The young defender of Tampereen Tappara Jesper Kotajärvi is moving to KalPa for the next season, reports Savon Sanomat.

18-year-old Kotajärvi is a product of Kokkola Hermes, who has played for Tappara for three seasons. The 182-centimeter defender has played 21 Liiga games with Tappara this season. In the U20 team, he scored 1+8=9 points in nine games.

Kotajärvi represented the Pikkuleijonat in last spring’s U18 World Championships.

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