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Finland Kasper Björkqvist
#20 Ilves / Liiga - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
Date of Birth
Jul 10, 1997
Position
RW/LW
Age
28
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EPS
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2016 round 2 #61 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM

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Kasper Björkqvist Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Blues U16 II U16 I-divisioona 7* 6* 6* 12* 2* -* |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 12* 1* 1* 2* 4* -* | Playoffs 9 0 0 0 0 -
2012-13 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 6* 6* 8* 14* 8* -* |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 16* 13* 20* 33* 4* -* | Playoffs 13 6 10 16 10 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 22* 5* 9* 14* 6* -* | Playoffs 5 3 0 3 0 -
Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 5* 6* 4* -1* |
2013-14 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 21* 9* 12* 21* 12* -* | Playoffs 11 5 2 7 16 -
Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 2* 4* 2* 6* 0* -* |
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 17* 3* 4* 7* 8* 9* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 14* 3* 1* 4* 8* -4* |
2014-15 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 34* 19* 11* 30* 82* 12* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 2 -4
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 23* 4* 2* 6* 10* -3* |
2015-16 Blues U20 “A” U20 SM-liiga 45* 28* 38* 66* 32* 5* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 3* 1* 4* 4* 6* |
2016-17 Providence College NCAA 30* 3* 6* 9* 8* 2* |
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 1* 6* 7* 14* 6* |
2017-18 Providence College NCAA 40* 16* 7* 23* 16* 14* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2018-19 Providence College “C” NCAA 42* 17* 13* 30* 20* 13* |
2019-20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -3* |
2020-21 KooKoo Liiga 44* 11* 15* 26* 36* 14* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 7* -1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 0* 0* 2* -2* |
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -1* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 54* 8* 4* 12* 28* -3* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 2 2
2022-23 Kärpät Liiga 36* 5* 5* 10* 37* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
2023-24 Kärpät Liiga 46* 4* 9* 13* 16* -12* | Playoffs 12 3 0 3 4 0
2024-25 Ilves Liiga 35* 1* 2* 3* 6* -9* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 2 -1
2025-26 Ilves Liiga 13* 3* 4* 7* 0* 1* |
Projected Liiga 40* 9* 12* 21* 0* 3* |

Kasper Björkqvist Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Blues U20 JCWC 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2024-25 Ilves Champions HL 5* 1* 1* 2* 2* -2* |
2025-26 Ilves Champions HL 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |

Kasper Björkqvist Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 65* 10* 4* 14* 0.22* 37* -7* | 1 6 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.17 * 2 * 2 *
Champions HL 2 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 2* 0* 2* 0.50* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 12* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 75* 12* 15* 27* 0.36* 40* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 5 174* 24* 35* 59* 0.34* 95* -3* | 4 28 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.18 * 6 * -4 *
NCAA 3 112* 36* 26* 62* 0.55* 44* 29* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona 1 7* 6* 6* 12* 1.71* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 28* 14* 21* 35* 1.25* 8* -* | 2 22 6 * 10 * 16 * 0.73 * 10 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 6* 6* 8* 14* 2.33* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 46* 19* 23* 42* 0.91* 18* -* | 2 16 8 * 2 * 10 * 0.63 * 16 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 96* 50* 53* 103* 1.07* 122* 26* | 2 10 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.40 * 4 * -2 *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 2* 2* 4* 0.31* 6* 5* | 0 * * * * * *

Kasper Björkqvist Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/30/2024
04/30/2024 Confirmed Kärpät Ilves
06/28/2022
06/28/2022 Confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Kärpät
07/24/2021
07/24/2021 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
08/24/2020
08/24/2020 Loan Pittsburgh Penguins KooKoo
05/15/2019
05/15/2019 Confirmed Providence College Pittsburgh Penguins
05/17/2016
05/17/2016 Confirmed Blues U20 Providence College
Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #194 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters