Kevin Kantee Ice hockey player

Kevin Kantee (born January 29, 1984 in Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S.) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their sixth-round pick, #188 overall, in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. He played for Jokerit, TPS, Ilves and JYP in the Finnish SM-liiga 2003-2010, and transferred to HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League for the 2010-2011 season. He is currently signed with HC Valpellice in the Italian Serie A.In an incident on October 27, 2007, Kantee was attacked by Ässät defenceman Matt Nickerson in the locker room corridor in the Ässät arena after an Ilves-Ässät game. Nickerson was already serving a prior suspension, and was suspended for five more games as a result of the incident.

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Kevin Kantee
Birth dateJanuary 29, 1984
Birth place
Idaho , Idaho Falls Idaho , United States

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Ice hockey player

Career start2003
draft188th overall
draft team
Chicago Blackhawks
draft year2002
former team
Austrian Hockey League
HC TPS
Ilves
JYP Jyväskylä
Jokerit
Liiga
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
league
Elite.A
position
Defenceman
shootsLeft
teams
HC Valpellice

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