Kristian Kuusela

#71 Tappara / Liiga - 22/23

Date of Birth: Feb 19, 1983
Age: 43
Place of Birth: Seinäjoki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: S-Kiekko
Position: RW/LW
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Kristian Kuusela Facts

Player Type: SniperSpeedsterTwo-Way Forward
Agency: Premium

Son: Maximilian Kuusela

Team Staff profile also available: Kristian Kuusela

Kristian Kuusela Statistics

									Post
1997-1998	Jeppis U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	7	6	5	11	18	-
1997-1998	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja	18	15	14	29	10	-	Playoffs	6	1	6	7	2	-
1997-1998	Finland U15 (all)	International-Jr	2	2	0	2	0	-
1998-1999	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	21	15	10	25	8	-
1998-1999	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	7	4	3	7	2	-
1999-2000	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	9	12	21	6	-
1999-2000	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	7	8	15	35	-	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	2	-
1999-2000	Finland U17	WHC-17	2	2	0	2	0	-
2000-2001	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	3	2	2	4	4	-
2000-2001	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	16	30	46	36	-	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	6	-
2000-2001	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	6	2	3	5	6	-
2001-2002	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	40	11	19	30	44	-	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	2	-
2001-2002	FPS Loan	Mestis	4	0	0	0	0	-7
2002-2003	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	6	19	25	49	-9
2002-2003	Ässät	SM-liiga	31	3	0	3	2	-3
2003-2004	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	8	6	14	6	-2
2003-2004	Ässät	SM-liiga	53	4	6	10	12	-9
2004-2005	Ässät	SM-liiga	55	7	12	19	14	-13	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
2005-2006	Ässät	SM-liiga	56	26	17	43	40	11	Playoffs	14	6	3	9	12	0
2006-2007	Ässät	SM-liiga	44	16	20	36	26	-20
2006-2007	MODO Hockey	Elitserien	11	2	4	6	8	-2	Playoffs	20	8	5	13	14	4
2007-2008	Kärpät	SM-liiga	56	18	27	45	26	27	Playoffs	15	2	6	8	0	2
2008-2009	Kärpät	SM-liiga	57	23	20	43	63	8	Playoffs	15	6	3	9	10	0
2009-2010	Kärpät	SM-liiga	55	16	16	32	84	-5	Playoffs	10	0	2	2	6	-1
2010-2011	Kärpät "A"	SM-liiga	59	11	17	28	30	-9	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	1
2011-2012	Blues	SM-liiga	60	16	17	33	14	-2	Playoffs	16	3	8	11	8	-3
2012-2013	Blues "A"	SM-liiga	59	10	30	40	30	6
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	10	0	1	1	0	-5
2013-2014	Tappara	Liiga	60	19	27	46	28	3	Playoffs	20	4	9	13	8	1
2014-2015	Tappara	Liiga	60	14	32	46	10	19	Playoffs	20	6	12	18	0	0
2015-2016	Tappara "A"	Liiga	56	20	39	59	14	25	Playoffs	17	5	10	15	6	5
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	6	2	1	3	0	0
2016-2017	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL	52	7	14	21	18	-3
2016-2017	Tappara	Liiga	10	1	3	4	0	-3	Playoffs	18	5	4	9	6	10
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2017-2018	Tappara "A"	Liiga	60	12	32	44	12	12	Playoffs	16	4	7	11	16	3
2018-2019	Tappara "C"	Liiga	60	19	35	54	16	15	Playoffs	11	4	5	9	4	1
2018-2019	Finland	WC	7	1	1	2	0	1
2018-2019	Finland (all)	International	11	1	2	3	2	-1
2019-2020	Tappara "C"	Liiga	55	20	33	53	16	19
2019-2020	Finland (all)	International	2	0	1	1	2	1
2020-2021	Tappara "A"	Liiga	49	6	36	42	24	9
2021-2022	Tappara "A"	Liiga	59	15	28	43	8	16	Playoffs	15	1	4	5	10	-2
2022-2023	Tappara "A"	Liiga	53	4	11	15	2	9	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kristian Kuusela Tournament Statistics

