Matti Kuparinen
Matti Kuparinen | |||
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Born | (1984-10-16) October 16, 1984 (age 39) Pori, Finland | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
SM-liiga team Former teams | HIFK Ässät KalPa Avangard Omsk | ||
Playing career | 2003–present |
Matti Kuparinen (born October 16, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga.
Kuparinen played originally with SM-liiga team, Ässät Pori, for eight seasons from 2003 to 2011, of which he was team captain for over three years. Kuparinen played his first games in SM-liiga in the season of 2003-04 and his first national team games in September 2008. He switched to KalPa in the 2011-12 season with a two-year contract that was then extended to 2015.[1]
After a spending the majority of the 2012-13 season, abroad in the Kontinental Hockey League with Avangard Omsk, Kuparinen returned as a free agent to join his third SM-liiga club, HIFK, on an optional two-year contract on July 22, 2013.[2]
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Preceded by Juha Kiilholma | Porin Ässät captain 2016–18 | Succeeded by Tommi Taimi |
Preceded by Pasi Peltonen | Porin Ässät captain 2007–11 | Succeeded by |
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