Kasper Björkqvist

Date of Birth: Jul 10, 1997
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Espoo, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: EPS
Position: RW/LW
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: Oct 31st

Kasper Björkqvist Facts

Drafted: 2016 round 2 #61 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency: Premium

Possesses strong determination; he never seems to quit on any play. He shows a good stick and decent positioning in the defensive zone
— Futureconsiderations.ca 2016

Kasper Björkqvist Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-2012	Blues U16 II	U16 I-divisioona	7	6	6	12	2	-
2011-2012	Blues U16	U16 SM-sarja	12	1	1	2	4	-	Playoffs	9	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Blues U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	6	6	8	14	8	-
2012-2013	Blues U16	U16 SM-sarja	16	13	20	33	4	-	Playoffs	13	6	10	16	10	-
2012-2013	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	22	5	9	14	6	-	Playoffs	5	3	0	3	0	-
2012-2013	Blues U18 Akatemia	U18 SM-sarja	1	1	0	1	0	-
2012-2013	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	8	1	5	6	4	-1
2013-2014	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	21	9	12	21	12	-	Playoffs	11	5	2	7	16	-
2013-2014	Blues U18 Akatemia	U18 SM-sarja	2	4	2	6	0	-
2013-2014	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	17	3	4	7	8	9
2013-2014	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	14	3	1	4	8	-4
2014-2015	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	19	11	30	82	12	Playoffs	8	0	2	2	2	-4
2014-2015	Finland U18 "C"	WJC-18	7	0	0	0	0	-3
2014-2015	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	23	4	2	6	10	-3
2015-2016	Blues U20 "A"	U20 SM-liiga	45	28	38	66	32	5	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	2	2
2015-2016	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	1	2	2	2
2015-2016	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	3	1	4	4	6
2016-2017	Providence College	NCAA	30	3	6	9	8	2
2016-2017	Finland U20 "A"	WJC-20	6	1	1	2	4	3
2016-2017	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	1	6	7	14	6
2017-2018	Providence College	NCAA	40	16	7	23	16	14
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	4	-2
2018-2019	Providence College "C"	NCAA	42	17	13	30	20	13
2019-2020	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	6	1	0	1	2	-3
2020-2021	KooKoo Loan	Liiga	44	11	15	26	36	14	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2020-2021	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	5	1	0	1	7	-1
2020-2021	Finland (all)	International	6	0	0	0	2	-2
2021-2022	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL	6	1	0	1	2	-1
2021-2022	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	AHL	54	8	4	12	28	-3	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	2	2
2022-2023	Kärpät	Liiga	36	5	5	10	37	3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2023-2024	Kärpät	Liiga	46	4	9	13	16	-12	Playoffs	12	3	0	3	4	0
2024-2025	Ilves	Liiga	35	1	2	3	6	-9	Playoffs	11	1	1	2	2	-1
2025-2026	Ilves	Liiga	30	3	9	12	27	2	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	0	-5
2026-2027	Ässät	Liiga	17	2	1	3	4	-3
2026-2027	Projected	Liiga	64	8	4	12	15	-11

Kasper Björkqvist Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	Blues U20	JCWC	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2014-2015	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	2	0	2	2	2
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0
2020-2021	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	-2
2024-2025	Ilves	Champions HL	5	1	1	2	2	-2
2025-2026	Ilves	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	2	0

Kasper Björkqvist Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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
International	2	12	0	0	0	0.00	6	-4	0
International-Jr	5	75	12	15	27	0.36	40	4	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	2	2	0
JCWC	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
Liiga	6	208	26	41	67	0.32	126	-5	5	41	5	4	9	0.22	6	-9
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 Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Ässät	1	17	2	1	3	0.18	4	-3	0
Blues U16	2	34	20	29	49	1.44	16	-	2	22	6	10	16	0.73	10	-
Blues U16 II	1	7	6	6	12	1.71	2	-	0
Blues U18	2	43	14	21	35	0.81	18	-	2	16	8	2	10	0.63	16	-
Blues U18 Akatemia	2	3	5	2	7	2.33	0	-	0
Blues U20	3	98	50	53	103	1.05	122	25	2	10	1	3	4	0.40	4	-2
Finland (EHT)	2	8	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Finland (all)	2	12	0	0	0	0.00	6	-4	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	8	1	5	6	0.75	4	-1	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	14	3	1	4	0.29	8	-4	0
Finland U18	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	2	2	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	23	4	2	6	0.26	10	-3	0
Finland U20	2	13	2	2	4	0.31	6	5	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	30	4	7	11	0.37	18	12	0
Ilves	2	71	5	12	17	0.24	37	-9	2	24	2	4	6	0.25	2	-6
Kärpät	2	82	9	14	23	0.28	53	-9	2	15	3	0	3	0.20	4	-2
KooKoo	1	44	11	15	26	0.59	36	14	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	2	-1	0
Providence College	3	112	36	26	62	0.55	44	29	0
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	3	65	10	4	14	0.22	37	-7	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	2	2

Kasper Björkqvist Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Blues)
2011-2012	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Blues) U16 SM-sarja Champion
2012-2013	U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2013-2014	U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal U20 SM-liiga Champion
2014-2015	U18 WJC Silver Medal U20 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga Best Forward (Saku Koivu Award) U20 SM-liiga Best Player (Teemu Selänne Award) U20 SM-liiga First All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Gold Medal
2020-2021	Liiga Most Points by Rookie (26) Liiga Rookie of the Year
2023-2024	Liiga Bronze Medal
2024-2025	Liiga Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/17/2026	Confirmed	Ilves	Ässät
04/30/2024	Confirmed	Kärpät	Ilves
06/28/2022	Confirmed	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	Kärpät
07/24/2021	Extension	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh Penguins
08/24/2020	Loan	Pittsburgh Penguins	KooKoo
05/15/2019	Confirmed	Providence College	Pittsburgh Penguins
05/17/2016	Confirmed	Blues U20	Providence College

Kasper Björkqvist Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #194 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #105 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING