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
NL team
Former teams
ZSC Lions
Pelicans
Tappara
NHL draft 207th overall, 2018
Florida Panthers
Playing career 2018present

Santtu Kinnunen (born 25 March 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing under contract with the ZSC Lions of the National League (NL).

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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]

At the conclusion of his entry-level contract with the Panthers, Kinnunen as a pending restricted free agent was not tendered a qualifying offer by the club and was released as a free agent. On 18 July 2024, Kinnunen opted to return to Europe in signing a one-year contract with reigning Swiss champions, ZSC Lions of the NL. [4]

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.
  4. "Lions sign Santtu Kinnunen" (in German). ZSC Lions. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.