Kyle Kukkonen

9 Kyle Kukkonen

Height:

5-10
Weight:

175
Year:

Fr.
Hometown:

Maple Grove, Minn.
Position:

F
Team:

Madison (USHL)

gp

39
p

27
g

18
a

9
pim

18
+/-

+1

Bio

Pronunciation

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.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 24	at Minnesota State	W, 2-0
Feb 25	at Minnesota State	L, 3-2
Mar 3	St. Thomas	W, 1-0
Mar 4	St. Thomas	W, 5-4
Mar 11	Northern Michigan	L, 4-0
Mar 24	vs. Penn State	L, 8-0

	Overall	Conf
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
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	s
2022-23	39	18	9	27	18	+1	5	2	4	5	1	125
2023-24	27	1	11	12	18	-4	0	0	0	0	0	71
Total	66	19	20	39	36	-3	5	2	4	5	1	196

		gp	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	shg	eng	gwg	gtg	s
Event	Total	39	18	9	27	18	+1	5	2	4	5	1	125
	Conference	26	14	4	18	12	-1	5	1	3	4	1	82
	Exhibition	2	2	1	3	0	+3	0	0	0	1	0	4
Location	Home	17	11	6	17	14	+8	3	1	3	1	1	57
	Away	18	6	3	9	2	-1	2	1	1	4	0	51
	Neutral	4	1	0	1	2	-6	0	0	0	0	0	17
Result	Wins	24	13	7	20	8	+13	3	1	4	5	0	79
	Losses	11	3	2	5	4	-13	0	1	0	0	0	33
	Ties	4	2	0	2	6	+1	2	0	0	0	1	13
Month	October	7	3	5	8	6	+3	2	0	1	0	1	21
	November	8	3	1	4	6	-1	2	0	1	1	0	28
	December	6	1	1	2	2	-7	1	0	0	1	0	22
	January	8	3	1	4	2	+4	0	0	1	1	0	21
	February	6	6	0	6	2	+3	0	1	1	1	0	19
	March	4	2	1	3	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	14

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