Jesper Mattila

Date of Birth: Oct 09, 1997
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Tampere, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ilves
Position: D
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 27/28

Jesper Mattila Facts

Agency: Premium

Father: Hannu Mattila
Brother: Julius Mattila
Godfather: Hannu Järvenpää

He is a workhorse who can play in a variety of roles on both sides of the ice, showing a willingness to get the job done in front of the net
— Futureconsiderations.ca 2016

Jesper Mattila Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-2012	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	0	11	11	2	-
2011-2012	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	28	1	11	12	22	-	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-
2012-2013	Ilves U16 "C"	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	4	2	6	10	-
2012-2013	Ilves U16	U16 SM-sarja	27	4	18	22	10	-	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	20	-
2012-2013	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	1	1	2	4	-
2012-2013	Finland U16 (all) "A"	International-Jr	11	1	4	5	10	-3
2013-2014	Ilves U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	0	4	4	10	-	Playoffs	10	2	5	7	4	-
2013-2014	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	23	0	6	6	4	-2
2013-2014	Finland U17 (all) "A"	International-Jr	8	1	1	2	4	1
2014-2015	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	4	19	23	10	11	Playoffs	10	0	1	1	0	-1
2014-2015	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	0	0	0	6	3
2014-2015	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	22	0	1	1	16	5
2015-2016	Ilves U20 "A"	U20 SM-liiga	47	4	33	37	20	14	Playoffs	7	0	4	4	4	3
2015-2016	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2015-2016	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	1	0	1	4	0
2016-2017	Boston College	NCAA	34	2	7	9	24	0
2016-2017	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	0	1	1	4	-1
2016-2017	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	14	0	1	1	6	0
2017-2018	Boston College	NCAA	35	4	9	13	12	0
2018-2019	Boston College	NCAA	39	0	9	9	6	-7
2019-2020	Boston College	NCAA	34	2	7	9	10	30
2020-2021	KalPa	Liiga	58	3	7	10	28	8	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-2
2021-2022	KalPa "A"	Liiga	45	1	8	9	10	-8
2022-2023	KalPa "A"	Liiga	41	0	6	6	6	14	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	2	3
2023-2024	KalPa "A"	Liiga	58	6	10	16	22	14	Playoffs	13	1	3	4	4	-1
2023-2024	Finland	WC	8	0	1	1	0	1
2023-2024	Finland (all)	International	17	1	1	2	2	3
2024-2025	KalPa "A"	Liiga	54	4	11	15	18	10	Playoffs	19	4	6	10	12	13
2024-2025	Finland	WC	4	0	0	0	0	0
2024-2025	Finland (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0	0
2025-2026	Tappara	Liiga	55	7	12	19	6	16	Playoffs	18	2	3	5	0	0
2025-2026	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2026-2027	Tappara	Liiga	15	2	5	7	2	-2
2026-2027	Projected	Liiga	64	9	21	30	9	-9

Jesper Mattila Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	0	4	1
2023-2024	Finland	EHT	7	0	0	2	0
2023-2024	KalPa	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	1
2025-2026	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	-2
2026-2027	Tappara	Champions HL	6	1	1	0	-5

Jesper Mattila Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	0	-5	0
EHT	2	9	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
International	3	23	1	1	2	0.09	2	1	0
International-Jr	5	68	3	7	10	0.15	42	2	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
Liiga	7	326	23	59	82	0.25	92	52	5	61	8	15	23	0.38	20	13
NCAA	4	142	8	32	40	0.28	52	23	0
Spengler Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	55	5	29	34	0.62	32	-	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	22	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	16	4	13	17	1.06	12	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	16	1	5	6	0.38	14	-	1	10	2	5	7	0.70	4	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	111	8	58	66	0.59	34	23	2	17	0	5	5	0.29	4	2
WC	2	12	0	1	1	0.08	0	1	0
WJC-18	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	6	3	0
WJC-20	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	-1	0

Jesper Mattila Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Boston College	4	142	8	32	40	0.28	52	23	0
Finland	2	12	0	1	1	0.08	0	1	0
Finland (EHT)	2	9	0	0	0	0.00	2	-2	0
Finland (all)	3	23	1	1	2	0.09	2	1	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	11	1	4	5	0.45	10	-3	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	8	1	1	2	0.25	4	1	0
Finland U18	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	6	3	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	22	0	1	1	0.05	16	5	0
Finland U19 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-1	0
Finland U20	1	6	0	1	1	0.17	4	-1	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	24	1	1	2	0.08	10	0	0
Ilves U16	2	71	9	42	51	0.72	44	-	2	9	0	1	1	0.11	22	-
Ilves U18	2	16	1	5	6	0.38	14	-	1	10	2	5	7	0.70	4	-
Ilves U20	3	111	8	58	66	0.59	34	23	2	17	0	5	5	0.29	4	2
KalPa	5	259	14	42	56	0.22	84	39	4	43	6	12	18	0.42	20	13
Tappara	2	76	9	18	27	0.36	8	9	1	18	2	3	5	0.28	0	0

Jesper Mattila Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Ilves)
2011-2012	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Ilves)
2014-2015	U18 WJC Silver Medal
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Reijo Ruotsalainen Award) U20 SM-liiga Champion U20 SM-liiga First All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (33)
2017-2018	NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion
2019-2020	NCAA (Hockey East) Regular Season Champion NCAA (Hockey East) Third All-Star Team
2024-2025	Liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Best Plus/Minus (+13)
2025-2026	Liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/14/2025	Confirmed	KalPa	Tappara
05/06/2024	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
10/21/2021	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
04/09/2020	Confirmed	Boston College	KalPa
02/01/2016	Confirmed	Ilves U20	Boston College

Jesper Mattila Biography and Trivia

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #183 by FC Hockey
2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #83 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING