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Jesper Kotajärvi
KalPa · Liiga
Current rank #13 worldwide · #3 in Finland
- Position
- Defenseman
- Born
- 2007
- Country
- Finland
- Team
- KalPa (Liiga)
- Height
- 182 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Jesper Kotajärvi is a 2007 defenseman from Finland, currently with KalPa (Liiga). On ProdigyChain's youth hockey rankings, Jesper ranks #68 among 2007-born players worldwide and #5 in Finland.
ProdigyChain rating breakdown
Overall 88/99
- Performance
- 66
- Level
- 95
- Physical
- 49
- Achievements
- 44
- Trending
- 97
- Visibility
- 99
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Season stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | Tappara | Liiga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2025-2026 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 2025-2026 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 2024-2025 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0.50 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.29 |
| 2024-2025 | Tappara | Liiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| 2023-2024 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 37 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 0.62 |
Ranked near Jesper Kotajärvi
2007-born players around #13 in the worldwide rankings.
- Vladimír Dravecký #7 · Guelph Storm · Czechia
- Brady Martin #7 · Nashville Predators · Canada
- Samuel Meloche #7 · Saint John Sea Dogs · Canada
- Bode Laylin #8 · Everett Silvertips · USA
- Rian Chudzinski #8 · Moncton Wildcats · USA
- Isak Sörqvist #8 · Vimmerby HC · Sweden
- Danai Shaiikov #9 · Gatineau Olympiques · Russia
- Ryan Roobroeck #9 · Guelph Storm · Canada
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