Markku Kyllönen (born February 15, 1962) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and SM-liiga. He played for Kärpät, SaiPa, and Winnipeg Jets. After spending several years in Finland, Kyllönen moved to North America in 1988, playing nine games for Winnipeg while mainly playing for their American Hockey League affiliate. He returned to Europe the following season, and spent the rest of his career playing in different leagues, retiring in 2000. Internationally Kyllönen played for Finland at the 1987 Canada Cup.
| Markku Kyllönen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 15, 1962 Joensuu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
SaiPa Kärpät Winnipeg Jets Newcastle Cobras Odense Bulldogs | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
163rd overall, 1987 Winnipeg Jets | ||
| Playing career | 1980–2000 | ||
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 31 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 35 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 33 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | SaiPa | FIN | 34 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | Oulun Kärpät | FIN | 43 | 24 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1987–88 | Oulun Kärpät | FIN | 43 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Winnipeg Jets | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | Moncton Hawks | AHL | 60 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | JoKP | FIN | 42 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 79 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | JoKP | FIN | 37 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 44 | 26 | 42 | 68 | 68 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | JoKP | FIN-2 | 29 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Kiekko-Karhut | FIN-3 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 16 | ||
| 1996–97 | Newcastle Cobras | BISL | 25 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | EV Landsberg | GER-2 | 34 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 42 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Odense Bulldogs | DEN | 41 | 26 | 19 | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| FIN totals | 199 | 71 | 79 | 150 | 104 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| NHL totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Finland | CC | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
External links
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