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Finland Santtu Kinnunen
#27 SCL Tigers / NL - 25/26
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Mar 25, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
165 lbs / 75 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Pelicans
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2018 round 7 #207 overall by Florida Panthers

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Santtu Kinnunen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Pelicans U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 0* 2* 2* 2* -* |
Pelicans U16 U16 SM-sarja 20* 2* 3* 5* 10* -* |
2015-16 Pelicans U17 “A” U17 SM-sarja 45* 10* 25* 35* 24* -* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -
Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja 44* 4* 19* 23* 32* -* |
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
2017-18 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 43* 4* 20* 24* 22* 1* |
Peliitat Mestis 11* 0* 4* 4* 2* -7* | Relegation 4 1 1 2 10 4
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2018-19 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 13* 2* 5* 7* 14* 2* | Playoffs 10 0 3 3 2 -1
Pelicans Liiga 27* 1* 6* 7* 4* 12* |
Peliitat Mestis 21* 1* 12* 13* 35* -4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2019-20 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 1* 3* 4* 6* 2* |
Pelicans Liiga 24* 0* 1* 1* 14* -9* |
Peliitat Mestis 26* 2* 8* 10* 26* 3* |
2020-21 Tappara Liiga 59* 5* 14* 19* 16* 1* | Playoffs 9 2 1 3 0 3
2021-22 Tappara Liiga 54* 4* 19* 23* 57* 18* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 2 -2
2022-23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 69* 9* 26* 35* 24* -7* | Playoffs 7 2 4 6 2 0
2023-24 Charlotte Checkers AHL 68* 4* 17* 21* 24* -15* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -1
2024-25 ZSC Lions NL 38* 6* 8* 14* 4* 6* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 4 -1
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* |
2025-26 SCL Tigers NL 33* 4* 14* 18* 12* 6* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Projected NL 51* 6* 22* 28* 19* 9* |

Santtu Kinnunen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Pelicans Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
2021-22 Tappara Champions HL 12* 1* 3* 4* 10* 5* |
2024-25 ZSC Lions Champions HL 13* 2* 5* 7* 8* 11* |
Finland EHT 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* |
2025-26 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Santtu Kinnunen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 137* 13* 43* 56* 0.41* 48* -22* | 2 10 2 * 5 * 7 * 0.70 * 2 * -1 *
Champions HL 3 31* 3* 8* 11* 0.35* 24* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 164* 10* 40* 50* 0.30* 91* 22* | 2 22 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.23 * 2 * 1 *
Mestis 3 58* 3* 24* 27* 0.47* 63* -8* | 1 4 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.50 * 10 * 4 *
NL 2 71* 10* 22* 32* 0.45* 16* 12* | 1 7 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.29 * 4 * -1 *
U16 SM-sarja 1 20* 2* 3* 5* 0.25* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 SM-sarja 1 45* 10* 25* 35* 0.78* 24* -* | 1 2 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 45* 4* 19* 23* 0.51* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 67* 7* 29* 36* 0.54* 44* 7* | 1 10 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.30 * 2 * -1 *

Santtu Kinnunen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/14/2025
11/14/2025 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
12/11/2024
12/11/2024 Confirmed ZSC Lions SCL Tigers
07/18/2024
07/18/2024 Confirmed Charlotte Checkers ZSC Lions
05/02/2022
05/02/2022 Confirmed Tappara Florida Panthers
02/19/2022
02/19/2022 Extension Tappara Tappara
03/27/2020
03/27/2020 Confirmed Pelicans Tappara
02/18/2020
02/18/2020 Loan Pelicans U20 Peliitat
04/27/2018
04/27/2018 Extension Pelicans U20 Pelicans