Ice hockey player
| Matti Kuparinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
(1984-10-16) October 16, 1984 (age 40) 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.
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.
References
- "KalPa's roster for 2011-12". KalPa. February 3, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2012.
- "Kuparinen transfers to HIFK" (in Finnish). HIFK. July 22, 2013. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJuha Kiilholma | Porin Ässät captain 2016–18 |
Succeeded byTommi Taimi |
| Preceded byPasi Peltonen | Porin Ässät captain 2007–11 |
Succeeded byVille Uusitalo |
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