Kai Suikkanen

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Birth place: Parkano, Finland
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Birth place: Parkano, Finland
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 205 lb (93 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1980 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated TPS Turku 2‑0 in a best of three bronze medal series. | |
| 21 | 1981 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑2 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 23 | 1983 | Rochester Americans | AHL Calder Cup Champion | Rochester Americans defeated Maine Mariners 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 24 | 1984 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated TPS Turku 2‑1 in a best of three bronze medal series. | |
| 25 | 1985 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Ässät Pori 2‑1 in a best of three bronze medal series. | |
| 26 | 1986 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated TPS Turku 2‑0 in a best of three bronze medal series. | |
| 27 | 1987 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated Kärpät Oulu 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 28 | 1988 | Team Finland | Olympics - Calgary | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | |
| 31 | 1991 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | TPS Turku defeated KalPa Kuopio 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| Olympic Medals | |||||
| AHL Calder Cup Championships | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 8, 1981 | HFD @ BUF | (2-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Feb 12, 1983 | BUF @ CGY | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | ||||||||||||||||||
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall | Goals | per Game | Shots | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| 1976‑77 | Kärpät Oulu | I-divisioona | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0.938 | 0.250 | 1.188 | ||||||
| 1977‑78 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 18 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0.600 | 0.171 | 0.771 | ||||
| 1977‑78 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.833 | 0.500 | 1.333 | ||||||
| 1978‑79 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 19 | 36 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 65 | -17 | 4 | 1 | 0.444 | 0.167 | 0.611 | |||
| 1978‑79 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 0.500 | ||||||
| 1979‑80 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 20 | 36 | 21 | 17 | 38 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0.583 | 0.472 | 1.056 | |||
| 1980‑81 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 21 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 60 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0.606 | 0.333 | 0.939 | |||
| 1981‑82 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1981‑82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 71 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 32 | 0.479 | 0.465 | 0.944 | ||||||
| 1982‑83 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 1982‑83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 23 | 66 | 33 | 44 | 77 | 65 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 1.167 | ||||||
| 1983‑84 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 24 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0.467 | 0.667 | 1.133 | ||||||
| 1983‑84 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 24 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.391 | 0.174 | 0.565 | |||
| 1984‑85 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 25 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.364 | 0.273 | 0.636 | ||
| 1984‑85 | Team Finland | | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | ||||||
| 1985‑86 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 26 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0.788 | 0.303 | 1.091 | ||
| 1985‑86 | Team Finland | | 26 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0.071 | 0.214 | 0.286 | |||||
| 1986‑87 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 27 | 44 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0.545 | 0.568 | 1.114 | ||
| 1987‑88 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 28 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 25 | -2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0.654 | 0.538 | 1.192 | ||
| 1987‑88 | Team Finland | | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.154 | 0.000 | 0.154 | |||||
| 1988‑89 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 29 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 16 | -31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.394 | 0.303 | 0.697 | ||
| 1989‑90 | Kärpät Oulu | I-divisioona | 30 | 35 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 0.486 | 0.686 | 1.171 | |||||
| 1990‑91 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 31 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.098 | 0.073 | 0.171 | ||
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
| Liiga Totals | 362 | 179 | 112 | 291 | 330 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 16 | 0.494 | 0.309 | 0.804 | |||||
| AHL Totals | 152 | 74 | 87 | 161 | 99 | 0.487 | 0.572 | 1.059 | |||||||||
| Mestis Totals | 51 | 32 | 28 | 60 | 47 | 28 | 0.627 | 0.549 | 1.176 | ||||||||
| NHL Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979‑80 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 20 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.500 | ||||
| 1980‑81 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 21 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0.455 | 0.182 | 0.636 | ||||
| 1981‑82 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.444 | 0.222 | 0.667 | ||||||
| 1982‑83 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 0.438 | 0.438 | 0.875 | ||||||
| 1983‑84 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 24 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.600 | 0.400 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1984‑85 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 | 0.429 | 0.714 | ||
| 1985‑86 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||
| 1986‑87 | Kärpät Oulu | SM-Liiga | 27 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.778 | 0.111 | 0.889 | ||
| 1990‑91 | TPS Turku | SM-Liiga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.222 | ||
| Liiga Totals | 56 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 82 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0.375 | 0.250 | 0.625 | |||||
| AHL Totals | 25 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 0.440 | 0.360 | 0.800 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1978 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 0.833 | 0.500 | 1.333 | ||||||
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1979 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.333 | 0.500 | ||||||
| Team Finland - World Championship 1986 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.300 | 0.300 | |||||
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Calgary 1988 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 10 | 10.0 | |||
| U20 World Championship Totals | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 0.500 | 0.417 | 0.917 | |||||||
| World Championship Totals | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.300 | 0.300 | ||||||
| Olympics Totals | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.125 | 0.000 | 0.125 | 10 | 10.0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | G/GP | A/GP | P/GP | SOG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1984 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.500 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1985 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.250 | 0.000 | 0.250 | ||||||
| Team Finland - Izvestia Tournament 1987 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.000 | 0.200 | ||||||
| Men Totals | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.231 | 0.077 | 0.308 |