G Kasperi Kotkaniemi - Ässät, Liiga (2017 undrafted)

[Artorius Horus T]

Lets start with the obvious, yes, he is the older brother of Jesperi,
but lets go with the not so obvious, heh....he is a goalie a 5 foot 9 goalie.
- yes...i'm thinking what you're thinking, 5 foot 9?, when his brother is 6 foot 2
and possibly still growing, a goalie ?!?

19 years old
5 foot 9 | 165 pounds
Left

Kasperi is making his pro debut tonight at home (Pori) against their bitter rival; Rauman Lukko.

Is he going to get drafted to the NHL? who knows, probably not, but no one can tell for sure.
Is he a quality prospect??? no one can say for sure that he is not, if he plays well,
gets more starts as a pro, who knows, maybe he is, maybe he is not
Is his height an issue??? i dunno, Ässät doesn't seem to think so.

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[ookhaab]

The only reason he is playing is because their two other goalies are injured...

He has .886 sv% in Jr A and his back up plays in beer league lol.

 

[Qurpiz]

Well he's done very well in his debut. Ässät are down 0-1 after 2nd, Kotkaniemi being the only reason it's a one goal game.

 

[Gsus]

The only reason he is playing is because their two other goalies are injured...

He has .886 sv% in Jr A and his back up plays in beer league lol.

Which beer league? Just asking because I'm a local beerleaguer

 

[Qurpiz]

Which beer league? Just asking because I'm a local beerleaguer

Suomi-sarja, 3rd level in Finland, an amateur series.

0-1 loss in his debut, best Ässät player in the game by far. I was surprised how well he handled himself (derby game against bitter rival in a sellout game afterall).

Size is an issue though.

 

[agent082]

We need that finnish Prospect Update Thread.

 

[ChicagoBullsFan]

We need that finnish Prospect Update Thread.

Do it then

 

[Noma]

We need that finnish Prospect Update Thread.

Wouldn't help with players like these, since Kasperi Kotkaniemi is hardly a prospect for Liiga level.

 

[Newfoundland]

Dont think he's worth a thread tbh.

 

[Jyssy]

ChicagoBullsFan makes another thread for a C-level prospect. Never change.

 

[covfefe]

Lets start with the obvious, yes, he is the older brother of Jesperi,
but lets go with the not so obvious, heh....he is a goalie a 5 foot 9 goalie.
- yes...i'm thinking what you're thinking, 5 foot 9?, when his brother is 6 foot 2
and possibly still growing, a goalie ?!?

19 years old
5 foot 9 | 165 pounds
Left

Kasperi is making his pro debut tonight at home (Pori) against their bitter rival; Rauman Lukko.

Is he going to get drafted to the NHL? who knows, probably not, but no one can tell for sure.
Is he a quality prospect??? no one can say for sure that he is not, if he plays well,
gets more starts as a pro, who knows, maybe he is, maybe he is not
Is his height an issue??? i dunno, Ässät doesn't seem to think so.

Wow, Kind of looks how you'd expect a Jesperi-Justin Thomas face swap to look!

 

[FinPanda]

ChicagoBullsFan makes another thread for a C-level prospect. Never change.

This isn't his thread. It's GeorgeLeafer.

And yeah Kasperi isn't even a prospect for the top leagues.