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Finland Jesper Kotajärvi

#5 Hermes U20 / U20 Mestis - 22/23
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2. Vladimir Tkachyov 64 23 36 59
3. Alexander Radulov 62 25 32 57
4. Stéphane Da Costa 54 20 36 56
5. Sergei Tolchinsky 68 16 40 56
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 24, 2007
Position
D
Age
15
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Kokkola, FIN
Weight
157 lbs / 71 kg
Nation
Finland
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Youth Team
Hermes
Contract
Junior
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Hermes U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 35 11 24 35 74 - |
Hermes U17 U17 Ylempi 1 2 3 5 2 - |
Hermes U18 U18 Mestis 5 1 3 4 4 - |
Hermes U20 U20 SM-sarja 0 0 0 0 0 0 | Relegation 4 0 2 2 0 3
2022-23 Hermes U16 U16 SM-sarja 1 0 2 2 0 - |
Hermes U18 U18 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 - | Relegation 4 2 3 5 8 -
Hermes U20 U20 Mestis 29 3 16 19 24 - |
Hermes Mestis 4 0 0 0 2 -5 |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 9 1 2 3 6 3 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Finland Selects U15 WSI U15 5 3 0 3 - - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
International-Jr
2023-02-12T09:30:00+0000 Finland U16 (all) vs Czechia U16 (all)
2023-02-11T11:00:00+0000 Finland U16 (all) vs Sweden U16 (all)
2023-02-09T16:00:00+0000 Finland U16 (all) @ Czechia U16 (all)
2023-02-08T16:00:00+0000 Finland U16 (all) @ Sweden U16 (all)
U18 SM-sarja
2023-01-15T13:25:00+0100 Hermes U18 vs GrIFK U18
Mestis
2023-01-14T16:00:00+0100 Hermes @ JoKP
2023-01-13T17:30:00+0100 Hermes @ Ketterä
International-Jr
2022-12-18T12:00:00+0100 Finland U16 (all) vs Sweden U16 (all)
2022-12-17T15:00:00+0100 Finland U16 (all) vs Sweden U16 (all)
2022-12-16T17:30:00+0100 Finland U16 (all) vs Sweden U16 (all)
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International-Jr 1 9 1 2 3 0.33 6 3 | 0
Mestis 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 2 -5 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 36 11 26 37 1.03 74 - | 0
U17 Ylempi 1 1 2 3 5 5.00 2 - | 0
U18 Mestis 1 5 1 3 4 0.80 4 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 1 4 2 3 5 1.25 8 -
U20 Mestis 1 29 3 16 19 0.66 24 - | 0
U20 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 | 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 0 3
WSI U15 1 5 3 0 3 0.60 - - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Santtu Yliuntinen (F) 2021-2023 2 Hermes U18, Hermes U20
Juho Vähätiitto (F) 2021-2023 2 Hermes U16, Hermes U17, Hermes U18, Hermes U20
Jere Vähäsalo (F) 2021-2023 2 Hermes U20
Veeti Vähäkainu (F) 2021-2023 2 Hermes U18, Hermes U20
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