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Fantasy Summary

Tall, positionally sound Finnish goaltender from the same pipeline as Justus Annunen and Joel Blomqvist. Making his North American debut.


Observations

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September 2024- Kokko split time between two teams in the Liiga last year, finishing the year with the Pelicans and putting up a 1.49 goals against and a .926 save percentage in 13 games to finish the regular season. He was one of the best goalies in the playoff round, putting up a 1.82 goals against average and .925 save percentage over the postseason. Kokko is an excellent stash in deeper leagues as a depth goaltending option. Alex Wyatt

 

June 2024 – Kokko played for two teams in the Liiga last year, boasting strong numbers for each. His combined performance placed him third in goals against average (1.86) and save percentage (.917). His five shutouts saw him sitting fourth overall for the league, despite playing more than a minimum of 18 fewer games than the goalies before him. He is still a rather unknown quantity in most fantasy circles, but is worth a stash in deep enough leagues before he makes his move to North America. Alex Wyatt

Attributes
Fantasy Upside 7.0
NHL Certainty 6.0
Country FIN
Position G
Roster Type Minors
Shoot/Glove Left
Date of Birth March 14, 2004
Height 6‘4”
Weight 190 lbs
Drafted 2022 Round 2; Overall: 58

Stats

 Season Team League GP GAA SVS%      Playoffs GP GAA SVS%
 2016-2017 Finland Selects U13WSI U135 2.22 .919|      
 2018-2019 Kärpät U16U16 SM-sarja Q13 2.15 .917|      
  Kärpät U16U16 SM-sarja16 3.00 .908|Playoffs7 2.71 .912
 2019-2020 Kärpät U16U16 SM-sarja Q1 3.00 .824|      
  Finland U16 YOG1 12.00 .692|      
  Kärpät U16U16 SM-sarja1 1.00 .978|      
  Kärpät U18U18 SM-sarja25 - .932|      
  Kärpät U20U20 SM-sarja1 - .923|      
  Finland U16 (all)International-Jr7 - .819|      
 2020-2021 Kärpät U18U18 SM-sarja22 - .925|      
  Kärpät U20U20 SM-sarja0 - -|      
 2021-2022 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup4 4.11 .891|      
  Kärpät U20U20 SM-sarja29 2.06 .914|Playoffs6 3.01 .888
  KärpätLiiga1 0.00 1.000|      
  Finland U18WJC-181 2.00 .895|      
  Finland U18 (all)International-Jr4 2.90 .901|      
 2022-2023 KärpätLiiga1 - -|      
  HermesMestis14 2.95 .901|Playoffs3 2.31 .917
  SaiPaLiiga8 2.98 .903|      
  Finland U19 (all)International-Jr2 1.50 .943|      
  Finland U20WJC-200 - -|      
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr3 3.36 .882|      
 2023-2024 KärpätLiiga10 2.36 .906|Playoffs1 2.00 .923
  PelicansLiiga13 1.49 .926|Playoffs17 1.81 .925
  Finland U20WJC-205 3.86 .870|      
  Finland U20 (all)International-Jr8 2.30 .889|      
 2024-2025 Coachella Valley FirebirdsAHL- - -|      

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