Matti Kuparinen
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| Born | October 16, 1984 Pori, Finland |
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| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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HIFK Ässät KalPa Avangard Omsk |
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| Playing career | 2003–present | ||
Matti Kuparinen (born October 16, 1984) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for HIFK of the Finnish SM-liiga.
Kuparinen played originally with SM-liiga team, Ässät Pori, for eight seasons from 2003 to 2011, of which he was team captain for over three years. Kuparinen played his first games in SM-liiga in the season of 2003-04 and his first national team games in September 2008. He switched to KalPa in the 2011-12 season with a two-year contract that was then extended to 2015.[1]
After a spending the majority of the 2012-13 season, abroad in the Kontinental Hockey League with Avangard Omsk, Kuparinen returned as a free agent to join his third SM-liiga club, HIFK, on an optional two-year contract on July 22, 2013.[2]
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- Matti Kuparinen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Matti Kuparinen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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