Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Represents:

6'2"

Height

188 lbs

Weight

2018

1st round, 3rd overall

Position: C

Born: July 6, 2000

Age: 24

Birthplace: Pori, Finland

Represents:

6'2"

Height

188 lbs

Weight

2018

1st round, 3rd overall

Position: C

Born: July 6, 2000

Age: 24

Birthplace: Pori, Finland

Represents:

Height:

6'2"

Weight:

188 lbs

2018

1st round, 3rd overall

Position: C

Born: July 6, 2000

Age: 24

Birthplace: Pori, Finland

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
2024-25	CAR	19	2	9	11	10	277:12	16	0	0	0	41	4.88
Totals:		417	66	106	172	8	5686:24	200	6	1	8	655	10.08

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI	PIMS	PPG	GWG	SOG	S%
2019-20	MTL	6	2	0	2	0	85:51	23	1	0	6	33.33
2020-21	MTL	19	5	3	8	-5	260:25	14	0	1	28	17.86
2021-22	CAR	14	0	2	2	-4	164:24	2	0	0	18	0.00
2022-23	CAR	15	3	4	7	-5	252:29	8	1	1	24	12.50
2023-24	CAR	11	0	1	1	-2	121:90	4	0	0	15	0.00
Totals:		65	10	10	20	-16	884:18	51	2	2	91	10.99

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