Kevin Kantee
Kevin Kantee | |||
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Born |
Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S. | January 29, 1984||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Serie A team Former teams |
HC Valpellice AUT HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SM-liiga JYP Ilves TPS Jokerit | ||
NHL Draft |
188th overall, 2002 Chicago Blackhawks | ||
Playing career | 2003–present |
Kevin Kantee (born January 29, 1984) is an American born Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their sixth-round pick, #188 overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Jokerit, TPS, Ilves and JYP in the Finnish SM-liiga 2003-2010, and transferred to HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League for the 2010-2011 season.[1] He is currently signed with HC Valpellice in the Italian Serie A.[2]
Kantee was born to Finnish parents in Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S., and holds dual citizenship of Finland and the U.S.[3][4]
In an incident on October 27, 2007, Kantee was attacked by Ässät defenceman Matt Nickerson in the locker room corridor in the Ässät arena after an Ilves-Ässät game. Nickerson was already serving a prior suspension, and was suspended for five more games as a result of the incident.[5]
Career statistics[]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2005–06 | Jokerit | SM-l | 45 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
References[]
- ^ hockeyDB.com. "Kevin Kantee hockey statistics".
- ^ HockeyTime.net. "Rinnovata la fiducia piemontese a Leinonen e Kantee". Retrieved 16 November 2011.
- ^ "Kevin Kantee Ilvekseen". (in Finnish). 13 April 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
... Kanteella on sekä Suomen että Yhdysvaltojen kansalaisuus.
- ^ "Name the teamand Kevin will play" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. December 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
... born ... in sleepy Idaho Falls, Idaho. His Finnish parents ...
- ^ Jatkoaika.com. "Nickersonille pelikielto, Ässille sakot".
- 1984 births
- Finnish ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Blackhawks draft picks
- Jokerit players
- Living people
- People from Idaho Falls, Idaho
- HC TPS players
- Ilves players
- HDD Olimpija Ljubljana players
- Ice hockey people from Idaho
- American people of Finnish descent
- Finnish ice hockey defenceman stubs