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Kasper Kotkansalo Elite Prospects ↗

Position: Defense DOB: 1998-11-16 Country: Finland
2017 · Round 3, Pick #71  ·  Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings
Signed Professionally
Luleå HF · SHL

Set Commitment

NCAA Division I

NCAA D3 / D2

Career Trajectory
Dashed = raw PPG  ·  ■ Solid blue = age-adjusted NCAAe-PPG  ·  ■ Green = actual college PPG
Junior Seasons
Season Team League GP G A Pts PPG NCAAe-PPG Age-Adj D3e-PPG Age-Adj
2016-17 Sioux Falls Stampede USHL 47 1 11 12 0.255 0.1506 0.1553 0.7668 0.7907
2020-21 Ässät Liiga 58 3 9 12 0.207 0.5172 0.5172 1.7785 1.7785
2021-22 HIFK Liiga 52 4 12 16 0.308 0.7692 0.8603 2.6450 2.9583
2022-23 HIFK Liiga 24 1 6 7 0.292 0.7293 0.7995 2.5075 2.7489
2023-24 HIFK Liiga 23 2 3 5 0.217 0.5435 0.5786 1.8688 1.9896
2024-25 Kiekko-Espoo Liiga 56 2 16 18 0.321 0.8035 0.8274 2.7628 2.8449
2025-26 Luleå HF SHL 21 0 0 0 0.000 — — — —
■ Blue = NCAAe (D1 anchor)   ■ Green = D3e (D3 anchor)   COVID-flagged seasons highlighted in yellow
College Seasons (Historical)
Season School Div Conference Year GP G A Pts PPG
2019-20 Boston University D1 HockeyEast — 34 0 8 8 0.235
2018-19 Boston University D1 HockeyEast — 38 0 11 11 0.289
2017-18 Boston University D1 HockeyEast — 40 2 4 6 0.150
Pre-College Projection vs. Actual Freshman Year
Projected PPG
0.15
before college
→
Actual FR PPG
0.15
2017-18 · Boston University
2.3% vs. projection

College Pathway Likelihood (based on 40 comparables)

⭐ Elite profile — high probability of D1 placement; comparable to top-end prospects
20%
NCAA D1
0%
NCAA D2/D3
80%
Pro / Other

NCAAe Rankings

#2037
Defenseman overall
#460
Defenseman born in 1998

D2/3 Comparables

Ryan Ellis
SUNY Oswego · 2004-05
1.704 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Conor Landrigan
Utica · 2016-17
1.038 Elite
actual D2/3 PPG
Joona Juntunen
Saint Mary's (MN) · 2023-24
0.826 Strong
actual D2/3 PPG

How to read this: NCAAe and D3e factors convert a player's junior PPG into expected NCAA scoring at the D1 or D3 level. Harder conferences → lower projected PPG for the same player. A strong junior player (e.g. USHL 0.90 PPG) will project much higher in NESCAC than Big Ten because the D3 scoring environment is lower-difficulty.

Strength factor: conferences above 1.0 are harder than average; below 1.0 are easier. The formula is: Base NCAAe PPG ÷ Conference Strength = Projected PPG.