Kevin Kantee
  Kevin Kantee 
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| Date of birth | January 29, 1984 |
| place of birth | Idaho Falls , Idaho , USA |
| size | 187 cm |
| Weight | 95 kg |
| position | defender |
| Shot hand | Left |
| Draft | |
| NHL Entry Draft |
2002 , 6th round, 188th position Chicago Blackhawks |
| Career stations | |
| until 2007 | Jokerit Helsinki |
| 2007 | TPS Turku |
| 2007-2009 | Ilves Tampere |
| 2009-2010 | JYP Jyväskylä |
| 2010-2011 | HDD Olimpija Ljubljana |
| since 2011 | HC Valpellice |
Kevin Kantee (born January 29, 1984 in Idaho Falls , Idaho , USA ) is a Finnish - American ice hockey player who has been under contract with HC Valpellice in Serie A1 since October 2011 .
Career
Kevin Kantee began his career as an ice hockey player in the youth department of Jokerit Helsinki , for whose professional team he was active in the SM-liiga from 2003 to 2007 and was runner-up in 2005 and 2007. As a youth player, he had previously been selected in the sixth round of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft as the 188th player in total by the Chicago Blackhawks , for whom he never played.
After he had finished the 2006/07 season at TPS Turku , he played for two years for their league rivals Ilves Tampere before he was signed for the 2009/10 season by the reigning Finnish champions JYP Jyväskylä . For the following season, the former Finnish junior international signed with HDD Olimpija Ljubljana from the Austrian ice hockey league . For the 2011/12 season , the defender agreed on a contractual relationship with HC Valpellice from Serie A1 .
International
For Finland , Kantee took part in the U18 World Junior Championship in 2002 and the U20 World Junior Championship in 2004 .
Achievements and Awards
- 2004 bronze medal at the U20 Junior World Championship
- 2005 Finnish runner-up with Jokerit Helsinki
- 2007 Finnish runner-up with Jokerit Helsinki
SM liiga statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
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| Main round | 7th | 303 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 134 |
| Playoffs | 5 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 4th | 6th |
(Status: end of the 2009/10 season)
Web links
- Kevin Kantee at eliteprospects.com (English)
- Kevin Kantee at hockeydb.com (English)
- Kevin Kantee at sonice.it
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| SURNAME | Kantee, Kevin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish-American ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Idaho Falls , Idaho , USA |