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Finland Joona Koppanen
#15 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins / AHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time EYOF Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 25, 1998
Position
C/LW
Age
27
Height
6'5" / 195 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
LeKi
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$775,000 Powered by
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Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins / Signed
Drafted
2016 round 5 #135 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency
PREMIUM

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Joona Koppanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 KOOVEE U16 U16 Mestis Q 1* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
KOOVEE U16 U16 Suomi-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2013-14 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 5* 9* 14* 0* -* |
Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 22* 19* 11* 30* 12* -* |
Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 11* 4* 4* 8* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2014-15 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 38* 25* 32* 57* 20* -* | Playoffs 3 0 3 3 14 -
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 24* 2* 2* 4* 8* -1* |
2015-16 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 9* 17* 26* 14* 12* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2016-17 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 38* 23* 31* 54* 18* 28* | Playoffs 6 2 4 6 2 3
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 3* 3* 6* 4* 3* |
2017-18 Ilves Liiga 45* 2* 12* 14* 8* -2* |
Providence Bruins AHL 10* 2* 0* 2* 0* 0* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 5* 4* 9* 2* -* |
2018-19 Providence Bruins AHL 45* 2* 0* 2* 6* -6* |
Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
2019-20 Providence Bruins AHL 43* 9* 9* 18* 14* 7* |
Atlanta Gladiators ECHL 5* 1* 4* 5* 2* 1* |
2020-21 KOOVEE Mestis 10* 6* 11* 17* 10* 4* |
Ilves Liiga 13* 3* 2* 5* 2* 4* |
Providence Bruins AHL 21* 3* 3* 6* 2* 0* |
2021-22 Providence Bruins AHL 62* 11* 19* 30* 20* 21* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
2022-23 Boston Bruins NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* |
Providence Bruins AHL 64* 12* 23* 35* 26* 7* | Playoffs 4 0 2 2 17 1
2023-24 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 58* 6* 15* 21* 22* -2* |
2024-25 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 11* 1* 0* 1* 0* -3* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 56* 8* 15* 23* 24* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -3
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 12* 4* 3* 7* 0* 9* |
Projected AHL 55* 18* 14* 32* 0* 41* |
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Joona Koppanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2015-16 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* |
2024-25 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |

Joona Koppanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 9 371* 57* 87* 144* 0.39* 114* 41* | 3 8 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.38 * 19 * -2 *
ECHL 2 12* 1* 5* 6* 0.50* 6* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 0* 1* 1* 0.33* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 56* 10* 10* 20* 0.36* 14* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 58* 5* 14* 19* 0.33* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 10* 6* 11* 17* 1.70* 10* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 4 30* 1* 2* 3* 0.10* 6* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis Q 1 1* 0* 2* 2* 2.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 22* 19* 11* 30* 1.36* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 5* 5* 9* 14* 2.80* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Suomi-sarja 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 49* 29* 36* 65* 1.33* 20* -* | 2 7 0 * 5 * 5 * 0.71 * 14 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 78* 32* 48* 80* 1.03* 32* 40* | 1 6 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.00 * 2 * 3 *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 3* 1* 4* 0.80* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Joona Koppanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/07/2025
12/07/2025 Up/Down Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
11/06/2025
11/06/2025 Up/Down Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
10/03/2025
10/03/2025 Up/Down Pittsburgh Penguins Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
06/18/2025
06/18/2025 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
07/01/2023
07/01/2023 Confirmed Boston Bruins Pittsburgh Penguins
06/02/2022
06/02/2022 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
07/07/2021
07/07/2021 Extension Boston Bruins Boston Bruins
10/28/2020
10/28/2020 Loan Boston Bruins Ilves
09/22/2020
09/22/2020 Loan Boston Bruins KOOVEE
04/14/2017
04/14/2017 Confirmed Ilves U20 Boston Bruins
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 8 #121 overall by Omaha Lancers in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2016, 5 #141 overall by Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL Draft