Kasimir Kaskisuo

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Kasimir Kaskisuo
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Kaskisuo with the Toronto Marlies in 2020
Born (1993-10-02) 2 October 1993 (age 31)
Vantaa, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 203 lb (92 kg; 14 st 7 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
team
Former teams		Free agent
Toronto Maple Leafs
Nashville Predators
Leksands IF
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2016–present

Kasimir Kaskisuo (born 2 October 1993) is a Finnish ice hockey goaltender who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He has previously played for Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), as well as the Toronto Maple Leafs and Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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Playing career

Collegiate

While playing with the Minnesota Wilderness in the North American Hockey League (NAHL), Kaskisuo committed to play collegiate hockey with the University of Minnesota–Duluth of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). [1] In his freshman year, Kaskisuo recorded a .923 save percentage to earn National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Rookie of the Week honors. [2] He later went 5–0–0 with a .949 save percentage to earn the Bauer NCHC Goalie of the Week. [3] By the end of the month, he was named Hockey Commissioners' Association Rookie of the Month for November. [4] At the conclusion of the 2014–15 season, Kaskisuo was named to the All-Rookie Team, [5] and a finalist for Goaltender of the Year. [6] He was also elected the University of Minnesota–Duluth's Most Valuable Player for the 2014–15 season. [7]

Prior to his sophomore season, Kaskisuo was named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List for the 2015–16 season. [8] At the conclusion of the season, Kaskisuo was chosen for the American Sports Network Player of the Week after making a career-high 49 saves in a game against St. Cloud State. [9] He was also named a finalist for the Mike Richter Award as the most outstanding in NCAA Division I men's ice hockey. [10]

Professional

On 28 March 2016, Kaskisuo signed a two-way contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, and began play with its minor league affiliates, the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL) and the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL. [11] On 29 May 2018, the Maple Leafs signed Kaskisuo to another two-way contract that lasted two years. [12] During the 2017–18 season, the Maple Leafs loaned Kaskisuo to the AHL's Chicago Wolves. [13]

On 12 November 2019, the Maple Leafs called-up Kaskisuo to serve as their backup goaltender. [14] On 16 November 2019, he made his NHL debut in a 6–1 road loss versus the Pittsburgh Penguins. [15]

In the summer of 2020, the Maple Leafs hosted one of the two "bubbles" where the NHL held the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs. Each team had to choose a third goaltender in case of emergency, and the Maple Leafs chose Kaskisuo.

On 13 October 2020, after five seasons with the Maple Leafs organization, Kaskisuo signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Nashville Predators as a free agent. [16]

Following his sixth professional season within North America, Kaskisuo opted to return to Europe as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract with Swedish Hockey League (SHL) club, Leksands IF, on 4 June 2021. [17] Having made 64 combined SHL and Champions League appearances for 30 wins, Kaskisuo left the club as at the conclusion of his two-year tenure on 21 March 2023. [18]

On 18 December 2023, Kaskisuo returned to North America under a professional tryout (PTO) with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL). [19] On 19 February 2024, Kaskisuo signed a standard player contract to remain with Laval until the end of the 2023–24 season. [20]

In June 2024, Kaskisuo announced via his YouTube channel that he would not be returning to the Canadiens organization for the 2024–25 season. [21]

On 19 September 2024, Kaskisuo signed a PTO with the Boston Bruins. The Bruins released Kaskisuo from his PTO on 29 September 2024.

Personal life

Kasimir Kaskisuo
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2020–present
Subscribers65.1 thousand [22]
Total views8.5 million [22]
Last updated: 10 October 2024

Kaskisuo met his wife Whitney while in college. [23] They have one daughter together. [24] Kaskisuo also runs a YouTube channel in which he discusses life as a professional hockey player and his life experiences. [25] As of November 2022, Kaskisuo's channel has 45 800 subscribers and over 4 million views. The channel has been active since 2020.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGPWLT/OTMINGA SO GAA SV% GPWLMINGASOGAASV%
2010–11 Jokerit Jr. A 6———358——2.51.9202—————2.43.919
2011–12JokeritJr. A95104242002.82.888————————
2011–12 BeWe TuusKi 2.Div 2———120502.50.915————————
2012–13JokeritJr. A13———7513412.72.905————————
2013–14 Minnesota Wilderness NAHL 3221651,9514891.48.944522274811.75.943
2014–15 U. of Minnesota–Duluth NCHC 36181432,1148112.30.917————————
2015–16 U. of Minnesota–DuluthNCHC39191552,3507551.92.923————————
2015–16 Toronto Marlies AHL 2101125502.40.906————————
2016–17 Orlando Solar Bears ECHL 32141121,84210613.45.899————————
2016–17 Toronto MarliesAHL75103911211.84.93410535642502.66.892
2017–18 Toronto MarliesAHL110060101.00.963————————
2017–18 Orlando Solar BearsECHL2110123803.91.884————————
2017–18 Chicago Wolves AHL28131321,6136422.38.914————————
2018–19 Toronto MarliesAHL3012951,6248343.07.89612937302612.14.927
2019–20 Toronto MarliesAHL2714921,5297112.79.909————————
2019–20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 101060606.00.842————————
2020–21 Nashville Predators NHL100015000.001.000————————
2021–22 Leksands IF SHL 46232202,73012022.64.910312175702.39.911
2022–23 Leksands IFSHL143907284003.30.879————————
2023–24 Laval Rocket AHL137406833302.90.909————————
NHL totals201075604.78.854————————
SHL totals60263103,45816022.78.904312175702.39.911

Awards and honors

AwardYearRef
NAHL
All-Midwest Division Team2014 [26]
College
NCHC All-Rookie Team 2015 [27]
NCHC Honorable Mention All-Star Team 2016 [28]
AHL
All-Star Classic 2020 [29]

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  2. ↑ "UMD'S FARLEY, KASKISUO AMONG NCHC AWARD WINNERS FOR THIS WEEK". UMDBulldogs.com. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
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    The Laval Rocket signed goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo to a professional tryout contract"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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    The Laval Rocket announced that the team has agreed to terms on a one-year, one-way AHL contract (2023-24) with goaltender Kasimir Kaskisuo"     (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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