Ray Kaunisto
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| Ray Kaunisto | |||
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| Born | February 7, 1987 Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| ECHL team Former teams |
Evansville IceMen Manchester Monarchs St. John's IceCaps Syracuse Crunch Lake Erie Monsters Utica Comets |
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| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Ray Kaunisto (born February 7, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey forward. He is currently playing with the Evansville IceMen of the ECHL.
Playing career
He played hockey at Northern Michigan University from 2006–2010, along with his younger brother Kory Kaunisto. On March 31, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings to a two-year entry-level contract.[1] After two seasons with Kings affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, Kaunisto became an unrestricted free agent on June 20, 2012 when the Kings did not tender him a qualifying offer.[2]
On August 21, 2013, Kaunisto signed with the AHL's St. John's IceCaps, an affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. Kaunisto however spent the majority of the 2012–13 season, in the ECHL with lower tier affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.
On August 28, 2013, he signed as a free agent to a one-year ECHL contract with the Kalamazoo Wings.[3]
During his second season with the Wings in 2014–15, and after appearing in 43 games, Kaunisto was traded to the Evansville IceMen on March 11, 2015.[4]
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Soo Indians | NAHL | 55 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 72 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | ||
| 2005–06 | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | USHL | 53 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 2006–07 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 41 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Northern Michigan University | CCHA | 40 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 57 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | Manchester Monarchs | AHL | 74 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | St. John's IceCaps | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Colorado Eagles | ECHL | 53 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 113 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 34 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Utica Comets | AHL | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kalamazoo Wings | ECHL | 43 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 160 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 125 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
Awards and honours
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| College | ||
| CCHA All-Tournament Team | 2010 | [1] |
References
External links
- Ray Kaunisto's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Ray Kaunisto's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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