Eero Kilpeläinen

#37 KalPa / Liiga - 21/22

Date of Birth: May 07, 1985
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Juva, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JuPa
Position: G
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Catches: L
Status: Retired

Eero Kilpeläinen Facts

Drafted: 2003 round 5 #144 overall by Dallas Stars

Eero Kilpeläinen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Post	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2000-2001	Jukurit U16	U16 I-divisioona	14	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	7	-	-	-	-
2001-2002	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	2	2.76	-	-	-
2001-2002	Finland U17	WHC-17	2	2.51	.921	-	-
2002-2003	KalPa U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	3.00	.833	-	-
2002-2003	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	3.48	.892	-	-
2002-2003	KalPa	Mestis	1	13.91	.556	0	-
2002-2003	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	3.34	.885	0	2-2-2
2003-2004	KalPa U20	U20 SM-liiga	37	2.86	.911	-	-	Relegation	6	2.47	.921	-	-
2003-2004	KalPa	Mestis	0	-	-	-	-
2004-2005	Peterborough Petes	OHL	38	3.27	.902	0	14-17-6	Playoffs	1	3.10	.913	0	0-1-0
2005-2006	Hermes	Mestis	38	3.11	.912	-	-	Relegation	8	2.58	.895	-	-
2005-2006	Ässät	SM-liiga	0	-	-	-	-
2006-2007	Ässät	SM-liiga	36	3.27	.907	1	12-15-5
2007-2008	Ässät	SM-liiga	30	3.36	.910	2	6-21-2
2007-2008	LeKi Loan	Mestis	1	2.00	.950	0	-
2008-2009	Ässät	SM-liiga	46	3.02	.917	5	17-21-6	Relegation	13	-	-	2	-
2009-2010	Ässät	SM-liiga	32	3.16	.908	2	7-17-6
2010-2011	Ässät	SM-liiga	53	2.05	.933	6	24-11-17	Playoffs	6	1.78	.937	1	2-4-0
2011-2012	Jokerit	SM-liiga	38	2.32	.915	6	15-9-12	Playoffs	10	1.69	.942	1	6-4-0
2012-2013	Jokerit	SM-liiga	48	1.98	.922	8	24-13-11	Playoffs	6	3.11	.868	-	-
2013-2014	EV Zug	NLA	31	3.08	.908	0	10-14-6
2014-2015	KalPa	Liiga	30	1.85	.922	3	12-10-7
2015-2016	KalPa "A"	Liiga	56	2.02	.927	6	19-20-17	Playoffs	3	2.29	.905	0	1-2-0
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	1	1.00	.958	0	-
2016-2017	KalPa "A"	Liiga	35	2.12	.914	4	15-9-10	Playoffs	15	1.68	.938	4	8-7-0
2017-2018	Örebro HK	SHL	42	2.51	.906	6	14-28-0
2017-2018	Finland	WC	0	-	-	-	-
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	5	1.57	.937	-	-
2018-2019	Örebro HK J20	J20 SuperElit	1	1.85	.905	0	0-1-0
2018-2019	Örebro HK	SHL	17	3.10	.892	0	6-10-0	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
2019-2020	KalPa	Liiga	43	2.87	.884	3	13-20-9
2020-2021	KalPa	Liiga	31	1.95	.911	6	15-10-5	Playoffs	4	2.06	.909	0	1-3-0
2021-2022	KalPa	Liiga	41	2.23	.891	5	13-11-15

Eero Kilpeläinen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
2005-2006	Finland II	Mont Blanc Cup	1	3.00	-	0	-
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	2	4.51	.824	-	-
2011-2012	Jokerit	ET	4	3.00	.879	-	-
2012-2013	Jokerit	ET	4	2.19	.909	-	-
2013-2014	Jokerit	ET	1	4.09	.923	0	-
2014-2015	KalPa	Champions HL	5	2.18	.930	1	2-3-0
2015-2016	KalPa	Champions HL	4	2.96	.884	0	2-2-0
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	0	-	-	-	-
2016-2017	KalPa	Champions HL	6	1.67	.944	1	3-3-0
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	2	2.50	.914	-	-

