Kristian Kuusela

Kristian Kuusela
Date of birth	February 19, 1983
place of birth	Seinäjoki , Finland
size	174 cm
Weight	80 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Right
Career stations
until 2002	Tappara Tampere
2002-2007	Ässät Pori
2007	MODO hockey
2007-2011	Kärpät Oulu
2011-2013	Espoo Blues
2013-2016	Tappara
2016-2017	Amur Khabarovsk
since 2017	Tappara

Kristian Kuusela (born February 19, 1983 in Seinäjoki ) is a Finnish ice hockey player who has been under contract with Tappara Tampere in the Liiga since February 2017 .

Career

Kristian Kuusela, who played for Tappara Tampere in his youth , made his professional ice hockey debut in the 2001/02 season when he was on the ice four times for FPS Forssa in Mestis , Finland's second-highest division. The attacker was then committed by the first division club Ässät Pori , for whom he played in the SM-liiga from 2002 to 2007 . Towards the end of the 2006/07 season , Kuusela moved to the Modo Hockey Club from the Swedish Elitserien , with whom he then became champions. Before the 2007/08 season , Kuusela was signed by the Finnish top club Kärpät Oulu , with whom he became champions at the end of the season. Also in the 2008/09 season Kuusela reached the finals with Oulu, but lost there with his team JYP Jyväskylä .

For the 2011/12 season, Kuusela moved within the SM-liiga to the Espoo Blues , for which he completed over 130 games in the SM-liiga by 2013. He then returned to his hometown club Tappara.

Achievements and Awards

• 2007 Swedish champion with MODO hockey
• 2008 Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu
• 2009 Finnish runner-up with Kärpät Oulu
• 2016 Finnish champion with Tappara Tampere
• 2017 Finnish champion with Tappara Tampere

International

• 2019 gold medal at the world championship

Web links

• Kristian Kuusela at eliteprospects.com (English)
• Kristian Kuusela at hockeydb.com (English)
• Kristian Kuusela at eurohockey.com