Kotkaniemi Card Illustration

Columbus Mavericks Night

New Kotkaniemi O-Pee-Chee Card Purchase

I bought this bad boy on eBay yesterday, it's my second hockey card.

I will add more to this post later. Today is my first color commentator game for the local Columbus Mavericks.

Played this game this morning on NHL 20:

Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1st NHL Goal (Rooftop Finish)

It was at the Centre Bell, just as it should have been. Jesperi Kotkaniemi had two goals on November 1st, 2018 against the Washington Capitals in a 6-4 Montreal Canadiens win.

It was the 12th game of his young career. A few games later on my birthday, he added his third.

Here are all 11 goals from his rookie year.


I can't wait to start racking these up for him in 2019-2020 while he continues on his great career for the Habs.

Here is his first goal of his second season:


Here is his second goal of his sophomore stint:



Finally, I can't wait to see this guy live when they come to Columbus on November 19th. Here's some analysis from a year ago on the KK Kid.

Bought First Hockey Auto RC - Jesperi Kotkaniemi

I bought my first card:

Picked this off eBay for $70 + shipping. Plan on getting it slabbed by PSA.

Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi Imports Dragon Figure

Imports Dragon has pulled out all the stops for their local star, 19-year old Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The star Centre is one of just three players in the NHL who was born in 2000. Now, he has one of the most coveted figures in the history of the line. You cannot order this figure in the United States. Furthermore, the only way to get it is to go to the Bell Centre in Montreal; or your local Jean Coutu if you're in Montreal directly.

I've had several Montreal natives searching for me to get this figure and they're not easy to come by.



I spent the day learning about 'KK', here's Kotkaniemi's full scouting report here.

Finally, when I find a way to land this figure I will definitely report back. It's cool to have a great young player in a city like Montreal. That's one of my hockey bucket lists, to see this team play in Montreal; and I've felt that way since reading The Game by Ken Dryden.

Moreover, the Canadiens got their first win tonight; beating up the St. Louis Blues 6-3 in regulation in Montreal. It was a nice upset, and I picked off the Canadiens for a nice bet here. It all feels pretty fateful, with the figure being released.

The kid only saw 11:31 of ice time tonight (Game Summary), but it's nice to have him getting experience with a group like Jonathan Drouin, Shea Weber, Brendan Gallagher, Max Domi, and Tatar.

Coming off a 44-30-8 season, it's going to be interesting to see this team take shape and become one of the top teams in the NHL again. I can't wait to get ahold of this figure.