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Finland Risto Kurkinen
EC Hannover / Germany2 - 96/97
3-time Liiga All-Star Team 3
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Jan 21, 1963
Position
LW
Age
62
Height
5'9" / 176 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
JYP
Status
Retired
Drafted
1987 round 4 #68 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Staff profile of Risto Kurkinen also available

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Risto Kurkinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1979-80 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1981-82 JYP U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 20* 15* 8* 23* 52* -* |
JyP HT I-divisioona 17* 6* 7* 13* 13* -* |
1982-83 JYP U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 5* 3* 4* 7* 2* -* |
JyP HT I-divisioona 35* 28* 21* 49* 36* -* | Playoffs
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
1983-84 JYP U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 2* 4* 2* 6* 2* -* |
JyP HT I-divisioona 35* 33* 21* 54* 30* -* | Playoffs 4 3 5 8 4 -
JyP HT I-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* | Qualification 4 1 4 5 4 -
1984-85 JyP HT I-divisioona 44* 45* 26* 71* 27* -* |
1985-86 JyP HT SM-liiga 36* 32* 15* 47* 14* -4* |
1986-87 JyP HT SM-liiga 44* 41* 19* 60* 25* 13* |
Finland WC 9* 3* 3* 6* 0* 4* |
1987-88 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 40* 17* 22* 39* 10* -* |
1988-89 JyP HT “C” SM-liiga 44* 30* 23* 53* 20* 13* | Playoffs 11 2 6 8 6 -15
1989-90 JyP HT “C” SM-liiga 44* 37* 28* 65* 22* 25* | Playoffs 3 4 4 8 2 2
1990-91 HV71 Elitserien 40* 19* 18* 37* 24* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
Finland WC 6* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
1991-92 HV71 Elitserien 38* 13* 26* 39* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
1992-93 JyP HT “C” SM-liiga 48* 15* 18* 33* 22* -11* | Playoffs 10 4 4 8 0 0
1993-94 JyP HT SM-liiga 46* 21* 21* 42* 46* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -2
1994-95 TuTo Hockey SM-liiga 49* 4* 7* 11* 6* -17* |
1995-96 EHC Lustenau Austria 32* 23* 28* 51* 31* -* |
1996-97 EC Hannover Germany2 40* 18* 46* 64* 20* -* | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 0 -

Risto Kurkinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria 1 32* 23* 28* 51* 1.59* 31* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany2 1 40* 18* 46* 64* 1.60* 20* -* | 1 4 1 * 3 * 4 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
I-divisioona 4 131* 112* 75* 187* 1.43* 106* -* | 2 8 4 * 9 * 13 * 1.63 * 8 * - *
IHL 1 40* 17* 22* 39* 0.98* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 27* 22* 14* 36* 1.33* 56* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 311* 180* 131* 311* 1.00* 155* 26* | 4 28 10 * 16 * 26 * 0.93 * 8 * -15 *
Elitserien (SHL) 2 78* 32* 44* 76* 0.97* 44* -* | 2 5 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.20 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 2 15* 5* 3* 8* 0.53* 0* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Risto Kurkinen Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Number 30 retired by JYP

Cult/Star player for JYP