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Jarmo Kuusisto (born April 5, 1961) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Jarmo Kuusisto
Born	(1961-04-05) April 5, 1961 (age 61) Uusikaupunki, Finland
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Right
Played for	Lukko Brest Albatros Hockey Ässät AIK IF Herning Blue Fox Drakkars de Caen
National team	Finland
Playing career	1979–2004

Kuusisto played a total of 714 games in the SM-Liiga, 696 games for Lukko and 18 for Ässät.[1] In the 1990–91 SM-liiga season, he won the Juha Rantasila Trophy for scoring the most goals by a defenceman with 16.[2]

He also played in France's Élite Ligue for Brest Albatros Hockey and Drakkars de Caen, Sweden's Elitserien for AIK IF and Denmark's Codan Ligan for the Herning Blue Fox.

Kuusisto played for the Finland national team in the 1987, 1989 and 1990 Ice Hockey World Championships.

References

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

Preceded by Jorma Vehmanen	Captain of Lukko 1982–83	Succeeded by Matti Forss
Preceded by Matti Forss	Captain of Lukko 1987–90	Succeeded by Esa Keskinen
Preceded by Juha Tuohimaa	Juha Rantasila Trophy 1991	Succeeded by Juha Tuohimaa
Preceded by Esa Keskinen	Captain of Lukko 1991–92	Succeeded by Timo Saarikoski
Preceded by Pasi Huura	Captain of Lukko 1994–95	Succeeded by Toni Porkka
Preceded by Kalle Sahlstedt	Captain of Lukko 1997–98	Succeeded by Erik Hämäläinen

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