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Finland Patrik Kerkola
#31 KalPa / Liiga - 25/26
Date of Birth
Mar 29, 2007
Position
G
Age
18
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Siilinjärvi, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

A little bit bigger, for this draft class, at 6-foot-3, Kerkola tracks shots well and has good mobility. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide

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Patrik Kerkola Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2021-22 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 26* 38* 3.67* .900* 91* 815* 0* 13-9-0 * 1 487* | Playoffs 1 2 5.09 .868 5 33 0 0-1-0 59
KalPa U18 Akatemia U18 SM-sarja 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Relegation 1 2 1.01 .968 1 30 0 0-1-0 60
2022-23 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 4* 4* 1.25* .941* 5* 80* 2* 4-0-0 * 240* | Playoffs 7 7 2.33 .903 17 158 0 4-2-0 439
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 22* 31* 2.96* .897* 62* 542* 0* 9-10-0 * 1 257* |
KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 0* 0* -* -* -* -* -* - * 0* | Playoffs 0 2 - - - - - - 0
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 9* 12* 2.90* .901* 22* 200* 1* 5-2-0 * 456* |
2023-24 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 10* 2.86* .922* 29* 343* 1* 4-4-0 * 609* | Relegation 5 5 1.77 .932 9 123 0 4-0-0 305
KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 23* 33* 2.56* .886* 56* 436* 0* 11-8-0 * 1 312* | Playoffs 1 1 0.00 1.000 0 20 1 1-0-0 60
KalPa Liiga 1* 14* 1.93* .875* 2* 14* 0* 0-0-1 * 63* | Playoffs 0 4 - - - - - - -
IPK Mestis 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 2 - 4.83 .865 10 64 0 0-2-0 125
Finland U17 WHC-17 4* 7* 3.20* .904* 13* 122* 0* 1-3-0 * 244* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 14* 2.66* .882* 35* 261* 0* 4-7-0 * 789* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 0* 1* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 1* 2* 0.00* 1.000* 0* 2* 0* 0-0-0 * 20* |
2024-25 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 31* 36* 3.14* .883* 95* 715* 0* 15-14-0 * 1 814* | Playoffs 11 11 2.44 .905 26 249 1 7-4-0 639
KalPa Liiga 1* 4* 3.13* .842* 3* 16* 0* 0-1-0 * 58* |
IPK Mestis 1* -* 2.93* .880* 3* 22* 0* 0-0-1 * 62* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 5* 5* 2.44* .886* 10* 78* -* 2-3-0 * 246* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 14* 20* 2.61* .903* 37* 344* 2* 7-7-0 * 853* |
2025-26 KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 4* 4* 3.23* .886* 13* 101* 0* 2-2-0 * 242* |
KalPa Liiga 6* 19* 3.17* .869* 18* 119* 0* 3-2-0 * 341* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* -* 2.92* .857* 9* 54* 0* 2-0-0 * 185* |

Patrik Kerkola Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2024-25 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3* -* 2.32* .912* 7* 73* 0* - * 181* |
2025-26 KalPa Champions HL 3* -* 1.66* .939* 5* 77* 0* 3-0-0 * -* |

Patrik Kerkola Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
Champions HL 1 3* -* 1.66* .939* 5* 77* 0* 3-0-0* - | 0 * * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3* -* 2.32* .912* 7* 73* 0* -* 181 | 0 * * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 36* 48* 2.69* .893* 103* 861* 3* 18-16-0* 2 301 | 0 * * * * * * *
Liiga 3 8* 37* 3.00* .866* 23* 149* 0* 3-3-1* 461 | 1 0 4 -* -* -* -* -* -* -*
Mestis 2 1* -* 2.93* .880* 3* 22* 0* 0-0-1* 62 | 1 2 - 4.83* .865* 10* 64* 0* 0-2-0* 125*
U16 SM-sarja 2 30* 42* 3.34* .903* 96* 895* 2* 17-9-0* 1 727 | 2 8 9 2.65* .897* 22* 191* 0* 4-3-0* 498*
U18 SM-sarja 3 32* 41* 2.93* .907* 91* 885* 1* 13-14-0* 1 866 | 2 6 7 1.65* .939* 10* 153* 0* 4-1-0* 365*
U20 SM-sarja 4 58* 73* 2.92* .884* 164* 1 252* 0* 28-24-0* 3 367 | 3 12 14 2.23* .912* 26* 269* 2* 8-4-0* 699*
WHC-17 1 4* 7* 3.20* .904* 13* 122* 0* 1-3-0* 244 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 5* 6* 2.44* .886* 10* 78* -* 2-3-0* 246 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Patrik Kerkola Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/18/2025
02/18/2025 Loan KalPa IPK
08/27/2024
08/27/2024 Extension KalPa U20 KalPa
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2024, 2 #75 overall by Barrie Colts in the CHL Import Draft

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #69 by TSN/Craig Button

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #205 by McKeen's Hockey

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #6 by NHL Central Scouting