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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