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Marko Kiprusoff | |||
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Born | Turku, Finland | June 6, 1972||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Right | ||
Played for | TPS Montreal Canadiens Malmö IF Kloten Flyers New York Islanders Ducs d'Angers Vasas Budapest Stars | ||
National team | Finland | ||
NHL Draft | 70th overall, 1994 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 1990–2014 |
Marko Kristian Kiprusoff (born June 6, 1972) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently an assistant junior coach in Finnish hockey club TPS.
He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as their third-round pick, 70th overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Marko Kiprusoff started his hockey career with TPS. Kiprusoff also had a three-game visit to HPK during his earlier seasons in the SM-liiga. Kiprusoff earned a reputation as a solid offensive defenceman at TPS and after his successful performances for the Finnish National team and TPS, Kiprusoff was contracted by the Montreal Canadiens.
Kiprusoff won the SM-liiga championship twice, in 1993 and 1995. Kiprusoff also captured the European Championship with TPS in 1994.
Kiprusoff spent the 1995–96 season with the Montreal Canadiens but he didn't make much of an impact in the NHL. Kiprusoff played 24 games for the Canadiens and 28 more for Montreal's AHL-affiliate, the Fredericton Canadiens.
After his initial season in the NHL, Kiprusoff played two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien for Malmö IF, after which he returned to TPS in 1998. Kiprusoff won two more SM-liiga championships with TPS, making him a four-time SM-liiga champion. Kiprusoff then played the 2001–02 with the New York Islanders and played after that for EHC Kloten in Switzerland.
In 2004 Kiprusoff returned again to TPS, where he played until the end of the 2008-09 season. On 21 May 2009 he signed a contract with French team Ducs d'Angers of the Ligue Magnus. Kiprusoff made a two-year player/coach-contract with the Kuusamon Pallo-Karhut in June 2011. He played in Kuusamo in January 2011, one game, making two points.
Medal record | ||
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Representing Finland | ||
Men's ice hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1994 Lillehammer | Ice hockey | |
World Championships | ||
1994 Italy | Ice hockey | |
1995 Sweden | Ice hockey | |
1998 Switzerland | Ice hockey | |
1999 Norway | Ice hockey | |
2001 Germany | Ice hockey |
Kiprusoff was a mainstay on the Finnish national team during the most of the '90s. Kiprusoff played 198 National Team games and was on the Finnish national team when they won Finland's first Ice Hockey World Championships gold medal in 1995.
Kiprusoff's last international tournament callup was during the 2003 World Championship Tournament.
He is the older brother of Miikka Kiprusoff.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1988–89 | TPS | FIN U18 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | ||
1988–89 | TPS | FIN U20 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | TPS | FIN U20 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | TPS | FIN U20 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | TPS | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | TuTo | FIN.2 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | TPS | SM-l | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HPK | SM-l | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | HPK | FIN U20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Kiekko-67 | FIN.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | TPS | SM-l | 43 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | TPS | SM-l | 48 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ||
1995–96 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Fredericton Canadiens | AHL | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||
1996–97 | Malmö IF | SEL | 50 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1997–98 | Malmö IF | SEL | 46 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | TPS | SM-l | 49 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 6 | 27 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
2000–01 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 43 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | ||
2001–02 | New York Islanders | NHL | 27 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001–02 | TPS | SM-l | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
2002–03 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 39 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2003–04 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 35 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | TPS | SM-l | 50 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005–06 | TPS | SM-l | 53 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | TPS | SM-l | 55 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | TPS | SM-l | 55 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
2008–09 | TPS | SM-l | 34 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
SM-l totals | 529 | 63 | 194 | 257 | 160 | 76 | 6 | 29 | 35 | 22 | ||||
SEL totals | 96 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 40 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
NLA totals | 117 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 63 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1990 | Finland | EJC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
1992 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
1994 | Finland | OLY | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
1994 | Finland | WC | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
1995 | Finland | WC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
1996 | Finland | WCH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
1997 | Finland | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
1998 | Finland | WC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
1999 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
2001 | Finland | WC | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
2003 | Finland | WC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 13 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
Senior totals | 69 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 20 |
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