| Ray Kaunisto | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 7, 1987, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | Manchester Monarchs St. John's IceCaps Syracuse Crunch Lake Erie Monsters Utica Comets |
| NHL Draft | Undrafted |
| Playing career | 2010–2016 |
Ray Kaunisto (born February 7, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
Playing career[]
He played hockey at Northern Michigan University from 2006 to 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] The following day he was moved onto the Florida Everblades to finish out the season.
In the 2015–16 season, Kaunisto was without a club. On February 6, 2016, he signed with the Brampton Beast to play a final professional game in the ECHL before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on February 8, 2016.[5]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Florida Everblades | ECHL | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2015–16 | Brampton Beast | ECHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 (2010-03-31) "Ray Kaunisto player profile". Retrieved on 2012-03-31.
- ↑ Kings announce Qualifying offers. Los Angeles Kings (2012-06-20). Retrieved on 2012-06-20.
- ↑ K-Wings add four to roster. Kalamazoo Wings (2013-08-28). Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-28.
- ↑ Ray Kaunisto comes to Evansville in trade with Kalamazoo. Evansville IceMen (2015-03-11). Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved on 2015-03-11.
- ↑ Retirement from pro hockey. Twitter (2016-02-06). Retrieved on 2016-02-06.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database