Prior to Michigan Tech: Picked by the Anaheim Ducks in the 2021 NHL Draft as the 162nd overall pick in the sixth round … Attended the Anaheim Ducks NHL Development Camp in summer 2022 … Was the captain of the Madison Capitols in the USHL in 2021-22 … Tallied 53 points in 58 games with 22 goals and 31 assists … Played three years and 54 games of high school hockey for Maple Grove … Tallied 139 points in high school with 55 goals and 84 assists … In 2020-21, led Minnesota state high school players in assists and was second in scoring with 74 points (31 goals, 43 assists) … Was named the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and a finalist for the Minnesota Mr. Hockey Award … Played 24 games for Minot in the NAHL after high school season ended and registered 21 points … Played three games for Madison during the 2018-19 season.
Personal: Shoots right … Son of Erik and Karen Kukkonen … Born Kyle William Kukkonen on November 13, 2002, in Maple Grove, Minnesota … Has an older brother, Trevor, and younger brother, David … Trevor is also a member of the Michigan Tech hockey team … Attended Maple Grove Senior High and also played baseball … Enjoys golfing and waterskiing … Majoring in engineering.
  | Overall | Conf | ||
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Games | 39 | 26 | ||
Points | 27 | 18 | ||
Goals | 18 | 14 | ||
Assists | 9 | 4 | ||
PIM | 18 | 12 | ||
+/- | +1 | -1 | ||
Power-play goals | 5 | 5 | ||
Short-handed goals | 2 | 1 | ||
Empty net goals | 4 | 3 | ||
Games started | 21 | 12 | ||
Game-winning goals | 5 | 4 | ||
Game-tying goals | 1 | 1 | ||
Hat tricks | 0 | 0 | ||
Shots | 125 | 82 |
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s |
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Oct 1 | Lake Superior State | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oct 3 | Lakehead | W, 6-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 7 | at Ferris State | L, 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oct 8 | at USNTDP U-18 | L, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oct 13 | at Alaska | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oct 14 | at Alaska | W, 6-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 21 | Bemidji State | L, 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oct 22 | Bemidji State | T, 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Oct 28 | St. Lawrence | W, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Oct 29 | St. Lawrence | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Nov 4 | at Bowling Green | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 5 | at Bowling Green | L, 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 11 | Lake Superior State | T, 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nov 12 | Lake Superior State | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 18 | at St. Thomas | W, 6-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Nov 19 | at St. Thomas | W, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 25 | Minnesota State | W, 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Nov 26 | Minnesota State | T, 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Dec 2 | at Northern Michigan | L, 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Dec 3 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Dec 16 | at Lake Superior State | L, 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Dec 17 | at Lake Superior State | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Dec 27 | vs. Western Michigan | L, 8-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dec 28 | vs. Michigan State | W, 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Jan 6 | at Arizona State | W, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 7 | vs. Boston U. | W, 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 13 | St. Thomas | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 14 | St. Thomas | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jan 20 | at Ferris State | W, 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Jan 21 | at Ferris State | T, 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jan 27 | Northern Michigan | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Jan 28 | at Northern Michigan | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Feb 3 | at Bemidji State | W, 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Feb 4 | at Bemidji State | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 10 | Bowling Green | L, 5-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Feb 11 | Bowling Green | W, 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Feb 24 | at Minnesota State | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Feb 25 | at Minnesota State | L, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mar 3 | St. Thomas | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mar 4 | St. Thomas | W, 5-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Mar 11 | Northern Michigan | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Mar 24 | vs. Penn State | L, 8-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Event | Total | 39 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 18 | +1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
Conference | 26 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 12 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 82 | |
Exhibition | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Location | Home | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | +8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
Away | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | |
Neutral | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | |
Result | Wins | 24 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 8 | +13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
Losses | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |
Ties | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | |
Month | October | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
November | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | |
December | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
January | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | |
February | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | |
March | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Michigan Tech hockey coach Joe Shawhan honored eight different Huskies with the program's annual team awards.
April 24, 2023
The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 13 in the final DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls.
April 11, 2023
Michigan Tech’s hockey season came to an end Friday in an NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal.
March 24, 2023
Michigan Tech will open the NCAA Tournament against Penn State Friday at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
March 22, 2023
Michigan Tech's Kyle Kukkonen has been named the CCHA Rookie of the Year.
March 15, 2023
Michigan Tech goaltender Blake Pietila and forward Ryland Mosley have been named to the All-CCHA First Team.
March 14, 2023
Michigan Tech’s Kyle Kukkonen has been named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team.
March 13, 2023
No. 10 Michigan Tech hosts Northern Michigan in a CCHA Mason Cup Semifinal matchup.
March 8, 2023
Michigan Tech junior Jed Pietila is the CCHA Defenseman of the Week, and Kyle Kukkonen is the CCHA Rookie of the Week
March 6, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech swept St. Thomas with a 5-4 win Saturday.
March 4, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech hosts St. Thomas this weekend for a best-of-three CCHA Mason Cup Quarterfinal series.
March 1, 2023
Blake Pietila and Kyle Kukkonen were named CCHA Players of the Week.
February 27, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech fell 3-2 in a heartbreaker at No. 12 Minnesota State Saturday.
February 25, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech shut out No. 12 Minnesota State 2-0 Friday to jump ahead of the Mavericks in the CCHA standings.
