Matti Kaipainen
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Birth place: Tampere, Finland
Forward, shoots right
5 ' 9" (174 cm) | 179 lb (81 kg)
Birth place: Tampere, Finland
Forward, shoots right
5 ' 9" (174 cm) | 179 lb (81 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 26 | 1998 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | HIFK Helsinki defeated Ilves Tampere 3‑0 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| 34 | 2006 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | HPK Hämeenlinna defeated Ässät Pori 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 1993‑94 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 21 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994‑95 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 22 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 28 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995‑96 | KooVee Tampere | Fazer-liiga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1995‑96 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 23 | 44 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996‑97 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 24 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997‑98 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 25 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 26 | 53 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 44 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | EHL | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1999‑00 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 27 | 54 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 64 | -6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12.6 |
| 2000‑01 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 28 | 56 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 92 | -8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2001‑02 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 29 | 52 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 99 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5.9 |
| 2002‑03 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 30 | 56 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 50 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2004‑05 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 32 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13.6 |
| 2005‑06 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 33 | 55 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 66 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Comet Halden | EHL | 36 | 43 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.9 |
| 2009‑10 | LeKi Lempäälä | Mestis | 37 | 40 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10.5 |
| Liiga Totals | 575 | 93 | 108 | 201 | 596 | -53 | 23 | 4 | 16 | ||||
| Eliteserien Totals | 43 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 40 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12.9 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 42 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| European Hockey League Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993‑94 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995‑96 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996‑97 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1997‑98 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Ilves Tampere | European Hockey League | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1999‑00 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000‑01 | Lukko Rauma | SM-Liiga | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004‑05 | Ilves Tampere | SM-Liiga | 32 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2005‑06 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 33 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13.5 |
| 2009‑10 | LeKi Lempäälä | Mestis | 37 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Liiga Totals | 55 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 88 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Mestis Totals | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |||
| European Hockey League Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |