Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Occupation	Hockey Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 6, 2000(2000-07-06)
Age	24
Birthplace	Pori
Country	Finland
Birth City	Satakunta
Horoscope	Cancer

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Biography

Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one of the most popular and richest Hockey Player who was born on July 6, 2000 in Pori, Satakunta, Finland. The third overall selection by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft who helped his nation of Finland to win Gold in the IIHF U18 World Championship.

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Kotkaniemi made his junior international debut for Finland at the 2017 World U18 Championships in Slovakia, he amassed 6 points in 7 games to help claim a silver medal.

Kotkaniemi began his youth career playing with hometown club, Porin Ässät, as a 14-year old at the under-16 level in 2014. Having progressed through the junior ranks and showing offensive potential, Kotkaniemi made his Liiga debut with Ässät to start the 2017–18 season, on 9 September 2017 where he scored his first professional goal. As a 17-year old rookie, Kotkaniemi posted impressive offensive totals, collecting 10 goals and 29 points in 57 games.

His birthplace was Pori, Finland.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi Net Worth

Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one of the richest Hockey Player from Finland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jesperi Kotkaniemi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His debut came in Liiga alongside Assat in the year 2017. He scored his the first game of professional football.

He was 6 feet 2 inches upon being selected to the Canadiens.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjesperi ˈkotkɑnie̯mi] ; born 6 July 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted third overall by the Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

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After the season concluded, Kotkaniemi underwent knee surgery to repair a chronic minor injury. He scored his first goal of the 2019–20 season in Montreal’s season opener, a 4–3 shootout loss against the Carolina Hurricanes. However, on 5 December 2019, he suffered a concussion in a game against the Colorado Avalanche, resulting in eight games lost. Kotkaniemi was reassigned to the Laval Rocket, the Canadiens’ AHL affiliate, on 1 February 2020.

Facts & Trivia

Jesperi Ranked on the list of most popular Hockey Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Finland. Jesperi Kotkaniemi celebrates birthday on July 6 of every year.

Is Jesperi Kotkaniemi injured?

Carolina Hurricanes forward Jesperi Kotkaniemi will be out between two and three weeks with a lower-body injury , a source told The Athletic. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour told the media Thursday that Kotkaniemi would be sidelined for a “couple of weeks”.

How many points is Kotkaniemi?

Scoring
SeasonAgePTS
2018-19| 18| 34
2019-20| 19| 8
2020-21| 20| 20

How many goals does Jesperi Kotkaniemi have?

He finished the season with 34 points ( 11 goals , 23 assists) in 79 games. He had an up and down 2019-20, scoring eight points (six goals, two assists) in 36 games while also playing for Laval of the American Hockey League.

Who wore 15 for Montreal Canadiens?

15 – Bobby Smith In his 505 NHL games with the Canadiens, he scored 172 goals and 482 points.

Where is Jesperi Kotkaniemi playing?

Carolina Hurricanes