Kotkaniemi had a decent rookie year but maybe tailed off a little bit at the end, but these are guys who have become big parts of their teams. Family relations Kakko scored the gold-medal-winning goal for team Finland in the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships on 5 January 2019. Sign up at the top of the website. Ranked #1 by NHL Central Scouting. - Kaapo Kakko had 11:21 of ice time in the Rangers' 4-1 win over the Jets on Tuesday. Ranked #2 by TSN/McKenzie, 2019 NHL Entry Draft: I can't help but think some of their numbers do ring with where Kaapo Kakko is and you're looking at a men's world championship or you're looking at a world junior championship and it's great to have that winning pedigree." But the thing that really rings for me when it comes to Kakko is the fact that I look at [Aleksander] Barkov, [Patrik] Laine, [Jesperi] Kotkaniemi, [Mikko] Rantanen and you're talking about guys who in their draft year were playing in the Liiga, yet the numbers for Kakko are all within or above some of those ranges. Brother: Konsta Kakko, Powered by Per the IIHF, Kakko became the youngest player to win gold at the Under-18, World Juniors and World Championships, surpassing Edmonton's Connor McDavid. Feb. 9 4:43 PM PT 5:43 PM MT 6:43 PM CT 7:43 PM ET 0:43 GMT 8:43 5:43 PM MST 6:43 PM CST … Outstanding performance for being one of the youngest players in the tournament at the World Championships. NewJerseyDevils.com is the official web site of the New Jersey Devils, a member team of the National Hockey League ("NHL"). Here's what comes next. Latest News: Feb. 11 6:46 PM PT 7:46 PM MT 8:46 PM CT 9:46 PM ET 2:46 GMT 10:46 7:46 PM MST 8:46 PM CST 9:46 PM EST 6:46 UAE (+1) 21:46 ET 0:46 BRT - Kaapo Kakko had 11:21 of ice time in the Rangers' 4-1 win over the Jets on Tuesday. Important: An official team/league url or a team document must be provided for us to update player stats. That left shot coming off the right side, has man-strength, instincts, reads off the puck very well and can get to the inside against men as we saw at the Worlds and he has the natural scoring ability. Copyright © 1999-2020 New Jersey Devils and the National Hockey League. COHEN: What’s Working for Kaapo Kakko, and What’s Not? The offensively dynamic and feisty forward is ranked first among European skaters by NHL Central Scouting. ", Video: MSG Networks | Stan Fischler on Kaapo Kakko. LIVE AUG 31-SEPT 13. ", Tweet from @NJDevils: feeling cute, might draft one of these guys later idk pic.twitter.com/QVah6FHrZE. - Sportsnet analyst Sam Cosentino, "I've described Kakko for me as one of the very best low offensive zone power forwards I've seen at his age in a long, long time. That passed Aleksander Barkov's mark of 21 in 2012-13. 2 on Draft Prospects list, Position: RWAge: 18Shoots: LeftHeight: 6'2"Weight: 194 lbsNHL Central Scouting Ranking: No. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. The EP Rinkside Mock 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Statistics of Kaapo Kakko, a hockey player from Turku, Finland born Feb 13 2001 who was active from 2017 to 2020. Displaying spectacular puck skills, he’s strong in the corners and has shown that he’s a beast physically. Alexis Lafreniere and Quinton Byfield appear likely to go 1-2 in the 2020 NHL draft. All Rights Reserved. Career Regular Season Stats © 2020 by STATS PERFORM. I think he's a player who can go right to the NHL and there's a lot of upside there.". - Devils Senior Director of Player Personnel Dan MacKinnon. Kakko, Makar highlight potential breakout stars Emily Kaplan picks Rangers rookie Kaapo Kakko as a breakout star this season, while Greg Wyshynski likes … All the latest stats, news, highlights and more about Kaapo Kakko on TSN. We only use official stats. Not saying other parts of his game aren't at a very high level but that's what he does at an elite, elite level - that sort of game below the faceoff circles in the offensive zone." "Here's a guy who is playing a man's game and very successful playing in a very difficult league, but also a guy who had the ability to adjust and get back to his own age group where maybe they're a step slower or not thinking the game as quickly.

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