Toni Kluuskeri (born April 7, 1991) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey

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. He last played for the Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise of the French

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. Kluuskeri began his playing career with TPS, playing nine games during the

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where he registered one assist. He spent the following season with

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's U20 junior team but never played a game for their senior side. From 2012, Kluuskeri has played outside of Finland, beginning with a spell in France's Ligue Magnus for

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. On May 15, 2013, Kluuskeri signed for

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of Sweden's third tier

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. Kluuskeri returned to France in 2014, signing for

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side

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before moving to Australia to sign for the

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. On August 13, 2015, Kluuskeri signed for Narvik Hockey of Norway's First Division. The following year, he returned to France for a third time, joining Remparts de Tours.Un nouvel attaquant finlandais aux Remparts de Tours
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* 1991 births Living people Finnish ice hockey forwards Corsaires de Dunkerque players Diables Noirs de Tours players HC Morzine-Avoriaz players HC TPS players Narvik IK players People from Uusikaupunki Perth Thunder players TuTo players Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in France Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Norway Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden Ice hockey people from Southwest Finland Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Australia {{finland-icehockey-bio-stub