Janne Kuokkanen

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Janne Kuokkanen
Janne Kuokkanen - London Knights.jpg
Kuokkanen with the London Knights in 2016
Born (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)
Oulunsalo, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 Lausanne HC
Oulun Kärpät
Carolina Hurricanes
New Jersey Devils
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
Malmö Redhawks
NHL draft 43rd overall, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2016–present

Janne Kuokkanen (born 25 May 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for Lausanne HC of the National League. Kuokkanen was drafted 43rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Before joining London Knights for the 2016–17 season, Kuokkanen played one game in his native Finland for Oulun Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga. He also played one game for their affiliate team Hokki in the Finnish 2nd level and 47 games for Kärpät in their U20 team. [1] Approaching the post-season in his rookie season in North America with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and having averaged over a point-per-game offensively with 26 goals and 62 points in 60 games, Kuokkanen was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on 24 March 2017. [2] After a second round exit in the post-season with the Knights, Kuokkanen was assigned to join the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, during their first round series against the Chicago Wolves. Kuokkanen made his North American professional debut appearing in a single game with the Checkers in their first round defeat.

Kuokkanen started the 2017–18 season with the Hurricanes but after playing four games and garnering no points he was reassigned to the Checkers on 30 October 2017. [3]

During the 2019–20 season, while leading the Charlotte Checkers in scoring with 42 points through 52 games, Kuokkanen was dealt by the Hurricanes at the NHL trade deadline, along with Fredrik Claesson and a conditional 2020 fourth-round pick to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Sami Vatanen on 24 February 2020. [4] Kuokkanen scored his first NHL goal on 30 January 2021, in a 4–3 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres. [5] On 9 August, Kuokkanen was re-signed to a two-year contract by the Devils. [6]

On 13 July 2022, the Devils bought out the final year of Kuokkanen's contract. [7] Leaving the NHL, he was later signed to a one-year contract with Swiss club, HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League (NL), on 27 July 2022. [8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2014–15 Oulun Kärpät Jr. A353121516—————
2015–16Oulun KärpätJr. A472231535330112
2015–16 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 12020—————
2015–16 Hokki Mestis 11122—————
2016–17 London Knights OHL 602636621414106162
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL —————10000
2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 40000—————
2017–18 Charlotte CheckersAHL601129401683142
2018–19 Charlotte CheckersAHL4812263816—————
2018–19 Carolina HurricanesNHL70004—————
2019–20 Charlotte CheckersAHL5212304216—————
2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL43362—————
2019–20 New Jersey Devils NHL10000—————
2020–21 Oulun KärpätLiiga163472—————
2020–21 New Jersey DevilsNHL508172514—————
2021–22 New Jersey DevilsNHL576111710—————
2022–23 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NL 421021311210000
2023–24 Malmö Redhawks SHL 4318264412—————
Liiga totals175492—————
NHL totals11914284228—————
NL totals421021311210000
SHL totals4318264412—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Finland U17 4th62356
2015 Finland IH18 4th50664
2016 Finland WJC18 Gold medal icon.svg73474
2017 Finland WJC 9th60112
Junior totals245141916

Awards and honours

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 2019
Calder Cup 2019 [9]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Canes agree to terms with Kuokkanen". Carolina Hurricanes . 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ↑ Niedzielski, Nicholas (30 October 2017). "Hurricanes assign Janne Kuokkanen to Charlotte". gocheckers.com. Charlotte Checkers. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "RELEASE: Devils Acquire Janne Kuokkanen, Fredrik Claesson and 4th Rd Pick". NHL.com. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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