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Janne Kuokkanen
Born (1998-05-25)25 May 1998,
Oulunsalo, Finland
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
NHL team
F. teams
New Jersey Devils
Oulun Kärpät
Carolina Hurricanes
NHL Draft 43rd overall, 2016
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2016–present

Janne Kuokkanen (born 25 May 1998) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kuokkanen was drafted 43rd overall by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career[]

Before joining London Knights for the 2016–17 season, Kuokkanen played one game in his native Finland for Oulun Kärpät in the Finnish Liiga. He also played one game for their affiliate team Hokki in the Finnish 2nd level and 47 games for Kärpät in their U20 team.[1] Approaching the post-season in his rookie season in North America with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and having averaged over a point-per-game offensively with 26 goals and 62 points in 60 games, Kuokkanen was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes on 24 March 2017.[2] After a second-round exit in the post-season with the Knights, Kuokkanen was assigned to join the Hurricanes AHL affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, during their first round series against the Chicago Wolves. Kuokkanen made his North American professional debut appearing in a single game with the Checkers in their first-round defeat.

Kuokkanen started the 2017–18 season with the Hurricanes but after playing four games and garnering no points he was reassigned to the Checkers on 30 October 2017.[3]

During the 2019–20 season, while leading the Charlotte Checkers in scoring with 42 points through 52 games, Kuokkanen was dealt by the Hurricanes at the NHL trade deadline, along with Fredrik Claesson and a conditional 2020 fourth-round pick to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Sami Vatanen on 24 February 2020.[4]

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Oulun Kärpät Jr. A 35 3 12 15 16
2015–16 Oulun Kärpät Jr. A 47 22 31 53 53 3 0 1 1 2
2015–16 Oulun Kärpät Liiga 1 2 0 2 0
2015–16 Hokki Mestis 1 1 1 2 2
2016–17 London Knights OHL 60 26 36 62 14 14 10 6 16 2
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 1 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 4 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL 60 11 29 40 16 8 3 1 4 2
2018–19 Charlotte Checkers AHL 48 12 26 38 16
2018–19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7 0 0 0 4
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 52 12 30 42 16
2019–20 Binghamton Devils AHL 4 3 3 6 2
2019–20 New Jersey Devils NHL 1 0 0 0 0
NHL totals 12 0 0 0 4

International[]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland U17 4th 6 2 3 5 6
2015 Finland IH18 4th 5 0 6 6 4
2016 Finland WJC18 Gold medal icon 7 3 4 7 4
2017 Finland WJC 9th 6 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 24 5 14 19 16

Awards and honours[]

Award Year
AHL
All-Star Game 2019
Calder Cup 2019 [5]

References[]

  1. Janne Kuokkanen player profile. Eliteprospects. Retrieved on 8 October 2017.
  2. Canes agree to terms with Kuokkanen. Carolina Hurricanes (24 March 2017). Retrieved on 24 March 2017.
  3. Hurricanes assign Janne Kuokkanen to Charlotte. Charlotte Checkers (30 October 2017). Retrieved on 12 December 2017.
  4. RELEASE: Devils Acquire Janne Kuokkanen, Fredrik Claesson and 4th Rd Pick (24 February 2020). Retrieved on 24 February 2020.
  5. Check and Mate! Charlotte wins Calder Cup. American Hockey League (June 8, 2019). Retrieved on June 8, 2019.

External links[]


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