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Kasper Halttunen

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Kasper Halttunen (born 7 June 2005) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the San Jose Barracuda in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect under contract to the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). Halttunen was drafted 36th overall by the Sharks in the second round of the 2023 NHL entry draft.

Playing career

Halttunen made his professional debut for IFK Helsingfors on 24 September 2022, in a game against KooKoo Kouvola. 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. In August 2023, he signed for the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. In the 2024 playoffs Halttunen led the OHL in playoff goals as the Knights won the J. Ross Robertson Cup. 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. Halttunen was named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team.

After participating in the San Jose Sharks' training camp, Halttunen was assigned to play with San Jose's AHL affiliate, the San Jose Barracuda, to begin the 2024–25 season. He had four points in six games before being sent back to the OHL for the remainder of the season. The London Knights won their second consecutive Robertson Cup, with Halttunen recording 21 points. He scored nine goals in the championship series against the Oshawa Generals, the most for an OHL player in the playoff finals since Jonathan Cheechoo in 1999. In recognition of this, Halttunen received the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as the most valuable player of the postseason. The Knights went on to compete at the 2025 Memorial Cup, ultimately defeating the Medicine Hat Tigers for the title.

International play

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. Halttunen also won a silver medal at the 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships while representing Finland. He tallied one goal and three assists.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

2021–22	Jokerit	U20	75	25
2022–23	HIFK Hockey	U20	14	0
2022–23	HIFK	Liiga	8	0
2022–23	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	2	4
2023–24	London Knights	OHL	61	14
2024–25	San Jose Barracuda	AHL	2	—
2024–25	London Knights	OHL	38	18