CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, 2x, rec. 12/9/17
Assists: 2, 1x, 12/8/18
Points: 2, 1x, 12/818
Shots: 4, 3x, rec. 1/8/19
+/-: +4, 1x, 11/18/17
Blocks: 8, 1/17/20
Penalties: 2, 3x, 11/23/19
AS A JUNIOR IN 2019-20
One of seven Terriers to play in all 34 contests ... Recorded eight assists and a team-best 50 blocked shots ... Ranked third among Hockey East players in blocked shots ... Six of eight assists came in Hockey East play ... Assisted on game-winning goal and had a plus-3 rating in 5-2 home win over Harvard on Dec. 3 ... Earned a helper in season-opening win at Union (Oct. 5) ... Had in assist in all three wins against UNH (Oct. 26, Feb. 14, Feb. 15) ... Also had a helper in wins over Merrimack (Jan. 17) and Northeastern (March 6) ... Earned an assist in 2-2 draw at Maine on Nov. 2.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2018-19
One of six Terriers to play in all 38 contests ... Tallied 11 assists ... His 70 blocked shots ranked second on the team and among Hockey East players ... Recorded first multi-point game as a Terrier thanks two assists in a 5-2 win at UMass Lowell on Dec. 8 ... Earned an assist and a plus-2 rating in 2-0 home win over UConn on Feb. 16 ... Also picked up an assist in wins over No. 7/8 Providence (Jan. 12), Merrimack (Jan. 21), Vermont (Feb. 23) and No. 18 UMass Lowell (March 15) ... Recorded a career-best seven blocked shots in 2-2 draw at Harvard on Jan. 8.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2017-18
Played in all 40 games, finishing with six points on two goals and four assists ... Ranked third on the team in plus-minus (+12) and fourth in blocks (51) ... Provided an assist in 5-4 win over UConn in Hockey East quarterfinal game on March 9 ... Scored in 9-3 win against UMass Lowell on Dec. 8 ... Picked up an assist versus Boston College on Dec. 2 ... Provided an assist and was a plus-4 in 7-0 shutout at Maine on Nov. 18 ... Recorded first collegiate goal against Maine on Nov. 17 ... Recorded first collegiate point with an assist in 6-3 win over UConn on Oct. 21.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Spent the 2016-17 season with the Sioux Falls Stampede in the USHL, recording a goal and 11 assists in 47 games ... Played for Finland at last year’s World Junior tournament ... Member of the gold-medal winning team at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships, tallying four assists and a plus-5 rating in six games ... Played four seasons with Espoo Blues organization in Finland, putting together a 4-15--19 scoring line in 48 games for the 2015-16 U20 team ... Played in 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
PERSONAL
Born on Nov. 16, 1998 ... Son of Terhi and Petri Kotkansalo ... Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the third round (71st overall) of the 2017 NHL Draft ... Enrolled in the College of Communication, majoring in communications.
