Ray Kaunisto

Ray Kaunisto (born February 7, 1987) is an American former professional ice hockey forward. He last played with the Brampton Beast of the ECHL.
==Playing career==
He played hockey at Northern Michigan University from 2006 to 2010, along with his younger brother Kory Kaunisto. On March 31, 2010, he was signed as a free agent by the Los Angeles Kings to a two-year entry-level contract. After two seasons with Kings affiliate, the Manchester Monarchs, Kaunisto became an unrestricted free agent on June 20, 2012, when the Kings did not tender him a qualifying offer.
On August 21, 2013, Kaunisto signed with the AHL's St. John's IceCaps, an affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets. Kaunisto however spent the majority of the 2012–13 season, in the ECHL with lower tier affiliate, the Colorado Eagles.
On August 28, 2013, he signed as a free agent to a one-year ECHL contract with the Kalamazoo Wings.
During his second season with the Wings in 2014–15, and after appearing in 43 games, Kaunisto was traded to the Evansville IceMen on March 11, 2015. The following day he was moved onto the Florida Everblades to finish out the season.
In the 2015–16 season, Kaunisto was without a club. On February 6, 2016, he signed with the Brampton Beast to play a final professional game in the ECHL before announcing his retirement from professional hockey on February 8, 2016.
==Career statistics==
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2004–05 	Soo Indians 	NAHL 		55 	20 	20 	40 	72 		14 	4 	6 	10 	8
2005–06 	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 	USHL 		53 	5 	14 	19 	78 		8 	1 	1 	2 	12
2006–07 	Northern Michigan University	CCHA 		41 	3 	0 	3 	30 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Northern Michigan University	CCHA 		40 	8 	5 	13 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Northern Michigan University	CCHA 		40 	7 	7 	14 	56 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2009–10 	Northern Michigan University	CCHA 		40 	18 	14 	32 	78 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		57 	8 	6 	14 	50 		7 	2 	1 	3 	4
2011–12 	Manchester Monarchs 	AHL 		74 	7 	15 	22 	65 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2012–13 	St. John's IceCaps 	AHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2012–13 	Colorado Eagles 	ECHL 		53 	7 	16 	23 	113 		1 	0 	0 	0 	2
2013–14 	Kalamazoo Wings 	ECHL 		34 	2 	10 	12 	46 		6 	0 	0 	0 	2
2013–14 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 		6 	1 	0 	1 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Lake Erie Monsters 	AHL 		3 	0 	1 	1 	2 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2013–14 	Utica Comets 	AHL 		19 	1 	1 	2 	4 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Kalamazoo Wings 	ECHL 		43 	5 	9 	14 	76 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2014–15 	Florida Everblades 	ECHL 		14 	5 	7 	12 	12 		10 	1 	0 	1 	8
2015–16 	Brampton Beast 	ECHL 		1 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals		160 	17 	23 	40 	125 		11 	2 	2 	4 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==Awards and honours==
Award 	Year 	
College 	College	College
CCHA All-Tournament Team	2010 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:1987 births
Category:Brampton Beast players
Category:Cedar Rapids RoughRiders players
Category:Colorado Eagles players
Category:Florida Everblades players
Category:Ice hockey players from Michigan
Category:Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) players
Category:Lake Erie Monsters players
Category:Manchester Monarchs (AHL) players
Category:Northern Michigan Wildcats men's ice hockey players
Category:St. John's IceCaps players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Utica Comets players
Category:American men's ice hockey forwards