| Kasper Halttunen | |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Height Ft: | 6 |
| Height In: | 3 |
| Weight Lbs: | 207 |
| Shoots: | Right |
| League: | NHL |
| Team: | San Jose Sharks |
| Prospect League: | OHL |
| Prospect Team: | London Knights |
| Former Teams: | HIFK |
| Draft: | 36th overall |
| Draft Year: | 2023 |
| Draft Team: | San Jose Sharks |
| Career Start: | 2022 |
Kasper Halttunen (born 7 June 2005) is a Finnish junior ice hockey player for the London Knights in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) as a prospect to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] Halttunen was drafted 36th overall by the Sharks in the second round of the 2023 NHL entry draft.[2]
Halttunen made his professional debut for IFK Helsingfors on 24 September 2022, in a game against KooKoo Kouvola.[3] [4] Following his selection by the Sharks, as the first Finnish prospect chosen in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, Halttunen was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with San Jose on 12 July 2023.[5] In August 2023, he signed for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League.[6] In the 2024 playoffs Halttunen led the OHL in playoff goals as the Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup.[7] As OHL champions, the Knights played in the 2024 Memorial Cup in Saginaw, where they reached the championship game but were defeated 4–3 by the host Saginaw Spirit, in a rematch of the teams' semi-final series during the OHL playoffs.[8] Halttunen was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team.[9]
Halttunen represented Finland at the 2022 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded three goals and two assists in six games and won a bronze medal.
Bold indicates led league
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | U20 | 41 | 24 | 14 | 38 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | U20 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HIFK | Liiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | London Knights | OHL | 57 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 61 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 26 | 14 | ||
| Liiga totals | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | HG18 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2022 | Finland | U18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Finland | HG18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Finland | U18 | 5th | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | |
| 2024 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 28 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 20 | ||||
| Award | Year | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHL | |||
| Memorial Cup All-Star Team | 2024 | ||
| OHL | |||
| J. Ross Robertson Cup champion | 2024 | ||