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JirijoonasKanth
- height 6-0
- class Senior
- High school Makelanrinne
- 2007 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll
2007
Saw action in 13 games with five starts as a true freshman … Recorded two assists and fired six shots – three on goal … Logged 491 minutes … Assisted on Tim Crone’s goal vs. CSU and hooked up with Barry Rice on goal vs. Michigan State.
PRE-COLLEGE
Played for coach Tommi Paavola at Makelanrinne Senior Sports High School … Played eight years for club team FC Helsinki and coach Jari Rantanen … Club team won the Helsinki Cup (International Tournament in Finland) in 2002 and 2005 and the Dana Cup (International Tournament in Denmark) in 1999 … Club won the U-15, U-16 and U-19 National Championships … Played for Finland National team against Sweden in 2002.
Personal
Full name is Jirijoonas Kanth … Son of Jari and Tiina Kanth … Has two brothers Miropekka (21), Vilikasper (18) and two sisters Iinarooza (14) and Emmalotta (10) … Born on June 6, 1987 in Jarvenpaa, Finland.
Kanth's Career AssistsDateOpponentGoal ScorerMinute9/9/07^Cleveland StateTim Crone68th9/16/07^Michigan StateBarry Rice19th^ denotes game-tying goalKanth's Career StatsYearGP-SGAPtsShSOGYC-RCGWPK-Att200713-5022631-000-0