Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Jesperi KOTKANIEMI

24y

$4.82M

188cm

91kg

Player Bio:

Position: Centre

Hand: L

Date of Birth: July 6, 2000

Place of Birth: Pori, Pori, FIN

Draft Year: 2018

Draft Round: 1

Drafted Overall: 3

Drafted By:

Current Team's Last 5 Games:

Nov. 20, 2024	A	4:1	0G \| 0A \| -1 \| 15:39
Nov. 17, 2024	H	4:1	0G \| 1A \| +3 \| 13:14
Nov. 16, 2024	H	4:0	0G \| 0A \| 0 \| 16:54
Nov. 13, 2024	A	1:4	0G \| 0A \| -3 \| 15:29
Nov. 11, 2024	A	5:2	1G \| 1A \| +2 \| 15:42

Player Season Game Logs

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Season Stats

			Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Cap Hit	Team	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-	TOI	GP	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-	TOI
2024-25	$4.82M		18	2	9	11	+9	14:29
2023-24	$4.82M		79	12	15	27	-4	12:58	11	0	1	1	-2	11:00
2022-23	$4.82M		82	18	25	43	+10	14:44	15	3	4	7	-5	16:49
2021-22	$6.1M		66	12	17	29	+3	12:01	14	0	2	2	-4	11:44
March 21, 2022: Signed by CAR
2020-21	$0.925M		56	5	15	20	-1	14:47	19	5	3	8	-5	13:42
2019-20	$0.925M		36	6	2	8	-11	12:59	10	4	0	4	+4	13:52
2018-19	$0.925M		79	11	23	34	+1	13:44
2018: Drafted by MTL

Contracts

Standard Contract (Extension)

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$4.82M	$0.841M	$3.979M
2026-27	$4.82M	$0.841M	$3.979M
2027-28	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2028-29	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2029-30	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2030-31	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2031-32	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2032-33	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2033-34	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2034-35	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
Total	$24.1M	$7.273M	$16.827M

Jesperi Kotkaniemi signed a 8 year, $38,560,000 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on March 21, 2022. The contract has a cap hit of $4,820,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: March 21, 2022

Signed by: Don Waddell

Cap %: 5.48

Expiry status: UFA

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2022-23		$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$4M	$4M	$4M
2023-24		$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$4.5M	$4.5M	$4.5M
2024-25		$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$4.82M	$4.82M	$4.82M
2025-26	M-NTC	$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$4.82M	$4.82M	$4.82M
2026-27	M-NTC	$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$4.82M	$4.82M	$4.82M
2027-28	M-NTC	$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$5.2M	$5.2M	$5.2M
2028-29	M-NTC	$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$5.2M	$5.2M	$5.2M
2029-30	M-NTC	$4.82M	$4.82M	-	-	$5.2M	$5.2M	$5.2M

Standard Contract (Offer Sheet)

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$4.82M	$0.841M	$3.979M
2026-27	$4.82M	$0.841M	$3.979M
2027-28	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2028-29	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2029-30	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2030-31	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2031-32	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2032-33	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2033-34	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2034-35	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
Total	$24.1M	$7.273M	$16.827M

Jesperi Kotkaniemi signed a 1 year, $6,100,035 contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on Aug. 28, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $6,100,035.

Signing team:

Signing date: Aug. 28, 2021

Signed by: Don Waddell

Cap %: 7.48

Expiry status: RFA (Arb)

Season	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2021-22		$6.1M	$6.1M	-	$0M	$6.1M	$6.1M	$6.1M

Qualifying Offer: $6.1M

Entry-Level Contract

Season	Original Cap Hit	Cap Hit	Saving
2025-26	$4.82M	$0.841M	$3.979M
2026-27	$4.82M	$0.841M	$3.979M
2027-28	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2028-29	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2029-30	$4.82M	$0.461M	$4.359M
2030-31	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2031-32	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2032-33	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2033-34	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
2034-35	-	$0.841M	$-0.841M
Total	$24.1M	$7.273M	$16.827M

Jesperi Kotkaniemi signed a 3 year, $10,275,000 contract with the Montréal Canadiens on July 1, 2018. The contract has a cap hit of $925,000.

Signing team:

Signing date: July 1, 2018

Signed by: Marc Bergevin

Cap %: 1.13

Expiry status: RFA

Season	Cap Hit	AAV	P. Bonuses	S. Bonuses	Base Salary	Total Salary	Minors Salary
2018-19	$0.925M	$3.425M	$2.5M	$0.092M	$0.833M	$0.925M	$0.07M
2019-20	$0.925M	$3.425M	$2.5M	$0.092M	$0.833M	$0.925M	$0.07M
2020-21	$0.925M	$3.425M	$2.5M	$0.092M	$0.833M	$0.925M	$0.07M

Qualifying Offer: $0.874M

Trades

Player has not been involved in any trades.