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Finland Mikko Kuparinen

#6 Jokerit / SM-liiga - 07/08

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Mikko Kuparinen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
46
Height
192 cm / 6'4"
Place of Birth
Weight
100 kg / 220 lbs
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired

Kuparinen is a heavy stay-at-home defenseman from Finland. He has great size and is known for not backing off when there is a fight coming on. His offensive skills on this level of play are limited and instead his job is to play it safe in his own end. Kuparinen does however play too physical and dirty at times and gets called for too many unnecessary penalties.

Mikko Kuparinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 1 0 0 0 2 - |
1995-96 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 14 4 5 9 8 - | Qualification 5 1 1 2 0 -
1996-97 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 35 0 6 6 38 - | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -
HPK SM-liiga 1 0 1 1 2 1 |
1997-98 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 26 2 4 6 48 - |
1998-99 HPK SM-liiga 33 0 3 3 52 5 |
Grand Rapids Griffins IHL 19 0 2 2 35 -2 |
Ahmat Hyvinkää I-divisioona 3 0 0 0 2 -4 |
1999-00 HIFK SM-liiga 28 0 2 2 49 -12 | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 0 0
Detroit Vipers IHL 5 0 0 0 2 -3 |
Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 4 0 0 0 4 1 |
2000-01 Johnstown Chiefs ECHL 13 1 4 5 10 - |
Detroit Vipers IHL 43 1 5 6 10 -14 |
2001-02 Pensacola Ice Pilots ECHL 32 11 12 23 18 - |
Ilves SM-liiga 19 2 4 6 16 4 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -6
2002-03 Ilves SM-liiga 48 3 3 6 93 -7 |
2003-04 Brynäs IF Elitserien 48 0 6 6 113 -16 |
2004-05 Brynäs IF Elitserien 48 1 5 6 113 -13 | Kvalserien SHL 10 0 1 1 2 3
2005-06 Brynäs IF J20 J20 SuperElit 1 0 0 0 2 - |
Brynäs IF Elitserien 40 1 3 4 48 -3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 4 -3
2006-07 Jokerit SM-liiga 49 3 7 10 48 19 | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 10 8
2007-08 Jokerit SM-liiga 25 2 4 6 22 14 | Playoffs 14 0 1 1 16 -4

Mikko Kuparinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 HIFK Euro HL 1 0 0 0 27 0 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0

Mikko Kuparinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECHL 2 45 12 16 28 0.62 28 - | 0
Euro HL 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 27 0 | 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
I-divisioona 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 -4 | 0
IHL 3 71 1 7 8 0.11 51 -18 | 0
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 203 10 24 34 0.17 282 24 | 4 36 0 3 3 0.08 28 -2
Elitserien (SHL) 3 136 2 14 16 0.12 274 -32 | 2 14 0 1 1 0.07 6 0
U20 I-divisioona 2 15 4 5 9 0.60 10 - | 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 0 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 61 2 10 12 0.20 86 - | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 -

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Mikko Kuparinen Connections

Player Period Teams
Jyrki Louhi (F) 1994-2008 7 HPK, HPK U20, Jokerit
Jussi Tie (F) 1994-1999 5 HPK, HPK U20, Jää-Ahmat
Jani Lehtilä (D) 1994-1999 5 HPK U20, Jää-Ahmat
Tomi Källarsson (D) 1996-2003 5 HPK, HPK U20, Ilves, Jää-Ahmat

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