cup Winner (KalPa)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/22/2023	Confirmed	KalPa	Retired
10/17/2022	Confirmed	TPS	KalPa
09/05/2022	Confirmed	Black Wings Linz	TPS
06/21/2021	Confirmed	KalPa	Black Wings Linz
02/24/2020	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
01/21/2019	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
05/10/2017	Confirmed	HIFK	KalPa
02/12/2017	Confirmed	KooKoo	HIFK
04/14/2016	Confirmed	Ilves	KooKoo
10/13/2015	Confirmed	Blues	Ilves
04/16/2014	Confirmed	Ilves	Blues
03/21/2012	Extension	Ilves	Ilves
12/27/2010	Extension	Ilves	Ilves
06/01/2010	Confirmed	Bowling Green State Univ.	Ilves

Kai Kantola Biography and Trivia

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