Jesper Kotajarvi
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | July 24, 2007 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Kokkola | Height: | 6'0" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 183 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: |
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| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tappara U20 | Tappara | D | 2024-03-07 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 Pohjola Camp Roster | Finland | 2022-2023 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team | Finland | 2022-2023 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp MVP | 2022-2023 | |
| U20 SM-sarja Bronze Medal | U20 SM-sarja | 2023-2024 |
| U18 SM-sarja Champion | U18 SM-sarja | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | Hermes U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 35 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 74 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Hermes U17 | U17 Ylempi | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Hermes U18 | U18 Mestis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Hermes U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Finland Selects U15 | WSI U15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Hermes U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Hermes U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 2022-2023 | Hermes U20 | U20 Mestis | 29 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 24 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Hermes | Mestis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 37 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 36 | Playoffs | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023-2024 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 14 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Tappara U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024-2025 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 44 | Playoffs | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024-2025 | Tappara | Liiga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Tappara U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Tappara | Liiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
