Keith Victor Kokkola (May 4, 1949 - September 24, 2004) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
| Keith Kokkola | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 4, 1949 Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Died |
September 24, 2004 (aged 55) Windsor, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
WHA Chicago Cougars Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics Birmingham Bulls IHL Des Moines Capitols CHL Fort Worth Texans NAHL Erie Blades AHL New Haven Nighthawks SHL Richmond Wildcats PHL San Francisco Shamrocks Tucson Rustlers ACHL Nashville South Stars | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1973–1983 | ||
Between 1974 and 1977, Kokkola played 54 games in the World Hockey Association with the Chicago Cougars, Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics, and Birmingham Bulls.[1] Before his professional hockey career, Kokkola played college football as a defensive tackle at the University of North Carolina.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1967–68 | Leamington Flyers | WOJBHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | Des Moines Capitols | IHL | 75 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 208 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 30 | ||
| 1974–75 | Long Island Cougars | NAHL-Sr. | 44 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 135 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||
| 1974–75 | Chicago Cougars | WHA | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Fort Worth Texans | CHL | 26 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Erie Blades | NAHL-Sr. | 27 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | Denver Spurs/Ottawa Civics | WHA | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | New Haven Nighthawks | AHL | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1976–77 | Birmingham Bulls | WHA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | Richmond Wildcats | SHL-Sr. | 30 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PHL-Sr. | 39 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | San Francisco Shamrocks | PHL-Sr. | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | Tucson Rustlers | PHL-Sr. | 27 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Nashville South Stars | ACHL | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| WHA totals | 54 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| AHL totals | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| PHL-Sr. totals | 89 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
References
edit- ^ Surgent, Scott (2013). The Complete World Hockey Association, 9e. Tempe, Arizona. p. 342. ISBN 978-1-490967400.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Keith Kokkola - Football - University of North Carolina Athletics". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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