

- Date of Birth
- Jun 29, 1959
- Age
- 67
- Place of Birth
- Parkano, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Kärpät
- Position
- F
- Height
- 188 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 95 kg / 209 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
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Kai Suikkanen Facts
- Player Type
- Power Forward
Team Staff profile also available: Kai Suikkanen
Kai Suikkanen Statistics
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-1975 | U16 SM-sarja | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 4 | - | ||||||||
| 1975-1976 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 34 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 46 | - | ||||||||
| 1976-1977 | Jr. A SM-sarja | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | - | ||||||||
| 1976-1977 | I-divisioona | 16 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 16 | - | Qualification | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | |
| 1976-1977 | EJC-18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | - | ||||||||
| 1977-1978 | SM-liiga | 35 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 19 | -28 | ||||||||
| 1977-1978 | WJC-20 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - | ||||||||
| 1978-1979 | SM-liiga | 36 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 65 | -17 | Relegation | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - | |
| 1978-1979 | WJC-20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 1979-1980 | SM-liiga | 36 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 13 | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | |
| 1980-1981 | SM-liiga | 33 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 60 | -3 | Playoffs | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | - | |
| 1981-1982 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
| 1981-1982 | AHL | 71 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 32 | - | Playoffs | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - | |
| 1982-1983 | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| 1982-1983 | AHL | 66 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 65 | - | Playoffs | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | - | |
| 1983-1984 | AHL | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 1983-1984 | SM-liiga | 23 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 4 | Playoffs | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | - | |
| 1984-1985 | SM-liiga | 22 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 11 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1984-1985 | International | 16 | 5 | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 1985-1986 | SM-liiga | 33 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 6 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | -2 | |
| 1985-1986 | WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1986-1987 | SM-liiga | 44 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 30 | 28 | Playoffs | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - | |
| 1987-1988 | SM-liiga | 26 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 25 | -3 | ||||||||
| 1987-1988 | OG | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1988-1989 | SM-liiga | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 16 | -31 | ||||||||
| 1989-1990 | I-divisioona | 35 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 31 | - | ||||||||
| 1990-1991 | SM-liiga | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -2 | Playoffs | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Kai Suikkanen Career Totals by League
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 152 | 74 | 87 | 161 | 1.06 | 99 | - | 2 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.80 | 25 | - | |
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 15 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 51 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 1.18 | 47 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.83 | 6 | - | |
| 1 | 16 | 5 | - | 5* | 0.31* | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 1.07 | 61 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | 362 | 179 | 112 | 291 | 0.80 | 330 | -22 | 8 | 62 | 28 | 17 | 45 | 0.73 | 84 | 1* | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.50 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.83 | 9 | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Kai Suikkanen Career Totals by Team
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 | 4 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 16 | 5 | - | 5* | 0.31* | - | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.00 | 15 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0.83 | 9 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | 372 | 207 | 137 | 344 | 0.92 | 371 | -20* | 8 | 59 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 0.81 | 88 | 0 | |
| 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2.50 | 4 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 43 | 35 | 11 | 46 | 1.07 | 61 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 152 | 74 | 87 | 161 | 1.06 | 99 | - | 2 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 0.80 | 25 | - | |
| 1 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.17 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 2 | 1 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Kai Suikkanen Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 1974-1975 | |
| 1979-1980 | |
| 1980-1981 | |
| 1982-1983 | |
| 1983-1984 | |
| 1984-1985 | |
| 1985-1986 | |
| 1986-1987 | |
| 1987-1988 | |
| 1990-1991 |
Kai Suikkanen Biography and Trivia
Cult/Star player for Kärpät