Jesperi Kotkaniemi played his 400th career game Tuesday, and what a 400 games it has been in the NHL. The Finnish center was the third pick of the 2018 NHL draft by Montreal, just behind Andrei ...

And Jesperi Kotkaniemi is no exception. The Hurricanes gave him an astronomical contract because he was talented. It ...

Kotkaniemi was clearly on Carolina's board for some time now, as general manager Don Waddell stated in the team's press release. "Jesperi Kotkaniemi is a player who has been on our radar since ...

Carolina Hurricanes center Jesperi Kotkaniemi (82) talks with coaches Jeff Daniels and Rod Brind’Amour during practice on Friday, May 2, 2025 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kotkaniemi injured ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s bedroom is adorned with a framed Finland jersey that includes the silver medal from the 2017 world under-18 championship on the bottom, and the gold medal from 2018 on top.

The Detroit Red Wings re-signed winger Patrick Kane to a one-year deal with a $3 million salary plus performance bonuses, the ...

Carolina Hurricanes player Jesperi Kotkaniemi talks to the media on May 1, 2025, two days after he was hit in the eye by a New Jersey Devils’ player’s stick during their NHL playoff game.

At 21, Kotkaniemi is a good young hockey player who could develop into quite a playmaker at the NHL level. But it's the presentation that counts here, and it's why hockey fans have been enjoying ...

Jesperi Kotkaniemi (15), shown in a June 2021 Stanley Cup finals game against Tampa Bay, has joined the Carolina Hurricanes via an offer sheet by the Hurricanes that Montreal did not match.

Jesperi Kotkaniemi could be gone by the time the Blackhawks are on the clock with the eighth pick in the upcoming NHL draft. Draft experts have conflicting opinions on the Finnish center. Even ...

The Carolina Hurricanes' signing of Montreal Canadiens center Jesperi Kotkaniemi to a one-year, $6.1 million offer sheet on Saturday was a gift to the hockey world. The late-summer weeks are ...