Jesperi Kotkaniemi
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 July 2000 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team | Ässät | ||
| NHL draft |
3rd overall, 2018 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2017–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World U18 Championships | ||
 |
2018 Russia | |
 |
2017 Slovakia | |
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (born 6 July 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who was drafted 3rd overall by the Montreal Canadians in the 2018 NHL draft .
Playing career
Kotkaniemi made his Liiga debut with Ässät on September 9, 2017 where he scored his first professional goal.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2015–16 | Ässät | Fin-Jr. | 23 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ässät | Fin-Jr. | 17 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ässät | Liiga | 57 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 57 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC18 | 
|
7 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 37 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 43 | ||||
References
- ^ "SM-liigan 17-vuotias superlupaus onnistui heti maalinteossa". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 September 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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