Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈjesperiˈkotkɑnie̯mi]; born 6 July 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted third overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. In October 2018, he became the first player born in the 2000s to play in one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, when he appeared on the Canadiens opening night roster.
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JesperiKotkaniemi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjesperiˈkotkɑnie̯mi]; born 6 July 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center currently playing for...
Andrei Svechnikov being selected by the Carolina Hurricanes, and JesperiKotkaniemi being picked by the Montreal Canadiens. The 2018 draft featured both...
Travis Dermott gave the puck up to Paul Byron who passed it towards JesperiKotkaniemi for the game-winning goal at 15:15, tying the series 3–3 with a 3–2...
the top-tier league of Finland, Liiga, for Porin Ässät. Kotkaniemi's younger brother Jesperi plays as a forward in the organization of the NHL club Carolina...
5–1 victory. Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in game two, and with JesperiKotkaniemi's two goals, Carolina defeated New Jersey 6–1. Jack Hughes had two...
vacated following the off-season departures of Phillip Danault and JesperiKotkaniemi. However, Poehling's performance in the pre-season was judged to be...
talked-about moves, the Hurricanes signed Tony DeAngelo and signed JesperiKotkaniemi to an offer sheet. The 2021–22 season concluded with the Hurricanes...
Pettersson suffered a knee injury a night later when fellow rookie JesperiKotkaniemi appeared to hook him away from the play. Petterson went down clutching...
Montreal. Montreal tied the series after game two on Tomas Tatar and JesperiKotkaniemi two goals and Carey Price's 30-save 5–0 shut out victory. In game...
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not matching an offer sheet from Carolina to restricted free agent JesperiKotkaniemi on September 4, 2021. The Florida Panthers' first-round pick went...
Nooralotta Neziri, NHL ice hockey goaltender Joonas Korpisalo and players JesperiKotkaniemi, Joel Armia and Erik Haula, and Paralympic gold medalist Leo-Pekka...
in one game in NHL history. This record was bested by fellow Finn JesperiKotkaniemi, who, at 18 years, 118 days old, scored twice against the Washington...
Bergevin acquired veteran Eric Staal to act as a mentor for Suzuki and JesperiKotkaniemi, both of whom were struggling with consistency. Suzuki also benefited...
Awards and achievements Preceded by JesperiKotkaniemi Montreal Canadiens first round draft pick 2019 Succeeded by Kaiden Guhle Preceded by Sammy Walker...
to match an offer-sheet tendered to 2018 third overall selection JesperiKotkaniemi, the team suddenly had a void to fill at the center position. Already...
en route to a 4–1 win. Martin Necas scored a goal and two assists, JesperiKotkaniemi and Teuvo Teravainen each scored a goal and an assist, Paul Stastny...
Penner prior to the 2007–08 season, and JesperiKotkaniemi before the 2021–22 season. Penner and Kotkaniemi are also the only players since 1997 (Chris...
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