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Finland Kasper Björkqvist

#20 Kärpät / Liiga - 23/24

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Kasper Björkqvist Facts

Date of Birth
Jul 10, 1997
Position
RW/LW
Age
26
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EPS
Contract
23/24
NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Unsigned
Drafted
2016 round 2 #61 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Liiga Rookie of the Year 1
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
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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

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* |
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Kasper Björkqvist Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2024-04-19T15:30:00+0000 Kärpät vs KalPa
2024-04-13T14:00:00+0000 Kärpät @ Pelicans
2024-04-12T15:30:00+0000 Kärpät vs Pelicans
2024-04-09T15:30:00+0000 Kärpät @ Pelicans
2024-04-06T14:00:00+0000 Kärpät vs Pelicans
2024-04-05T15:30:00+0000 Kärpät @ Pelicans
2024-03-30T14:00:00-0100 Kärpät @ Jukurit
2024-03-28T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät vs Jukurit
2024-03-26T15:30:00-0100 Kärpät @ Jukurit
2024-03-23T14:00:00-0100 Kärpät vs Jukurit
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Kasper Björkqvist Career Totals

Team Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Finland (all) 2 12* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Finland (EHT) 2 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 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 (all) 1 23* 4* 2* 6* 0.26* 10* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Finland U18 (Cup) 1 4* 2* 0* 2* 0.50* 2* 2* | 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 * * * * * *
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 *
KooKoo 1 44* 11* 15* 26* 0.59* 36* 14* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
Kärpät 2 82* 9* 14* 23* 0.28* 53* -9* | 2 15 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.20 * 4 * -2 *
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 Skill Rating

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Speed
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Strength
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Shooting Accuracy
14
Hitting
14
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Kasper Björkqvist Connections

Player Period Teams
Veeti Vainio (D) 2011-2017 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia, Kiekko-Espoo U20
Vili Saarijärvi (D) 2012-2021 6 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Julius Nättinen (F) 2012-2021 6 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Joonas Niemelä (F) 2011-2017 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), Kiekko-Espoo U16, Kiekko-Espoo U18, Kiekko-Espoo U18 Akatemia, Kiekko-Espoo U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/05/2024
04/05/2024 Rumour 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

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Kasper Björkqvist Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #194 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

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

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