February 24, 2023
No. 11 Michigan Tech wraps up the regular season on the road at No. 12 Minnesota State.
February 22, 2023
Kyle Kukkonen and Brett Thorne are CCHA Players of the Week.
February 13, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech earned a Winter Carnival split with a 4-2 victory over Bowling Green Saturday.
February 11, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech had its six-game unbeaten streak snapped as Bowling Green defeated the Huskies 5-2 Friday.
February 10, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech wraps up its home schedule this weekend hosting Bowling Green for the annual Winter Carnival series.
February 8, 2023
No. 12 Michigan Tech travels to Bemidji State for their second meeting of the season with the Beavers.
February 1, 2023
No. 13 Michigan Tech shutout rival Northern Michigan 3-0 Friday
January 27, 2023
No. 13 Michigan Tech plays Northern Michigan in a home-and-away series.
January 25, 2023
No. 14 Michigan Tech shutout Ferris State 1-0 Friday at Ewigleben Ice Arena.
January 20, 2023
No. 14 Michigan Tech travels to Ferris State for its only weekend series against the Bulldogs this season.
January 18, 2023
No. 13 Michigan Tech gets back to CCHA action this weekend, hosting St. Thomas.
January 12, 2023
No. 16 Michigan Tech won the 2023 Desert Hockey Classic with a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Boston University.
January 7, 2023
No. 16 Michigan Tech advanced to the Desert Hockey Classic Championship Game with a 4-2 win over Arizona State.
January 6, 2023
No. 16 Michigan Tech plays at the Desert Hockey Classic at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
January 4, 2023
No. 16 Michigan Tech never led in the GLI Third Place Game until Arvid Caderoth scored 1:24 into overtime for a 3-2 victory over No. 11 Michigan...
December 28, 2022
No. 16 Michigan Tech hosts the 56th annual Great Lakes Invitational on December 27-28 at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids.
December 21, 2022
No. 17 Michigan Tech moved into a tie for first place in the CCHA standings with a 5-1 win at Lake Superior State Saturday.
December 17, 2022
No. 17 Michigan Tech fell 3-0 at Lake Superior State Friday.
December 16, 2022
No. 17 Michigan Tech travels to Lake Superior State for the second CCHA series of the season against the Lakers.
December 15, 2022
No. 18 Michigan Tech fell 4-3 in overtime at Northern Michigan Friday.
December 2, 2022
No. 18 Michigan Tech and Northern Michigan play a home-and-away CCHA series this weekend.
December 1, 2022
The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 18 in this week's USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll and No. 19 in the DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 poll.
November 28, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech dominated the first two periods and held on for a 3-2 win over No. 10 Minnesota State Friday.
November 25, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech hosts No. 10 Minnesota State this weekend at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
November 23, 2022
Michigan Tech junior Brett Thorne and freshman Kyle Kukkonen have been named CCHA Players of the Week the league announced on Monday.
November 21, 2022
Ryland Mosley scored a shorthanded game-winning goal with 2:08 left in regulation to lift Michigan Tech to a CCHA road sweep at St. Thomas
November 19, 2022
Michigan Tech broke a 2-2 second intermission tie with four goals in the third period to defeat St. Thomas 6-2 Friday at Saint Thomas Ice Arena.
November 18, 2022
Michigan Tech travels to St. Thomas for a CCHA road series.
November 16, 2022
Michigan Tech hosts Lake Superior State for a CCHA series at the John MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
November 10, 2022
Michigan Tech travels to Bowling Green for the first CCHA road series of the season.
November 3, 2022
Blake Pietila earned his second straight shutout, and school record 13th of his career, as Michigan Tech swept St. Lawrence with a 3-0 victory.
October 29, 2022
Michigan Tech overwhelmed St. Lawrence 6-0 Friday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
October 28, 2022
Michigan Tech hosts its only non-conference homes series of the season this weekend, welcoming St. Lawrence.
October 27, 2022
Michigan Tech and Bemidji State skated to a 2-2 tie Saturday at the MacInnes Student Ice Arena.
October 22, 2022
Michigan Tech fell 5-2 in the CCHA opener against Bemidji State Friday.
October 21, 2022
Michigan Tech and Bemidji State both begin CCHA play this weekend with a series in Houghton.
October 20, 2022
Michigan Tech picked up its first win of the season with a 2-0 shutout at Alaska on Thursday.
October 13, 2022
Michigan Tech is in Fairbanks for a nonconference series against the Alaska Nanooks.
October 12, 2022
The No. 20-ranked Michigan Tech hockey team wrapped up exhibition play with a 5-2 loss to the U.S. National Under-18 Team Saturday.
October 8, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech began the 2022-23 regular season with a 2-1 loss at Ferris State.
October 7, 2022
Tech hockey begins the regular season Saturday with a nonconference game at Ferris State.
October 6, 2022
Michigan Tech scored early in often in a 6-0 shutout of Lakehead University Monday evening.
October 3, 2022
No. 20 Michigan Tech opened the 2022-23 season with a 5-2 win over Lake Superior State.
October 1, 2022
The Michigan Tech hockey team is ranked No. 20 in the Preseason DCU/USCHO.com Top 20 poll.
September 23, 2022
Senior goaltender Blake Pietila was named to the Preseason All-CCHA Team.
September 19, 2022