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Finland Pekka Kangasalusta

#42 HC Montreal / Suomi-sarja - 04/05

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Last added: Dan Seguin
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Sami Niku 17 9 16 25
2. Jerry Turkulainen 17 8 17 25
3. Reid Gardiner 17 6 16 22
4. Anton Levtchi 18 6 16 22
5. Kristian Vesalainen 18 10 10 20
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Pekka Kangasalusta Facts

Date of Birth
Position
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Age
46
Height
175 cm / 5'9"
Place of Birth
Weight
92 kg / 203 lbs
Nation
Shoots
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Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Gold Medal 1
Team Staff profile of Pekka Kangasalusta also available

Pekka Kangasalusta Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Sport U20 U20 I-divisioona 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Sport I-divisioona 0 0 0 0 0 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 4 - |
1993-94 Finland U17 WHC-17 - - - - - - |
Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 7 1 0 1 4 - |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 34 2 6 8 30 7 | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 4 2
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 5 2 0 2 12 - |
1994-95 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 5 1 2 3 10 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 23 4 6 10 88 5 | Playoffs 8 0 4 4 10 5
Ilves SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 4 -3 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 11 1 3 4 12 - |
Finland U18 EJC-18 5 1 1 2 4 - |
1995-96 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 18 0 12 12 20 -1 | Relegation 2 1 2 3 2 5
Ilves SM-liiga 15 0 3 3 8 2 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 -3
Finland U19 (all) “C” International-Jr 4 0 3 3 6 - |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7 0 1 1 10 - |
1996-97 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 3 0 3 3 4 - | Relegation 1 0 0 0 2 -
Ilves SM-liiga 48 1 5 6 46 -4 | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 4 -1
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 14 0 2 2 29 - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 0 1 1 0 - |
1997-98 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 4 0 1 1 18 - |
Ilves SM-liiga 9 0 0 0 4 0 |
MIF Redhawks Elitserien 27 2 3 5 18 -1 |
1998-99 Ilves SM-liiga 44 2 2 4 119 3 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
1999-00 Ilves SM-liiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
HIFK SM-liiga 26 0 3 3 18 4 |
Kärpät I-divisioona 7 1 1 2 10 -1 | Qualification 7 0 0 0 4 -1
2000-01 Kärpät SM-liiga 42 2 3 5 46 -7 |
2001-02 TPS SM-liiga 50 2 3 5 30 6 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 8 -2
2002-03 Ässät SM-liiga 25 0 2 2 53 -2 |
2003-04 Ässät SM-liiga 18 0 2 2 8 -9 |
2004-05 HC Montreal Suomi-sarja 13 1 6 7 12 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 12 -

Pekka Kangasalusta Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Ilves Continental Cup 3 0 1 1 6 -1 |
1998-99 Ilves Euro HL 4 0 1 1 2 2 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -1
1999-00 HIFK Euro HL 5 0 0 0 2 1 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2001-02 TPS Spengler Cup - - - - - - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2005-06 HCM Suomi-sarja Team Manager
2007-08 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja Asst. Coach
2008-09 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2009-10 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga Head Coach
2011-12 Ilves SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2012-13 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Head Coach
2013-14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis Head Coach Replaced by Jami Kauppi midseason
2014-15 HIFK Liiga Asst. Coach
2015-16 HIFK Liiga Asst. Coach
2016-17 HIFK Liiga Asst. Coach
2017-18 Finland OG Asst. Coach
Finland WC Asst. Coach
2018-19 Jukurit Liiga Head Coach
2019-20 Jukurit Liiga Head Coach Replaced on January 6 by Marko Kauppinen
2020-21 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
2021-22 Jokerit KHL Asst. Coach
HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia Asst. Coach
2022-23 Bietigheim Steelers DEL Head Coach Replaced Daniel Naud on December 6
Germany WC Asst. Coach
2023-24 EHC München DEL Asst. Coach

Pekka Kangasalusta Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Continental Cup 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 6 -1 | 0
EJC-18 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 4 - | 0
Euro HL 2 9 0 1 1 0.11 4 3 | 2 5 0 0 0 0.00 2 -1
I-divisioona 2 7 1 1 2 0.29 10 -1 | 2 8 0 0 0 0.00 4 -1
International-Jr 5 44 3 9 12 0.27 73 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 10 281 7 23 30 0.11 336 -10 | 4 20 0 0 0 0.00 16 -6
Elitserien (SHL) 1 27 2 3 5 0.19 18 -1 | 0
Spengler Cup 1 - - - - - - - | 0
Suomi-sarja 1 13 1 6 7 0.54 12 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 12 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 12 2 2 4 0.33 14 - | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4 -
U20 I-divisioona 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 5 82 6 28 34 0.41 160 11 | 4 17 1 7 8 0.47 18 12
WHC-17 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WJC-20 1 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 - | 0
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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