Teemu Kesä (born June 7, 1981) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for Malmö Redhawks of the Swedish Allsvenskan. He was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the 4th round (100th overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
| Teemu Kesä | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kesä with the Albany River Rats in 2004 | |||
| Born | June 7, 1981 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | Ilves Lukko Albany River Rats HC TPS Ässät SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Odense Bulldogs Malmö Redhawks | ||
| NHL draft | 100th overall, 1999 New Jersey Devils | ||
| Playing career | 1999–2014 | ||
Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1996–97 | Tappara U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 32 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | ||
| 1997–98 | Ilves U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 20 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ilves U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ilves U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | Ilves U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 32 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Ilves U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Vaasan Sport | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lukko U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 34 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 49 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 60 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Albany River Rats | AHL | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | HC TPS | SM-liiga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Porin Ässät | SM-liiga | 31 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Bietigheim Steelers | Germany2 | 44 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Odense Bulldogs | Denmark | 31 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 153 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 31 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 47 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 139 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Malmö Redhawks | HockeyAllsvenskan | 34 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| AHL totals | 79 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| SM-liiga totals | 236 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 360 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database