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Jesperi Kotkaniemi
#82 Carolina Hurricanes / NHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jul 06, 2000
- Age
- 26
- Place of Birth
- Pori, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Ässät
- Position
- C/LW
- Height
- 188 cm / 6'2"
- Weight
- 96 kg / 212 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- 29/30
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- Cap Hit
- $4,820,000Powered by
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Carolina Hurricanes / Signed- Agency
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A smart forward with a dangerous shot, Kotkaniemi possesses a high hockey IQ and determination with the skills to back it up. Positions himself well and often seems to be a step ahead of plays. Stickhandling and creativity allow him to split professional defences as a teenager. Decent size and frame, yet a very capable skater. (Matias Strozyk, 2017)
Family relations
Father: Mikael Kotkaniemi
Brother: Kasperi Kotkaniemi
Family relations
Father: Mikael Kotkaniemi
Brother: Kasperi Kotkaniemi
2026-2027 NHL stats powered by
| Post | |||||||||||||||
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| 2015-2016 |  Finland U16 "A" | YOG | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Finland U18 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
 AHL | 1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
 International-Jr | 4 | 52 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 0.98 | 93 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Liiga | 2 | 67 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 0.55 | 28 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 6 | -4 |
| NHL | 9 | 535 | 83 | 130 | 213 | 0.40 | 248 | 17 | 6 | 83 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 0.31 | 65 | -11 |
| U16 SM-sarja | 1 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 1.10 | 30 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 SM-sarja Q | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1.88 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U18 Mestis | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U18 Mestis Q | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.20 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) | 2 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 0.75 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | -2 |
| WJC-18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.07 | 37 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| YOG | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ässät | 2 | 67 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 0.55 | 28 | -4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 6 | -4 |
| Ässät U16 | 2 | 38 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 1.26 | 34 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Ässät U18 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 2.55 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Ässät U20 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 0.75 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | -2 |
 Carolina Hurricanes | 6 | 364 | 61 | 90 | 151 | 0.41 | 187 | 28 | 4 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0.26 | 28 | -10 |
| Finland U16 (YOG) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U16 (all) | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 1.09 | 28 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 1.07 | 37 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (Cup) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 | 6 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (all) | 2 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 1.00 | 55 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
 Laval Rocket | 1 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 1.00 | 16 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Montréal Canadiens | 3 | 171 | 22 | 40 | 62 | 0.36 | 61 | -11 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 0.41 | 37 | -1 |