									Post
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	5	1	1	2	0	0
2007-2008	Kärpät	ECC	2	0	2	2	4	1
2008-2009	Kärpät	Champions HL	4	0	2	2	4	-1
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	5	0	2	2	0	0
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	4	-2
2010-2011	Kärpät "A"	ET	8	4	6	10	6	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
2012-2013	Finland	EHT	6	0	1	1	0	-5
2013-2014	Tappara	ET	8	1	5	6	10	-
2014-2015	Tappara	Champions HL	8	2	3	5	2	0
2015-2016	Tappara "A"	Champions HL	8	0	5	5	4	3
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	6	2	1	3	0	0
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2017-2018	Tappara	Champions HL	7	4	5	9	6	6
2018-2019	Tappara	Champions HL	7	2	5	7	0	-2
2018-2019	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0
2019-2020	Tappara	Champions HL	7	1	5	6	4	3
2019-2020	Finland	EHT	2	0	1	1	2	1
2021-2022	Tappara	Champions HL	12	2	11	13	0	5
2022-2023	Tappara	Champions HL	12	1	3	4	2	1

Kristian Kuusela Career Totals by League


Champions HL	8	65	12	39	51	0.78	22	15	0
ECC	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	4	1	0
EHT	8	32	3	6	9	0.28	8	-7	0
Elitserien (SHL)	1	11	2	4	6	0.55	8	-2	1	20	8	5	13	0.65	14	4
ET	2	16	5	11	16	1.00	16	-	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	2	-
International	5	32	3	5	8	0.25	6	-6	0
International-Jr	3	15	8	6	14	0.93	8	-	0
KHL	1	52	7	14	21	0.40	18	-3	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	21	1107	280	458	738	0.67	471	115	15	193	47	74	121	0.63	86	17
Mestis	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-7	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	18	15	14	29	1.61	10	-	1	6	1	6	7	1.17	2	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	7	6	5	11	1.57	18	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	41	26	24	50	1.22	18	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	144	48	82	130	0.90	170	-11*	3	17	4	1	5	0.29	10	-
WC	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	0	1	0
WHC-17	1	2	2	0	2	1.00	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kristian Kuusela Career Totals by Team


Amur Khabarovsk	1	52	7	14	21	0.40	18	-3	0
Ässät	5	239	56	55	111	0.46	94	-34	2	16	6	3	9	0.56	12	0
Ässät U20	2	36	14	25	39	1.08	55	-11	0
Blues	2	119	26	47	73	0.61	44	4	1	16	3	8	11	0.69	8	-3
Finland	1	7	1	1	2	0.29	0	1	0
Finland (EHT)	8	32	3	6	9	0.28	8	-7	0
Finland (all)	5	32	3	5	8	0.25	6	-6	0
Finland U15 (all)	1	2	2	0	2	1.00	0	-	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	7	4	3	7	1.00	2	-	0
Finland U17	1	2	2	0	2	1.00	0	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	6	-	0
FPS	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	0	-7	0
Jeppis U16	1	7	6	5	11	1.57	18	-	0
Kärpät	4	241	72	90	162	0.67	217	21*	4	46	10	13	23	0.50	18	2*
MODO Hockey	1	11	2	4	6	0.55	8	-2	1	20	8	5	13	0.65	14	4
Tappara	10	591	143	318	461	0.78	158	140*	8	118	29	51	80	0.68	50	18
Tappara U16	1	18	15	14	29	1.61	10	-	1	6	1	6	7	1.17	2	-
Tappara U18	3	41	26	24	50	1.22	18	-	0
Tappara U20	3	108	34	57	91	0.84	115	-	3	17	4	1	5	0.29	10	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kristian Kuusela Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1997-1998	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2000-2001	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2005-2006	SM-liiga Playoffs Most Goals (6) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2006-2007	Elitserien Champion Elitserien Championship Clinching Goal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Champion
2008-2009	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2013-2014	Liiga Silver Medal
2014-2015	Liiga Silver Medal
2015-2016	Liiga All-Star Team Liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) Liiga Champion Liiga Golden Helmet Liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (59)
2016-2017	Liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Best Plus/Minus (+10)
2017-2018	Liiga Silver Medal
2018-2019	Liiga Bronze Medal Liiga Gentleman of the Year World Championship Gold Medal
2021-2022	Liiga Champion
2022-2023	Champions Hockey League Champion Liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/27/2023	Confirmed	Tappara	Retired
06/19/2019	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
05/03/2017	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
02/14/2017	Confirmed	Amur Khabarovsk	Tappara
06/01/2016	Confirmed	Tappara	Amur Khabarovsk
05/20/2013	Confirmed	Blues	Tappara
05/05/2011	Confirmed	Kärpät	Blues
04/12/2010	Extension	Kärpät	Kärpät

Kristian Kuusela Biography and Trivia

Number 71 retired by Tappara
Cult/Star player for Kärpät
Cult/Star player for S-Kiekko
Cult/Star player for Tappara