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Pekka Kuusisto (ice hockey)

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Pekka Kuusisto
Born (1945-01-17) 17 January 1945 (age 79)
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Defenceman
Shot Right
Played for Ilves Tampere
RU-38 Pori
National team  Finland
Playing career 1961–1979

Pekka Juhani Kuusisto (born 17 January 1945) is a Finnish former ice hockey defenseman and Olympian.

Career

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Kuusisto played with Team Finland at the 1968 Winter Olympics held in Grenoble, France.[1] He previously played for Rosenlewin Urheilijat-38 and Ilves in the Liiga league.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NHL Stats, History, Scores, & Records". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  2. ^ Society for International Hockey Research Database, retrieved June 29, 2015