Max Kolu

Date of Birth: Jul 14, 1983
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Turku, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: TPS
Position: LW/D
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Max Kolu Facts

Player Type: Energy ForwardRole PlayerWorkhorse

Kolu was known as a hard working left winger during his career. He was best known for his good physical fitness and defensive skills, which enabled him to be used as a defenseman if needed. He was hardly an offensive threat, but he was valuable to his team as a defensive specialist.

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Max Kolu Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1998-1999	TPS U16	U16 SM-sarja	20	4	3	7	4	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-
1999-2000	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	1	1	2	8	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-
2000-2001	TPS U18	U18 SM-sarja	36	12	14	26	28	-	Playoffs	7	0	0	0	0	-
2000-2001	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-
2001-2002	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	44	7	12	19	20	3	Playoffs	9	0	2	2	0	-1
2002-2003	TPS U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	11	8	19	63	6	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-5
2003-2004	Clarkson Univ.	NCAA	39	2	7	9	24	-
2004-2005	Clarkson Univ.	NCAA	37	1	2	3	20	-
2005-2006	Clarkson Univ.	NCAA	37	4	0	4	34	-5
2006-2007	Clarkson Univ.	NCAA	39	1	6	7	28	4
2007-2008	TPS	SM-liiga	56	2	6	8	48	-9	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	0
2008-2009	TPS	SM-liiga	58	6	5	11	32	0	Playoffs	8	1	1	2	6	2
2009-2010	TPS	SM-liiga	50	3	2	5	18	-11	Playoffs	15	0	0	0	14	-1
2010-2011	TPS	SM-liiga	43	2	1	3	16	-12

Max Kolu Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2010-2011	TPS	ET	1	0	0	0	0	-

Max Kolu Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
ET	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
NCAA	4	152	8	15	23	0.15	106	-1*	0
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	207	13	14	27	0.13	114	-32	3	25	2	1	3	0.12	22	1
U16 SM-sarja	1	20	4	3	7	0.35	4	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	56	13	15	28	0.50	36	-	2	13	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	75	18	20	38	0.51	83	9*	2	12	0	2	2	0.17	2	-6

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Max Kolu Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Clarkson Univ.	4	152	8	15	23	0.15	106	-1*	0
TPS	4	208	13	14	27	0.13	114	-32*	3	25	2	1	3	0.12	22	1
TPS U16	1	20	4	3	7	0.35	4	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
TPS U18	2	56	13	15	28	0.50	36	-	2	13	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
TPS U20	3	75	18	20	38	0.51	83	9*	2	12	0	2	2	0.17	2	-6

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Max Kolu Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2000-2001	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2001-2002	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2009-2010	SM-liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/11/2011	Confirmed	TPS	Retired
05/06/2010	Extension	TPS	TPS
05/18/2009	Extension	TPS	TPS

Max Kolu Biography and Trivia

Career transactions:

- 2009-05-18 • Signed to a one-year contract by TPS
- 2008-09-04 • Signed to a one-year contract by TPS
- 2007-03-29 • Signed to a one-year contract by TPS