Santtu Kinnunen

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Santtu Kinnunen
Born (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 (age 25)
Lahti, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Florida Panthers
Charlotte Checkers  (AHL)
Pelicans
Tappara
NHL draft 207th overall, 2018
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2018–present

Santtu Kinnunen (born 25 March 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract with the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Kinnunen played as a youth within the Lahti Pelicans organization before making his professional debut with second tier affiliate, Peliitat Heinola, during the 2017–18 season. Showing promising development on the blueline, Kinnunen was selected by the Florida Panthers in the seventh-round, 207th overall, of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

He made his debut in the Liiga with 27 appearances for Lahti Pelicans during the 2018–19 Liiga season. [1]

Kinnunen played two full seasons with Tappara before he was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with draft club, the Florida Panthers, on 2 May 2022. [2]

In moving to North America, Kinnunen featured in his first training camp with the Panthers in 2022, before he was re-assigned to begin the 2022–23 season with AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, on 2 October 2022. [3]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2016–17 Lahti Pelicans Jr. A 50112—————
2017–18Lahti PelicansJr. A434202422—————
2017–18 Peliitat Mestis 110442—————
2018–19Lahti PelicansJr. A1325714100332
2018–19 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 271674—————
2018–19 PeliitatMestis211121335—————
2019–20Lahti PelicansJr. A61346—————
2019–20 Lahti PelicansLiiga2401114—————
2019–20 PeliitatMestis26281026—————
2020–21 Tappara Liiga59514191692130
2021–22 TapparaLiiga544192357130222
2022–23 Charlotte Checkers AHL 69926352472462
2023–24 Charlotte CheckersAHL68417212430110
Liiga totals16410405091222352

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References

  1. ↑ "Kinnunen Santtu". liiga.fi. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Florida Panthers agree to terms with Santtu Kinnunen". Florida Panthers. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Panthers assign 10 players to Checkers". Florida Panthers. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.


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