| Kasper Halttunen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 7 June 2005 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 | 2022–present | ||
Kasper Halttunen (born 7 June 2005) is a Finnish junior ice hockey player for the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) while under contract 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]
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]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Representing  Finland | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2025 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
 | 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. Halttunen also won a silver medal at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while representing Finland. He tallied one goal and three assists.
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | U20 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | U20 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | Liiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | London Knights | OHL | 57 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 14 | ||
| Liiga totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Finland | U18 |  | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Finland | HG18 | | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2023 | Finland | U18 | 5th | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Finland | WJC |  | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 26 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2024 | [9] |
| OHL | ||
| J. Ross Robertson Cup champion | 2024 | [7] |
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