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Finland Teemu Kesä
#55 Malmö Redhawks / HockeyAllsvenskan - 13/14
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jun 07, 1981
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1999 round 4 #100 overall by New Jersey Devils

A tough and defensive right-handed defenseman with an aggressive style. A good skater. Has a hard shot but is limited offensively. (Matias Strozyk)

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Teemu Kesä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 1* 5* 6* 58* -* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 29 -
1997-98 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* 6* 1* 7* 66* -* |
1998-99 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 26* 4* 5* 9* 146* -* |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 0* 1* 1* 10* -* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 12 -
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 0* 0* 16* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
1999-00 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 2* 7* 9* 92* -* |
Ilves SM-liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -2* |
2000-01 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 1* 0* 1* 41* -* |
Sport Mestis 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 16* -* |
2001-02 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 4* 4* 4* -* |
Lukko SM-liiga 34* 2* 0* 2* 32* -5* |
2002-03 Lukko SM-liiga 37* 1* 0* 1* 22* -6* |
2003-04 Lukko SM-liiga 49* 2* 2* 4* 62* -7* |
2004-05 Albany River Rats AHL 60* 3* 7* 10* 61* -21* |
2005-06 Albany River Rats AHL 19* 0* 2* 2* 39* 0* |
2006-07 TPS SM-liiga 16* 1* 0* 1* 16* -1* |
Ässät SM-liiga 31* 2* 6* 8* 45* -13* |
2007-08 Bietigheim Steelers Germany2 44* 6* 16* 22* 186* -* |
2008-09 Odense Bulldogs Denmark 31* 6* 11* 17* 153* -* | Playoffs 11 0 5 5 20 -
2009-10 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 31* 1* 6* 7* 112* 16* |
2010-11 Ilves SM-liiga 47* 2* 6* 8* 139* -8* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 2
2011-12 Ilves SM-liiga 12* 1* 1* 2* 30* -7* | Relegation 5 1 3 4 37 7
2012-13 Ilves SM-liiga 5* 0* 0* 0* 6* -3* |
Rapperswil-Jona Lakers NLA 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Relegation 3 0 0 0 10 1
2013-14 Malmö Redhawks HockeyAllsvenskan 34* 0* 2* 2* 112* 8* | Kvalserien SHL 5 0 1 1 10 0

Teemu Kesä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 79* 3* 9* 12* 0.15* 100* -21* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 1 31* 6* 11* 17* 0.55* 153* -* | 1 11 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.45 * 20 * - *
Germany2 1 44* 6* 16* 22* 0.50* 186* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 2 65* 1* 8* 9* 0.14* 224* 24* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 10 * 0 *
International-Jr 2 10* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 8 236* 11* 15* 26* 0.11* 360* -52* | 2 10 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.40 * 43 * 9 *
Mestis 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
NLA (NL) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 10 * 1 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 32* 1* 5* 6* 0.19* 58* -* | 1 4 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.25 * 29 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 46* 10* 6* 16* 0.35* 212* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 45* 3* 12* 15* 0.33* 147* -* | 1 10 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 12 * - *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 16* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Teemu Kesä Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/28/2014
05/28/2014 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Retired
05/17/2013
05/17/2013 Confirmed Ilves Malmö Redhawks
02/15/2013
02/15/2013 Loan Ilves Rapperswil-Jona Lakers
03/21/2012
03/21/2012 Extension Ilves Ilves
05/17/2010
05/17/2010 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Ilves
04/16/2009
04/16/2009 Confirmed Odense Bulldogs Malmö Redhawks
07/08/2008
07/08/2008 Confirmed Bietigheim Steelers Odense Bulldogs