Markku Kiimalainen

Markku Kiimalainen
Date of birth	October 8, 1955
place of birth	Oulu , Finland
size	182 cm
Weight	78 kg
position	striker
Career stations
1972-1992	Kärpät Oulu

Markku Kiimalainen (born October 8, 1955 in Oulu ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player who played exclusively for his home club Kärpät Oulu during his active time from 1972 to 1992 .

Career

Markku Kiimalainen began his career as an ice hockey player in his hometown in the youth department of Kärpät Oulu , for whose professional team he was initially active in the second Finnish division from 1972 to 1977. After promotion to the SM-liiga , the attacker scored 46 scorer points in 36 games in the 1977/78 season , including 31 goals. He was the top scorer in the SM-liiga and was also named the best rookie in the SM-liiga . In the 1980/81 season he won the Finnish championship with his team . In the following years he remained one of Kärpät's leading players in the SM-liiga and even after his relegation in the 1988/89 season played for his home club in the second-class I divisioona for three years before he ended his career at the age of 36.

International

For Finland , Kiimalainen took part in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid . He was also in his country's squad for the World Cup and Canada Cup in 1981 .

Achievements and Awards

• 1977 Promotion to the SM-liiga with Kärpät Oulu
• 1978 Top scorer in the SM-liiga
• 1978 Best rookie in the SM-liiga
• 1981 Finnish champion with Kärpät Oulu

SM liiga statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	12	390	159	165	324	194
Playoffs	7th	52	14th	19th	33	17th
Relegation	2	11	10	5	15th	0

Web links

• Markku Kiimalainen at hockeydb.com (English)
• Markku Kiimalainen at eurohockey.com
• Markku Kiimalainen at eliteprospects.com (English)