Lasse Kukkonen
| Lasse Kukkonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
18 September 1981 Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Chicago Blackhawks Philadelphia Flyers Avangard Omsk Metallurg Magnitogorsk Rögle BK Oulun Kärpät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
151st overall, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
| Playing career | 2000–2020 | ||
Lasse Juhani Kukkonen (born 18 September 1981) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Oulun Kärpät of the Finnish Liiga. Earlier in his career, he had a four-year stint in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers. After his career in ice hockey, Kukkonen is working as a lecturer and trainer specialising in mental coaching and leadership.
Playing career
[edit]Kukkonen was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fifth-round pick, 151st overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. He played ten National Hockey League games during the 2003–04 NHL season, after which he returned to his hometown Kärpät in the SM-liiga. Kukkonen won the SM-liiga gold medal with Kärpät in 2005.
In the 2006-07 season, Kukkonen returned to the Chicago Blackhawks and played in 54 games before he was dealt to the Philadelphia Flyers along with a 3rd round draft pick in a three-way deal with the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings on 26 February 2007. With the Flyers, Kukkonen was put on a defensive pairing with Joni Pitkänen, also a native of Oulu. The two were also a pairing for 4 years in Finland. On 17 May 2007 he signed a two-year contract with the Flyers.
On 24 June 2009, Kukkonen signed a two-year deal with Russian team Avangard Omsk of the KHL.[1]
International play
[edit]- He was named to the Finnish Olympic team at the 2006 Winter Olympics after defenceman Sami Salo was injured, and played in both the semifinal match versus Russia and the gold medal match versus Sweden.
- Kukkonen was named the Finnish national team as captain of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1998–99 | Kärpät | FIN U20 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kärpät | FIN U20 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | Kärpät | FIN.2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Kärpät | SM-l | 47 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kärpät | SM-l | 55 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2001–02 | Kärpät | FIN U20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2002–03 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 67 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 59 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 2004–05 | Kärpät | SM-l | 55 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Kärpät | SM-l | 56 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 2006–07 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Avangard Omsk | KHL | 53 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 37 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Metallurg Magnitogorsk | KHL | 51 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2012–13 | Rögle BK | SEL | 54 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kärpät | Liiga | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | ||
| 2014–15 | Kärpät | Liiga | 59 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Kärpät | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Kärpät | Liiga | 48 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Kärpät | Liiga | 54 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | ||
| 2018–19 | Kärpät | Liiga | 58 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Kärpät | Liiga | 50 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Kärpät | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l/Liiga totals | 652 | 72 | 134 | 206 | 510 | 130 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 72 | ||||
| NHL totals | 159 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| KHL totals | 141 | 14 | 18 | 32 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
International
[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Place | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2001 | Finland | WJC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Finland | WC | 7th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | OG |
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Finland | WC | 
|
9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2007 | Finland | WC |
|
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Finland | OG |
|
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WC |
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Finland | OG |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WC |
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 99 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | ||||
Awards and honours
[edit]| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Liiga | |
| Kanada-malja champion | 2004–05, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2017-18 |
| Runner-up
|
2002–03, 2018–19 |
| Third place
|
2005–06, 2015–16 |
| All-Star Team | 2003, 2006, 2014, 2015 |
| Matti Keinonen Trophy | 2003, 2006 |
| Pekka Rautakallio Trophy | 2006, 2014 |
| Juha Rantasila Trophy | 2014 |
| KHL | |
| All-Star Game | 2010 |
Other awards:
References
[edit]- ^ "Avangard Omsk sign Kukkonen from NHL". (in russian) hawk.ru. 24 June 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Lasse Kukkonen at Wikimedia Commons
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Brooklynite Hockey - Lasse Kukkonen
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Avangard Omsk players
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Chicago Blackhawks players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
- Norfolk Admirals players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Oulun Kärpät players
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- Philadelphia Phantoms players
- Ice hockey people from Oulu
- Rögle BK players