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Finland Aleksanteri Kaskimäki
#24 HIFK / Liiga - 23/24
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Feb 06, 2004
Position
C
Age
20
Height
6'0" / 184 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokipojat
Contract
24/25
NHL Rights
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues / Unsigned
Drafted
2022 round 3 #73 overall by St. Louis Blues

That’s where Kaskimäki is at his best: rushing through the NZ with a speed advantage, trying to shoot off the defender’s legs or beat him one-on-one with his hands. Kaskimäki is a pretty good shooter with very competent curl-and-drag release in his arsenal. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

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Aleksanteri Kaskimäki Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 27* 17* 20* 37* 10* -* |
Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja 18* 12* 12* 24* 6* -* | Playoffs 2 3 1 4 0 -
2019-20 Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 12* 9* 14* 23* 8* -* |
Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja 6* 7* 9* 16* 4* -* |
Jokipojat U18 U18 Mestis Q 18* 22* 26* 48* 4* -* |
Jokipojat U18 U18 Mestis 7* 10* 7* 17* 4* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 17* 4* 4* 8* 10* -* |
2020-21 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -* |
HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 13* 1* 1* 2* 0* -4* |
2021-22 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 31* 19* 21* 40* 20* 19* |
HIFK Liiga 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 20* 9* 8* 17* 6* 4* |
2022-23 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 4* 1* 4* 5* 0* 3* |
HIFK Liiga 41* 3* 4* 7* 4* -2* | Playoffs 7 3 1 4 0 3
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 2* 3* 4* 3* |
2023-24 HIFK Liiga 48* 10* 7* 17* 14* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 0 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 2* 2* 4* 4* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |

Aleksanteri Kaskimäki Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Finland U16 YOG 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -3* |
2021-22 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 3* 0* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland U18 “C” EYOF 4* 2* 3* 5* 2* 2* |

Aleksanteri Kaskimäki Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EYOF 1 4* 2* 3* 5* 1.25* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 3* 0* 3* 0.60* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 56* 15* 14* 29* 0.52* 22* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 3 93* 14* 12* 26* 0.28* 18* 2* | 2 13 3 * 2 * 5 * 0.38 * 0 * 3 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 24* 19* 21* 40* 1.67* 10* -* | 1 2 3 * 1 * 4 * 2.00 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 39* 26* 34* 60* 1.54* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 7* 10* 7* 17* 2.43* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis Q 1 18* 22* 26* 48* 2.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 2* -* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-sarja 3 48* 21* 26* 47* 0.98* 20* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 2* 2* 4* 0.33* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
YOG 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aleksanteri Kaskimäki Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/10/2022
05/10/2022 Extension HIFK U20 HIFK
Player Biography and Trivia

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #108 by Elite Prospects

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #70 by FCHockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #64 by TSN/Craig Button

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #74 by McKeen's Hockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #25 by NHL Central Scouting

Invited to NHL Scouting Combine -- 2022