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Finland Janne Kuokkanen
#22 Malmö Redhawks / SHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time EYOF Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
Date of Birth
May 25, 1998
Position
C
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Oulunsalo, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-Laser
Contract
28/29
Drafted
2016 round 2 #43 overall by Carolina Hurricanes
Agency
PREMIUM

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Janne Kuokkanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Kiekko-Laser U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 8* 6* 8* 14* 2* -* |
Kiekko-Laser U16 U16 II-divisioona 15* 15* 22* 37* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
2012-13 Kiekko-Laser U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 14* 7* 20* 27* 8* -* |
Kiekko-Laser U16 “A” U16 Mestis 12* 15* 18* 33* 4* -* |
Kiekko-Laser U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 18* 15* 23* 38* 18* -* |
2013-14 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 5* 2* 3* 5* 27* -* | Playoffs 10 16 10 26 29 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 44* 26* 27* 53* 32* -* | Playoffs 5 5 2 7 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 3* 7* 10* 6* 14* |
2014-15 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 1* 4* 5* 4* -* | Playoffs 9 3 4 7 0 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 35* 3* 12* 15* 16* 4* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 2* 3* 5* 6* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 22* 8* 9* 17* 18* 3* |
2015-16 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 1 4 5 0 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 47* 22* 31* 53* 53* 18* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -3
Kärpät Liiga 1* 2* 0* 2* 0* 1* |
Hokki Mestis 1* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 4* 7* 4* 2* |
2016-17 London Knights OHL 60* 26* 36* 62* 14* 24* | Playoffs 14 10 6 16 2 -1
Charlotte Checkers AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 0* 5* 5* 4* -2* |
2017-18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 60* 11* 29* 40* 16* 17* | Playoffs 8 3 1 4 2 -2
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15* 5* 6* 11* 6* -* |
2018-19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
Charlotte Checkers AHL 48* 12* 26* 38* 16* 8* |
2019-20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 52* 12* 30* 42* 16* 9* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Binghamton Devils AHL 4* 3* 3* 6* 2* 1* |
2020-21 Kärpät Liiga 16* 3* 4* 7* 2* -2* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 50* 8* 17* 25* 14* -11* |
2021-22 New Jersey Devils NHL 57* 6* 11* 17* 10* -10* |
2022-23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 42* 10* 21* 31* 12* 8* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Finland (all) International 10* 1* 1* 2* 0* 0* |
2023-24 Malmö Redhawks SHL 43* 18* 26* 44* 12* 5* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
2024-25 Lausanne HC NL 35* 6* 19* 25* 22* 13* |
2025-26 Malmö Redhawks “A” SHL 26* 9* 19* 28* 43* 10* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
Projected SHL 48* 17* 35* 52* 79* 18* |

Janne Kuokkanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Team Red IIHF Dev. Camp 6* 5* 4* 9* 4* -9* |
2014-15 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 1* 2* 3* 4* 1* |
2015-16 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 6* 6* 4* 4* |
2022-23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 8* 3* 1* 4* 2* 3* |
Finland EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
2024-25 Lausanne HC Champions HL 7* 3* 0* 3* 4* -1* |
2025-26 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |

Janne Kuokkanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 164* 38* 88* 126* 0.77* 50* 35* | 2 9 3 * 1 * 4 * 0.44 * 2 * -3 *
Champions HL 2 15* 6* 1* 7* 0.47* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 10* 1* 2* 3* 0.30* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 6* 6* 1.20* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
IIHF Dev. Camp 1 6* 5* 4* 9* 1.50* 4* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 19* 2* 2* 4* 0.21* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 63* 16* 27* 43* 0.68* 34* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 17* 5* 4* 9* 0.53* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 1* 1* 1* 2* 2.00* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 119* 14* 28* 42* 0.35* 28* -26* | 0 * * * * * *
NL 2 77* 16* 40* 56* 0.73* 34* 21* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
OHL 1 60* 26* 36* 62* 1.03* 14* 24* | 1 14 10 * 6 * 16 * 1.14 * 2 * -1 *
SHL 2 69* 27* 45* 72* 1.04* 55* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 8* 6* 8* 14* 1.75* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 II-divisioona 1 15* 15* 22* 37* 2.47* 8* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
U16 Mestis 1 12* 15* 18* 33* 2.75* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 23* 17* 26* 43* 1.87* 45* -* | 1 10 16 * 10 * 26 * 2.60 * 29 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 14* 7* 20* 27* 1.93* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 47* 27* 31* 58* 1.23* 36* -* | 3 19 9 * 10 * 19 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 82* 25* 43* 68* 0.83* 69* 22* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * -3 *
WHC-17 1 6* 2* 3* 5* 0.83* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 4* 7* 1.00* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 11* 0* 3* 3* 0.27* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Janne Kuokkanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/28/2025
05/28/2025 Confirmed Lausanne HC Malmö Redhawks
12/21/2024
12/21/2024 Confirmed Sibir Novosibirsk Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
06/03/2024
06/03/2024 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks Lausanne HC
04/18/2023
04/18/2023 Confirmed HC Fribourg-Gottéron Malmö Redhawks
07/27/2022
07/27/2022 Confirmed New Jersey Devils HC Fribourg-Gottéron
07/12/2022
07/12/2022 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Unknown
08/09/2021
08/09/2021 Extension New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils
09/17/2020
09/17/2020 Loan New Jersey Devils Kärpät
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils
03/23/2017
03/23/2017 Confirmed London Knights Carolina Hurricanes
07/18/2016
07/18/2016 Confirmed Kärpät London Knights
06/20/2016
06/20/2016 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät
01/27/2016
01/27/2016 Loan Kärpät U20 Hokki
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #56 overall by London Knights in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2015, 2 #38 overall by Ak Bars Kazan in the KHL Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by FC Hockey

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #81 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #20 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #43 by TSN/McKenzie