I’m going to be honest with everyone, I signed up for Mikko Kokkonen because I had myself convinced he was Kalle Loponen. it was going to be a great story of a 7th round pick being ranked as a near top 10 player under 25 in the Maple Leafs organization. Then it turns out that no, not every 5’11 Finnish defender drafted in 2019 is the same person. Who knew? Not me.
Age: 20
Weight: 194
Acquired: 84th overall in 2019
Mikko Kokkonen was drafted in 2019, like Loponen, and plays defence, like Loponen, but shoots left instead of right and was taken in the 3rd round, rather than the 7th.