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Finland Kasper Kotkansalo
#55 Luleå HF / SHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time NCAA (Hockey East) Champion 1
Date of Birth
Nov 16, 1998
Position
D
Age
27
Height
6'3" / 190 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
198 lbs / 90 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
EPS
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2017 round 3 #71 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

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Kasper Kotkansalo Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 17* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 0 -
Blues U16 Akatemia U16 SM-sarja Q 4* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
Blues U16 Akatemia U16 SM-sarja 16* 1* 12* 13* 6* -* |
2013-14 Blues U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja Q 10* 4* 14* 18* 16* -* |
Blues U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja 10* 6* 7* 13* 10* -* | Playoffs 7 2 7 9 24 -
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Blues U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 3* 3* 0* -1* |
2014-15 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 17* 4* 10* 14* 10* -* | Playoffs 9 0 4 4 6 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 2* 4* 10* 2* |
2015-16 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 48* 4* 15* 19* 36* 9* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 4 7
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 4* 4* 0* 5* |
2016-17 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 47* 1* 11* 12* 43* 12* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 2* 4* 6* 8* 0* |
2017-18 Boston Univ. NCAA 40* 2* 4* 6* 22* 12* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 17* 4* 3* 7* 10* -* |
2018-19 Boston Univ. NCAA 38* 0* 11* 11* 16* -8* |
2019-20 Boston Univ. NCAA 34* 0* 8* 8* 23* -2* |
2020-21 Ässät Liiga 58* 3* 9* 12* 56* -10* |
2021-22 HIFK Liiga 52* 4* 12* 16* 10* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 -2
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2022-23 HIFK Liiga 24* 1* 6* 7* 6* -7* |
2023-24 HIFK Liiga 23* 2* 3* 5* 8* 3* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 0 -2
2024-25 Kiekko-Espoo “A” Liiga 56* 2* 16* 18* 36* 12* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 -4
2025-26 Luleå HF SHL 21* 0* 0* 0* 6* -9* |
Projected SHL 46* 0* 0* 0* 13* -20* |

Kasper Kotkansalo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland Selects QC Int PW 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2014-15 Blues U20 JCWC 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2015-16 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 2* |
2021-22 HIFK Champions HL 6* 0* 1* 1* 31* 0* |
Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2025-26 Luleå HF Champions HL 6* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |

Kasper Kotkansalo Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 12* 0* 1* 1* 0.08* 35* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 41* 8* 12* 20* 0.49* 28* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
JCWC 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 5 213* 12* 46* 58* 0.27* 116* 0* | 3 19 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -8 *
NCAA 3 112* 2* 23* 25* 0.22* 61* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 21* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -9* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 43* 9* 20* 29* 0.67* 18* -* | 2 18 3 * 8 * 11 * 0.61 * 24 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 14* 4* 16* 20* 1.43* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 21* 5* 11* 16* 0.76* 10* -* | 2 11 0 * 4 * 4 * 0.36 * 6 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 48* 4* 15* 19* 0.40* 36* 9* | 1 6 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.50 * 4 * 7 *
USHL 1 47* 1* 11* 12* 0.26* 43* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kasper Kotkansalo Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/09/2025
12/09/2025 Rumour Luleå HF MoDo Hockey
11/29/2025
11/29/2025 Rumour Luleå HF Unknown
05/20/2025
05/20/2025 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo Luleå HF
05/03/2024
05/03/2024 Confirmed HIFK Kiekko-Espoo
05/02/2023
05/02/2023 Extension HIFK HIFK
05/20/2021
05/20/2021 Confirmed Ässät HIFK
08/03/2020
08/03/2020 Confirmed Boston Univ. Ässät
10/18/2016
10/18/2016 Confirmed Sioux Falls Stampede Boston Univ.
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 2 #25 overall by Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2016, 5 #121 overall by Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk in the KHL Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #117 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #125 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #92 by NHL Central Scouting