Firebirds’ Goaltender Kokko named to AHL’s All-Rookie Team
Craige Campbell April 16, 20252024-25 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE ALL-ROOKIE TEAM UNVEILED
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the 2024-25 AHL All-Rookie Team, as voted by coaches, players and media representing each of the league’s 32 member cities.
2024-25 AHL All-Rookie Team
- Goaltender ― Nikke Kokko, Coachella Valley Firebirds (32 GP, 20-9-2, 2.23 GAA, .914 SV%)
- Defenseman ― Luca Cagnoni, San Jose Barracuda (62 GP, 14-35-49, 10 PPG)
- Defenseman ― Tristan Luneau, San Diego Gulls (56 GP, 7-41-48, 1 PPG, 2 GWG)
- Forward ― Justin Hryckowian, Texas Stars (66 GP, 20-38-58, +14, 4 PPG, 1 GWG)
- Forward ― Ville Koivunen, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (62 GP, 21-34-55, 4 PPG, 2 GWG)
- Forward ― Bradly Nadeau, Chicago Wolves (63 GP, 30-26-56, 8 PPG, 7 GWG)
Nikke Kokko, Goaltender (Coachella Valley Firebird – Seattle Kraken):
A second-round pick by the Seattle Kraken in the 2022 NHL Draft, Nikke Kokko made his North American debut with Coachella Valley this season after beginning pro career in his native Oulu, Finland. The 21-year-old Kokko won his first six decisions of the season and has gone on to post a record of 20-9-2 through 32 appearances for the Firebirds, currently ranking sixth in the AHL with a 2.23 goals-against average and ninth with a .914 save percentage. Kokko, who made his NHL debut with the Kraken on Feb. 25 at St. Louis, enters the final week of the regular season having allowed two goals or fewer in nine consecutive starts
Each player will receive a custom-designed crystal award in recognition of his selection to the 2024-25 AHL All-Rookie Team.
Previous recent selections to the annual AHL All-Rookie Team include P.K. Subban (2010), John Carlson (2010), Logan Couture (2010), Brendan Smith (2011), Tyler Johnson (2012), Gustav Nyquist (2012), Jason Zucker (2013), Tyler Toffoli (2013), Ryan Strome (2014), Connor Brown (2015), Viktor Arvidsson (2015), Ryan Pulock (2015), Juuse Saros (2016), Brandon Montour (2016), Frank Vatrano (2016), Mikko Rantanen (2016), Casey DeSmith (2017), Devon Toews (2017), Jake Guentzel (2017), Filip Hronek (2018), Mason Appleton (2018), Daniel Sprong (2018), Dylan Strome (2018), Jake Bean (2019), Drake Batherson (2019), Josh Norris (2020), Logan Thompson (2021), Connor McMichael (2021), Phil Tomasino (2021), Jack Quinn (2022), J.J. Peterka (2022), Jakob Pelletier (2022), Dustin Wolf (2022), Jordan Spence (2022), Ryker Evans (2023), Ethen Frank (2023), Tye Kartye (2023), Joel Blomqvist (2024), Brandt Clarke (2024), Josh Doan (2024) and Logan Stankoven (2024).
The 2024-25 First and Second AHL All-Star Teams will be announced on Thursday.
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Downtown Palm Springs Walkabout this Sunday Morning. Sunshine with a High of 73F by 2pm. Host Craige Campbell with Coachellavalley.com!
CoachellaValley.com Aerial Drone Footage – La Quinta Cove – Coachella Valley, California – produced by SwingPointMedia.tv – Drone Eye’s View of this Breathtaking Landscape and the Rugged Santa Rosa Mountains of the La Quinta Cove area
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