Lasse Kukkonen
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg/13 st 5 lb) |
| NHL Team F. teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Chicago Blackhawks |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | September 18, 1981 , Oulu, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 151st overall, 2003 Chicago Blackhawks |
| Pro career | 2004 – present |
Lasse Kukkonen (born September 18, 1981 in Oulu, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He plays for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League (NHL).
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[edit] Playing career
He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their fifth-round pick, #151 overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Kukkonen played 10 NHL games in 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. On February 26, 2007 Kukkonen 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. 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 May 17, 2007 he signed a 2-year contract with the Flyers.
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.
[edit] Awards
- 2005–06 Pekka Rautakallio trophy
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| NHL Totals | 137 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 80 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 Turin | Ice hockey | |
Kukkonen has played for Finland in the following competitions:
- 2006 Winter Olympics (silver medal)
[edit] External links
- Lasse Kukkonen's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Lasse Kukkonen on nhlfinns.com
- Article on NHL.com NHL.com article on Kärpät Oulu and TPS Turku. Retrieved 7–7–06.
| Preceded by Ilkka Mikkola |
Winner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy 2005–06 |
Succeeded by Cory Murphy |
