• Kakko scored 22 goals to lead TPS and rank tied for sixth overall in the Finnish Elite League this season (22-16—38 in 45 GP). His 22 goals set a record for most by a draft-eligible prospect in Finland's top league, surpassing Aleksander Barkov’s previous mark of 21 in 2012-13 (selected 2nd overall by Florida in 2013).

• A three-time gold medalist internationally, Kakko recorded 2-3—5 in 7 games as a member of Team Finland's gold medal-winning entry at the 2019 World Junior Championship and 4-6—10 in 7 games at the 2018 Under-18 World Championship. He capped his 2018-19 season as Finland's leading goal scorer (6-1—7 in 10 GP) to help his country earn gold at the 2019 World Championship.

• Per the IIHF, at 18 years of age Kakko became the youngest player to win gold at the Under-18, World Junior and World Championships – besting Connor McDavid who won all three by age 19.

• A player from Finland has been selected among the top three picks in each of the previous three years: Patrik Laine (No. 2 in 2016), Miro Heiskanen (No. 3 in 2017) and Jesperi Kotkaniemi (No. 3 in 2018). Entering 2019, no Finnish-born player has ever been drafted first overall.

• Growing up in Turku, Kakko was a regular at TPS games where he was a fan of current NHLers Mikko Rantanen and Rasmus Ristolainen. He models his game after Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews.

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	NY RANGERS	NHL	61	13	6	19	24
2022-2023	NY RANGERS	NHL	82	18	22	40	8
2022-2023	FINLAND (2023 IIHF World Championship)	ITLTOUR	8	1	5	6	0
2021-2022	NY RANGERS	NHL	43	7	11	18	10
2020-2021	NY RANGERS	NHL	48	9	8	17	10
2019-2020	NY RANGERS	NHL	66	10	13	23	14
2018-2019	TPS	FINLAND	45	22	16	38	10
2018-2019	FINLAND (2019 IIHF World Championship)	ITLTOUR	10	6	1	7	0
2018-2019	FINLAND (2019 WJC Championships)	NATOUR	7	2	3	5	0
2018-2019	FIN (Euro Hockey Challenge 2019)	ITLTOUR	6	0	2	2	2
2018-2019	FINLAND (2018 WORLD JUNIOR SUMMER SHOWCASE)	NACAMP	4	1	0	1	0
2018-2019	FIN U20 (4 Nations Tournament in Hodonin 18-19)	ITLTOUR	3	1	2	3	0
2018-2019	FIN (2019 Carlson Hockey Games)	ITLTOUR	2	0	2	2	0
2017-2018	TPS JR.	FINLAND-JR.	38	25	30	55	16
2017-2018	FIN (2018 IIHF U18 World Championship)	ITLTOUR	7	4	6	10	2
2017-2018	TPS	FINLAND	6	0	1	1	0
2017-2018	TPS U18	FIN-JR. U18	6	7	4	11	4
2017-2018	FIN U18 (5-Nations tournament in Plymouth 2018)	ITLTOUR	4	1	3	4	2
2016-2017	TPS U18	FIN-JR. U18	35	24	17	41	8
2016-2017	TPS JR.	FINLAND-JR.	7	0	4	4	0
2016-2017	FIN U17 (5 Nations Tournament in Dmitrov 2017)	ITLTOUR	4	2	4	6	2