Kevin Kantee (born January 29, 1984) is an American born 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.

Kantee was born to Finnish parents in Idaho Falls, Idaho, U.S., and holds dual citizenship of Finland and the U.S.

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.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–2000 Jokerit FIN U18 13 0 2 2 6 — — — — — 2000–01 Jokerit FIN U18 34 10 8 18 16 — — — — — 2001–02 Jokerit FIN U18 1 2 0 2 12 5 2 1 3 0 2001–02 Jokerit FIN U20 34 2 7 9 16 — — — — — 2002–03 Jokerit FIN U20 34 5 17 22 34 11 3 4 7 16 2003–04 Jokerit FIN U20 26 1 17 18 38 3 0 0 0 0 2003–04 Jokerit SM-liiga 19 0 1 1 4 8 0 1 1 2 2003–04 Suomi U20 Mestis 7 0 3 3 2 — — — — — 2004–05 Jokerit FIN U20 11 3 11 14 4 — — — — — 2004–05 Jokerit SM-liiga 46 0 3 3 14 12 0 0 0 0 2005–06 Jokerit SM-liiga 45 1 2 3 32 — — — — — 2006–07 Jokerit SM-liiga 41 1 4 5 12 — — — — — 2006–07 TPS SM-liiga 11 0 1 1 6 2 0 0 0 0 2007–08 Ilves SM-liiga 55 3 7 10 28 9 1 2 3 4 2008–09 Ilves SM-liiga 57 0 4 4 18 3 0 0 0 0 2009–10 JYP SM-liiga 29 0 2 2 20 — — — — — 2009–10 D Team Mestis 2 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana AUT 47 1 8 9 40 4 0 0 0 0 2010–11 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana SVN — — — — — 4 0 0 0 12 2011–12 HC Valpellice ITA 35 1 7 8 18 5 0 0 0 0 SM-liiga totals 303 5 24 29 134 34 1 3 4 6

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2002 Finland WJC18 8 1 3 4 4 2004 Finland WJC 7 0 1 1 4 Junior totals 15 1 4 5 8

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