en Kasper Halttunen

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Finland
World Junior Championships
IIHF World U18 Championships

Kasper Halttunen
Kasper Halttunen
Born	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	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]

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

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.

Career statistics

Bold indicates led league

Regular season and playoffs

			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

International

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

Awards and honours

Award	Year	Ref
CHL
Memorial Cup All-Star Team	2024	^[9]
OHL
J. Ross Robertson Cup champion	2024	^[7]

References

^ "Kasper Halttunen at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Kasper Halttunen huudettiin ensimmäisenä suomalaisena NHL:n varaustilaisuudessa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Liiga". liiga.fi. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ Pulkkinen, Aki-Petteri (24 September 2022). "HIFK:lla ja HPK:lla nuoret debytantit SM-liigassa – 16-vuotias lupaus kovaan paikkaan Kärppiä vastaan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "San Jose Sharks sign forward Kasper Halttunen to entry-level contract". San Jose Sharks. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Knights sind import pick Halttunen". London Knights. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Tournament field set for 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow". chl.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
^ Alter, David (3 June 2024). "Maple Leafs Prospect Easton Cowan and London Knights Fall Short in Heartbreaking Memorial Cup Final to Saginaw Spirit". The Hockey News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b Séguin, Christopher (3 June 2023). "Spirit win their first-ever CHL championship title by defeating the Knights 4-3 in the final of the 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

External links

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[1] "Kasper Halttunen at eliteprospects.com". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[2] "Kasper Halttunen huudettiin ensimmäisenä suomalaisena NHL:n varaustilaisuudessa". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[3] "Liiga". liiga.fi. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[4] Pulkkinen, Aki-Petteri (24 September 2022). "HIFK:lla ja HPK:lla nuoret debytantit SM-liigassa – 16-vuotias lupaus kovaan paikkaan Kärppiä vastaan". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[5] "San Jose Sharks sign forward Kasper Halttunen to entry-level contract". San Jose Sharks. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.

[6] "Knights sind import pick Halttunen". London Knights. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

[Robertson24-7] "Tournament field set for 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow". chl.ca. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

[8] Alter, David (3 June 2024). "Maple Leafs Prospect Easton Cowan and London Knights Fall Short in Heartbreaking Memorial Cup Final to Saginaw Spirit". The Hockey News. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[Memorial24-9] Séguin, Christopher (3 June 2023). "Spirit win their first-ever CHL championship title by defeating the Knights 4-3 in the final of the 2024 Memorial Cup presented by Dow". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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