Career
He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks as their sixth-round pick, #188 overall, in the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He played for Jokerit, TPS, Ilves and JYP in the Finnish Master of Science-liiga 2003-2010, and transferred to HDD Olimpija Ljubljana in the Austrian Hockey League for the 2010-2011 season. He is currently signed with The Human Context Valpellice in the Italian Serie A.
In an incident on October 27, 2007, Kantee was attacked by Ässät defenceman Matt Nickerson in the locker room corridor in the Ässät arena after an Ilves-Ässät game.
Nickerson was already serving a prior suspension, and was suspended for five more games as a result of the incident.
