Kyle Kukkonen

9 Kyle Kukkonen

Height:

5-10
Weight:

177
Year:

So.
Hometown:

Maple Grove, Minn.
Position:

F
Team:

Madison (USHL)

gp

27
p

12
g

1
a

11
pim

18
+/-

-4

Bio

Pronunciation

Freshman Season (2022-23): Named the CCHA Rookie of the Year and a unanimous selection on the CCHA All-Rookie Team … Received the team’s Norbert Matovich Memorial Award as the most outstanding freshman … Skated in all 39 games and led the Huskies with 18 goals while also tallying nine assists … Ranked seventh in the country with five game-winning goals … Scored the fifth-most goals by a Michigan Tech freshman in program history and his 18 goals were the most by a Tech freshman since 1988 … Registered first collegiate point at Alaska (Oct. 13) … Scored first college goal as part of a two-goal night versus Bemidji State (Oct. 22) … Registered multiple points in eight games … Also had two-goal nights at St. Thomas (Nov. 18), against Bowling Green (Feb. 10 & 11), and against the Tommies in the CCHA Playoffs (Mar. 4) … Was named Winter Carnival MVP with four goals in the series … Scored the game winner at St. Thomas (Nov. 18), at Lake Superior State (Dec. 17), at Ferris State (Jan. 20), at Minnesota State (Feb. 24), and versus UST (Mar. 4) … Was named a CCHA Player of the Week four times … Went on a pair of six-game point streaks … Led the team with 125 shots on goal.

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 and 2023 … 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 and holds a 3.57 GPA.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 2	St. Thomas	W, 6-0
Mar 8	Bowling Green	W, 5-0
Mar 9	Bowling Green	W, 6-5
Mar 16	Minnesota State	W, 4-3
Mar 22	at Bemidji State	W, 2-1
Mar 29	vs. Boston College	L, 6-1

	Overall	Conf
Games	27	14
Points	12	4
Goals	1	1
Assists	11	3
PIM	18	16
+/-	-4	-1
Power-play goals	0	0
Short-handed goals	0	0
Empty net goals	0	0
Games started	10	3
Game-winning goals	0	0
Game-tying goals	0	0
Hat tricks	0	0
Shots	71	33

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	g	a	pts	pim	+/-	ppg	shg	eng	gwg	gtg	s
Oct 7	at Minnesota Duluth	T, 2-2	0	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Oct 13	Alaska	L, 4-1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Oct 14	Alaska	T, 2-2	0	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Oct 20	Wisconsin	L, 4-2	1	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Oct 21	Wisconsin	L, 5-2	0	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Oct 27	at St. Lawrence	T, 2-2	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	5
Oct 28	at Clarkson	L, 3-1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Nov 3	Augustana (S.D.)	W, 6-4	1	0	0	0	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 4	Augustana (S.D.)	W, 4-3	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Nov 10	at Bemidji State	W, 4-2	0	0	1	1	4	+0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Nov 11	at Bemidji State	L, 6-4	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 17	Ferris State	L, 3-2	0	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 18	Ferris State	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Nov 24	at Minnesota State	W, 3-2	0	0	1	1	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Nov 25	at Minnesota State	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 1	Bowling Green	L, 2-1	1	0	0	0	2	+0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 2	Bowling Green	W, 3-2	0	0	0	0	2	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Dec 8	Northern Michigan	W, 4-2	0	0	1	1	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	4
Dec 9	at Northern Michigan	L, 3-1	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dec 28	vs. Alaska	W, 3-2	1	0	1	1	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Dec 29	vs. Michigan State	T, 3-3	1	0	3	3	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jan 6	at Northern Michigan	L, 7-2	1	0	0	0	4	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jan 11	at St. Thomas	L, 4-3	1	0	0	0	2	+0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Jan 13	at St. Thomas	L, 3-1	0	1	0	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	6
Jan 19	Bemidji State	W, 2-1	0	0	0	0	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jan 20	Bemidji State	T, 2-2	1	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Jan 26	at Lake Superior State	L, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 27	at Lake Superior State	W, 1-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 2	at Northern Michigan	L, 4-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 3	Northern Michigan	T, 3-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 9	Minnesota State	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 10	Minnesota State	L, 4-2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 23	at Bowling Green	W, 7-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 24	at Bowling Green	W, 3-1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 1	St. Thomas	L, 2-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 2	St. Thomas	W, 6-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 8	Bowling Green	W, 5-0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 9	Bowling Green	W, 6-5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 16	Minnesota State	W, 4-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 22	at Bemidji State	W, 2-1	0	0	0	0	0	+0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Mar 29	vs. Boston College	L, 6-1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1

	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	+/-	s
Event	Total	27	1	11	12	18	-4	71
	Conference	14	1	3	4	16	-1	33
	Exhibition	1	0	0	0	4	-2	1
Location	Home	13	0	4	4	10	-6	35
	Away	11	1	3	4	8	+0	32
	Neutral	3	0	4	4	0	+2	4
Result	Wins	11	0	4	4	10	+2	31
	Losses	11	1	2	3	8	-9	22
	Ties	5	0	5	5	0	+3	18
Month	October	7	0	4	4	0	-4	22
	November	8	0	2	2	8	-5	21
	December	6	0	5	5	4	+4	11
	January	4	1	0	1	6	+2	12
	March	2	0	0	0	0	-1	5

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