Ken Kuusk

Ken Kuusk
Date of birth	January 16, 1992
place of birth	Tallinn , Estonia
size	185 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	defender
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
2006-2008	Purikad Tallinn
2008-2009	SC Riessersee Augsburger EV
2009-2010	Jokerite
2010-2011	EV Füssen
2011–2012	Tallinn HC Panter Purikad
2012-2013	Odense Bulldogs
2013-2014	Újpesti TE

Ken Kuusk (born January 16, 1992 in Tallinn ) is a former Estonian ice hockey player who was last under contract with the Hungarian club Újpesti TE in the MOL league until 2014 .

Career

Ken Kuusk began his career as a hockey player with Purikad Tallinn , for whom he made his debut in the Meistriliiga at the age of 15 . In addition to the games for his home club, he was in the highest Estonian league for the Estonian U20 national ice hockey team , the Eesti Noortekoondis, on the ice. In 2008 he moved to Germany, where he played for SC Riessersee in the German junior league and Augsburg EV in the youth Bundesliga. After a year in the U18 of Jokerit from Helsinki , he moved back to the German junior league and played there for EV Füssen . Then he went back to the Panthers from his hometown Tallinn, where he spent the 2011/12 season. But even there he only stayed one season. He finally came to Budapest in 2013 via the second team of the Odense Bulldogs , where he ended his career at Újpesti TE in the MOL league .

International

For Estonia , Kuusk took part in the junior division at the U18 World Championships in Division II in 2007 , 2008 , 2009 and 2010 and in the U20 World Championships in Division II in 2008 , 2010 , 2011 and 2012 , when he was not only voted the best defender of the tournament, but also had the best plus / minus balance and also participated in Division I in 2009 .

In the senior division, Kuusk played for his Baltic homeland at the World Championships in Division II in 2012 , when he achieved the best plus / minus balance of the tournament, and in 2014 and Division I in 2013 .

Achievements and Awards

• 2008 Promotion to Division I, Division II, Group B at the U20 World Cup
• 2012 Best defender and best plus / minus balance of the U20 World Cup in Division II, Group B.
• 2012 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Cup Division II, Group A
• 2012 Best plus / minus balance at the World Championship in Division II, Group B
• 2014 Promotion to Division I, Group B, at the World Championship Division II, Group A.

Web links

• Ken Kuusk at eurohockey.com
• Ken Kuusk at eliteprospects.com (English)