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BEFORE UMD: Debuted in style with the Minnesota Wilderness last winter ... posted the North American Hockey League's best goals against average (1.48) and saves percentage (.944) and the second highest shutout total (nine) despite missing a sizable portion of the regular season with a lower body injury ... appeared in 32 regular season games and had a 21-6-5 record to show for it ... helped backstop the Wilderness to the fourth best record among the NAHL's 24 clubs during its inaugural year in that circuit ... spent three seasons (2010-13) tending goal for the Jokerit U-20 and U-18 teams out of Helsinki, Finland ... is a 2012 graduate of PHYK in Helsinki.  PERSONAL:  Born Kasimir Kaskisuo on Oct.2, 1993 in Vantaa, Finland ... is the son of Mikko Vehmas and Minna Kaskisuo ... has no siblings ... is majoring in business at UMD ... becomes the second Finnish native -- and sixth European -- to enlist his services with the UMD hockey program (winger Pasi Korhonen, who played eight games with the 1999-2000 Bulldogs, was the first) ... is majoring in business at UMD.