Kaapo Kahkonen
Espoo Blues
4th Rd. 109th Overall
2012-2013 | Espoo Blues U18 | 2 | 3.00 | .864
| Espoo Blues U20 | 28 | 2.43 | .917
| Finland International U17 | 3 | 5.51 | .855
| Finland International U18 | 1 | 1.00 | .957
2013-2014 | Espoo Blues U20 | 38 | | .912
| Finland WJC U18 | 5 | 3.37 | .886
| Finland International U18 | 15 | 3.29 |
- Eliteprospects.com Player Profile
Birthyear: 1996-08-16
Birthplace: Helsinki, FIN
Age: 17
Nation: Finland
Position: G
Catches: L
Height: 187 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs - hockey's future Player Profile
Talent Analysis
Kahkonen has the prototypical size for an NHL goaltender and is strong in all areas of the game. While utilizing a butterfly style, he appears in control at all times and has quick feet that allow him to move laterally quickly. Playing in almost every game for his junior team, he has proven to be durable and is technically sound.
Future
Kahkonen is the heir apparent to Nashville prospect Juuse Saros (NSH) with regards to Finland's U20 and U18 teams and is a bit bigger than Saros. Beginning to separate himself from some of the other young Finnish goaltending prospects, though still developing, he could be the next goalie from that country to emerge as a starting goaltender in the NHL. - mynhldraft.com Player Profile
Kahkonen is an active puck stopper who plays the game with confidence especially when seeing a heavy workload. He utilizes the butterfly but rarely swims around his crease unlike others. He goes down and pops right back up quickly and moves side-to-side well. (August 2013) - Lastwordonsports Player Profile
Kaapo Kahkonen has been a mainstay of the Finnish National team program for quite some time. At the age of 16 he helped the Finns win the Youth (U16) Olympic Gold Medal. He also participated in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka and the 2014 Under 18 World Hockey Championships. Don’t be fooled by the statistics, Kahkonen was fantastic at the Hlinka and through most of the Under-18 for what was a weaker than normal team for Finland in his age group. One bad game against Sweden, where Finland was greatly outplayed, and Kahkonen hung out to dry, has a major effect on the U18 numbers.
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