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Marko Kiprusoff Born June 6, 1972
Turku, FINHeight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) Position Defence Shoots Right Ligue Magnus team
Former teamsDucs d'Angers
HPK
1. Divisioona
Kiekko-67
TuTo
NHL
Montreal Canadiens
New York Islanders
Elitserien
Malmö IF
Nationalliga A
EHC Kloten
'TPS' (SM-l)National team Finland NHL Draft 70th overall, 1994
Montreal CanadiensPlaying career 1990–present Marko Kiprusoff (born June 6, 1972 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman.
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Draft
He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens as their third-round pick, #70 overall, in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
SM-liiga Career
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.
First NHL visit
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.
Return to Europe
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.
International play
Medal record Competitor for Finland Men's ice hockey Olympic Games Bronze 1994 Lillehammer Ice hockey World Championships Silver 1994 Italy Ice hockey Gold 1995 Sweden Ice hockey Silver 1998 Switzerland Ice hockey Silver 1999 Norway Ice hockey Silver 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.
Awards
- Pekka Rautakallio trophy for best defenceman in the SM-liiga - 1995
- Raimo Kilpiö trophy for gentleman player in the SM-liiga - 1999
Personal
He is the older brother of Miikka Kiprusoff. He and his wife, Elin, married on July 10, 2008.
External links
- Marko Kiprusoff on nhlfinns.com
- Marko Kiprusoff's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
Preceded by
Petteri NummelinWinner of the Pekka Rautakallio trophy
1994–95Succeeded by
Mika StrömbergPreceded by
Kimmo RintanenWinner of the Raimo Kilpiö trophy
1998–99Succeeded by
Kimmo RintanenCategories:- 1972 births
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Finnish ice hockey world championship gold medalists
- Living people
- Malmö Redhawks players
- Montreal Canadiens players
- New York Islanders players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- People from Turku
- TPS players
- Finnish people of Russian descent
- Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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