Kristian Kuusela

Kristian Kuusela (born 19 February 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey right wing. Kuusela announced his retirement on 27 April 2023 after winning the Liiga championship with Tappara. Kuusela played a total of 1107 regular season games with 738 points. During his Liiga career Kuusela represented Ässät, Kärpät, Blues and Tappara.^[1] Foreign clubs Kuusela represented were MODO Hockey from Sweden and Amur Khabarovsk from Russia.^[2]

Kristian Kuusela
Born	(1983-02-19) 19 February 1983 (age 42) Seinäjoki, Finland
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	201 lb (91 kg; 14 st 5 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shot	Right
Played for	Ässät Modo Hockey Kärpät Espoo Blues Amur Khabarovsk Tappara
National team	Finland
Playing career	2002–2023

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Finland
World Championships
	2019 Slovakia

Awards

• Swedish Champion with Modo Hockey: 2006–07.
• Finnish Champion with 4x Tappara and 1x Kärpät: 2007–08, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2022–23.
• Liiga Runners-up with 1x Ässät, 1x Kärpät and 3x Tappara: 2005–06, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18.
• Lasse Oksanen trophy: 2015–16
• Veli-Pekka Ketola trophy: 2015–16
• Kultainen kypärä: 2015–16
• CHL Champion with Tappara : 2022–23
• Gold medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships: 2019

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1998–99	Tappara	FIN U18		21	15	10	25	8		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Tappara	FIN U18		17	9	12	21	6		—	—	—	—	—
1999–2000	Tappara	FIN U20		27	7	8	15	35		6	1	0	1	2
2000–01	Tappara	FIN U18		3	2	2	4	4		—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tappara	FIN U20		41	16	30	46	36		9	2	0	2	6
2001–02	Tappara	FIN U20		40	11	19	30	44		2	1	1	2	2
2001–02	FPS	Mestis		4	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Ässät	FIN U20		26	6	19	25	49		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Ässät	SM-l		31	3	0	3	2		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Ässät	FIN U20		10	8	6	14	6		—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Ässät	SM-l		53	4	6	10	12		—	—	—	—	—
2004–05	Ässät	SM-l		55	7	12	19	14		2	0	0	0	0
2005–06	Ässät	SM-l		56	26	17	43	40		14	6	3	9	12
2006–07	Ässät	SM-l		44	16	20	36	26		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Modo Hockey	SEL		11	2	4	6	8		20	8	5	13	14
2007–08	Kärpät	SM-l		56	18	27	45	26		15	2	6	8	0
2008–09	Kärpät	SM-l		57	23	20	43	63		15	6	3	9	10
2009–10	Kärpät	SM-l		55	16	16	32	84		10	0	2	2	6
2010–11	Kärpät	SM-l		59	11	17	28	30		3	1	1	2	0
2011–12	Blues	SM-l		60	16	17	33	14		16	3	8	11	8
2012–13	Blues	SM-l		59	10	30	40	30		—	—	—	—	—
2013–14	Tappara	Liiga		60	19	27	46	28		20	4	9	13	8
2014–15	Tappara	Liiga		60	14	32	46	10		20	6	12	18	0
2015–16	Tappara	Liiga		56	20	39	59	14		17	5	10	15	6
2016–17	Amur Khabarovsk	KHL		52	7	14	21	18		—	—	—	—	—
2016–17	Tappara	Liiga		10	1	3	4	0		18	5	4	9	6
2017–18	Tappara	Liiga		60	12	32	44	12		16	4	7	11	16
2018–19	Tappara	Liiga		60	19	35	54	16		11	4	5	9	4
2019–20	Tappara	Liiga		55	20	33	53	16		—	—	—	—	—
SM-l/Liiga totals				946	255	383	638	437		177	46	70	116	76

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Finland	U17		2	2	0	2	0
2019	Finland	WC		7	1	1	2	0