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Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Represents:
Flag of Finland CARO logo
6'2"
Height
188 lbs
Weight
2018
1st round, 3rd overall
Position: C
Born: July 6, 2000
Age: 23
Birthplace: Pori, Finland
Headshot

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Represents:
Flag of Finland CARO logo
6'2"
Height
188 lbs
Weight
2018
1st round, 3rd overall
Position: C
Born: July 6, 2000
Age: 23
Birthplace: Pori, Finland
Headshot

Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Represents:
Flag of Finland CARO logo
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
188 lbs
2018
1st round, 3rd overall
Position: C
Born: July 6, 2000
Age: 23
Birthplace: Pori, Finland

Statistics

Season Team GP G A PTS +/- TOI PIMS PPG SHG GWG SOG S%
2018-19 MTL 79 11 23 34 1 1085:35 26 1 0 2 134 8.21
2019-20 MTL 36 6 2 8 -11 467:46 23 1 0 0 55 10.91
2020-21 MTL 56 5 15 20 -1 828:37 12 0 0 1 87 5.75
2021-22 CAR 66 12 17 29 3 793:32 37 0 0 3 81 14.81
2022-23 CAR 82 18 25 43 10 1208:21 50 3 1 2 129 13.95
2023-24 CAR 79 12 15 27 -4 1025:21 36 1 0 0 128 9.38
Totals: 398 64 97 161 -2 5409:12 184 6 1 8 614 10.42
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- TOI PIMS PPG SHG GWG SOG S%
2019-20 MTL 6 2 0 2 0 85:51 23 1 0 0 6 33.33
2020-21 MTL 19 5 3 8 -5 260:25 14 0 0 1 28 17.86
2021-22 CAR 14 0 2 2 -4 164:24 2 0 0 0 18 0.00
2022-23 CAR 15 3 4 7 -5 252:29 8 1 0 1 24 12.50
2023-24 CAR 2 0 0 0 -1 22:40 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Totals: 56 10 9 19 -15 785:13 47 2 0 2 78 12.82

News

My first kiss

Love is in the air with Valentine's Day approaching, so we asked players if they could remember their first smooch!​​​​​​​

Canadiens assign 19-year-old centre Kotkaniemi to AHL Rocket

The Montreal Canadiens assigned 2018 first-round draft pick Jesperi Kotkaniemi to the American Hockey League's Laval Rocket on Saturday.

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