Jesperi Kotkaniemi

Position Center / Left Wing Current Team Carolina Hurricanes
Shoots Left Current Contract 8 years
Height 6'3" Expires 2029-30
Weight (lbs) 203 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 29
Age 24 (July 6, 2000) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2018, Round 1, Overall 3 (MTL)
Date Team Transaction
Mar 21, 2022 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 8 years @ $4.820M AAV starting in 2022-23
Aug 28, 2021 Carolina Hurricanes Signed 1 year @ $6.100M AAV starting in 2021-22
Jul 1, 2018 Montreal Canadiens Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2018-19 MTL 79 11 23 34 +1 26 134 8.2 13:44
2019-20 MTL 36 6 2 8 -11 23 55 10.9 12:60 10 4 4 +4 23 11 36.4 13:53
2020-21 MTL 56 5 15 20 -1 12 87 5.7 14:48 19 5 3 8 -5 14 28 17.9 13:42
2021-22 CAR 66 12 17 29 +3 37 81 14.8 12:01 14 2 2 -4 2 18 0.0 11:45
2022-23 CAR 82 18 25 43 +10 50 129 14.0 14:44 15 3 4 7 -5 8 24 12.5 16:50
2023-24 CAR 79 12 15 27 -4 36 128 9.4 12:59 11 1 1 -2 4 15 0.0 11:01
2024-25 CAR 34 5 10 15 +4 26 54 9.3 13:39
Advanced Stats Coming Soon

Current Contract

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2022-23 22 $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 RFA-arb
2023-24 23 $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 RFA-arb
2024-25 24 $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $4,820,000 $4,820,000 $4,820,000 RFA-arb
2025-26 25 M-NTC $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $4,820,000 $4,820,000 $4,820,000 UFA
2026-27 26 M-NTC $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $4,820,000 $4,820,000 $4,820,000 UFA
2027-28 27 M-NTC $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 UFA
2028-29 28 M-NTC $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 UFA
2029-30 29 M-NTC $4,820,000 $4,820,000 - - $5,200,000 $5,200,000 $5,200,000 UFA
Total - - $38,560,000 $38,560,000 $38,560,000
Signed: Mar 21, 2022
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 5.84
Clause: Starting in 2025-26 player has a 10 team no trade clause.

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 21 $6,100,035 $6,100,035 - - $6,100,035 $6,100,035 $6,100,035 RFA
Total - - $6,100,035 $6,100,035 $6,100,035
Signed: Aug 28, 2021
Team: Carolina Hurricanes
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 7.48
Note: This contract was a successful offer sheet by Carolina Hurricanes which Montreal chose not to match.

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 18 $925,000 $3,425,000 $2,500,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 19 $925,000 $3,425,000 $2,500,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
2020-21 20 $925,000 $3,425,000 $2,500,000 $92,500 $832,500 $925,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $7,500,000 $277,500 $2,497,500 $2,775,000 $210,000
Signed: July 1, 2018
Team: Montreal Canadiens
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA

*Age is as of September 15