Kasper Halttunen

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Kasper Halttunen
Born (2005-06-07) 7 June 2005 (age 19)
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 207 lb (94 kg; 14 st 11 lb)
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams
San Jose Sharks
London Knights  (OHL)
HIFK
NHL draft 36th overall, 2023
San Jose Sharks
Playing career 2022present

Kasper Halttunen (born 7 June 2005) is a Finnish junior ice hockey player for the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). [1] Halttunen was drafted 36th overall by the Sharks in the second round of the 2023 NHL entry draft. [2]

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Playing career

Halttunen made his professional debut for IFK Helsingfors on 24 September 2022, in a game against KooKoo Kouvola. [3] [4] Following his selection by the Sharks, as the first Finnish prospect chosen in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, Halttunen was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with San Jose on 12 July 2023. [5] In August 2023, he signed for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. [6] In the 2024 playoffs Halttunen led the OHL in playoff goals as the Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup. [7] As OHL champions, the Knights played in the 2024 Memorial Cup in Saginaw, where they reached the championship game but were defeated 4–3 by the host Saginaw Spirit, in a rematch of the teams' semi-final series during the OHL playoffs. [8] Halttunen was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team. [9]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
IIHF World U18 Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Germany

Halttunen represented Finland at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded three goals and two assists in six games and won a bronze medal.

Career statistics

Bold indicates led league

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2021–22 Jokerit U20 4124143875110125
2022–23 HIFK U2018186241430000
2022–23 HIFK Liiga 27011810000
2022–23 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 3123231124
2023–24 London Knights OHL 5732296161181792614
Liiga totals27011810000

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2021 Finland HG18 4th50006
2022 Finland U18 Bronze medal icon.svg63250
2022 FinlandHG18Bronze medal icon.svg51234
2023 FinlandU185th564106
2024 Finland WJC 4th73364
Junior totals2813112420

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
CHL
Memorial Cup All-Star Team 2024 [9]
OHL
J. Ross Robertson Cup champion 2024 [7]

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