Eero Kilpeläinen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Champions HL	3	15	2.19	.925	2	7-8-0	0
EHT	3	4	-	-	-	-	0
ET	3	9	-	-	0	-	0
International	2	6	-	-	0	-	0
J20 SuperElit (U20 Nationell)	1	1	1.85	.905	0	0-1-0	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	14	519	2.43	.914	57	192-187-122	7	57	1.79*	.934*	8*	18-20-0
Mestis	4	40	-	-	0	-	1	8	2.58	.895	-	-
Mont Blanc Cup	1	1	3.00	-	0	-	0
NLA (NL)	1	31	3.08	.908	0	10-14-6	0
OHL	1	38	3.27	.902	0	14-17-6	1	1	3.10	.913	0	0-1-0
SHL	2	59	2.68	.902	6	20-38-0	1	0	-	-	-	-
U16 I-divisioona	1	14	-	-	-	-	1	7	-	-	-	-
U18 SM-sarja	1	1	3.00	.833	-	-	1	2	2.76	-	-	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	56	-	-	-	-	1	6	2.47	.921	-	-
WC	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
WHC-17	1	2	2.51	.921	-	-	0
WJC-18	1	6	3.34	.885	0	2-2-2	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Eero Kilpeläinen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Seasons	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
Ässät	6	197	2.86	.917	16	66-85-36	2	19	1.78*	.937*	3	2-4-0
EV Zug	1	31	3.08	.908	0	10-14-6	0
Finland	1	0	-	-	-	-	0
Finland (EHT)	3	4	-	-	-	-	0
Finland (all)	2	6	-	-	0	-	0
Finland II (Cup)	1	1	3.00	-	0	-	0
Finland U17	1	2	2.51	.921	-	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	3.34	.885	0	2-2-2	0
Hermes	1	38	3.11	.912	-	-	1	8	2.58	.895	-	-
Jokerit	3	95	2.13*	.919*	14*	39-22-23	2	16	1.69*	.942*	1*	6-4-0
Jukurit U16	1	14	-	-	-	-	1	7	-	-	-	-
KalPa	8	252	2.19*	.910*	29	94-88-63	3	22	1.84	.929	4	10-12-0
KalPa U18	1	1	3.00	.833	-	-	1	2	2.76	-	-	-
KalPa U20	2	56	-	-	-	-	1	6	2.47	.921	-	-
LeKi	1	1	2.00	.950	0	-	0
Örebro HK	2	59	2.68	.902	6	20-38-0	1	0	-	-	-	-
Örebro HK J20	1	1	1.85	.905	0	0-1-0	0
Peterborough Petes	1	38	3.27	.902	0	14-17-6	1	1	3.10	.913	0	0-1-0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Eero Kilpeläinen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2005-2006	Finland2 (Mestis) Best SVS% (.912)
2011-2012	SM-liiga Bronze Medal Liiga Playoffs Best GAA (1.69)
2014-2015	Liiga Best GAA (1.85)
2015-2016	Liiga Player of the Month (October)
2016-2017	Liiga All-Star Team Liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) Liiga Silver Medal
2017-2018	SHL Most Shutouts (6)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/06/2022	Confirmed	KalPa	Retired
04/28/2021	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
04/04/2019	Confirmed	Örebro HK	KalPa
01/24/2018	Extension	Örebro HK	Örebro HK
05/05/2017	Confirmed	KalPa	Örebro HK
03/27/2014	Confirmed	EV Zug	KalPa
09/25/2013	Confirmed	Jokerit	EV Zug
12/10/2012	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
04/11/2011	Confirmed	Ässät	Jokerit
02/14/2009	Extension	Ässät	Ässät

Eero Kilpeläinen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2004, 2 #63 by Peterborough Petes in the CHL Import Draft
Number 37 retired by KalPa
Cult/Star player for KalPa