Twitter: @Jesper_Peltonen
Instagram: @j_pelton3n
Badger Bites
Shoots left ... born in June of 1998 ... parents are Hanna and Ville ... three siblings are Aleksi, Emmi and Nelli ... father, Ville, played nearly 400 NHL games over eight seasons with San Jose, Nashville and Florida ... Ville is a four-time Olympian with a silver medal and three bronze medals, and owns 13 international medals playing for Finland ... sister Emmi competed for Finland at the 2018 Olympics in figure skating ... grandfather Esa Peltonen skated in four Olympics between 1968 and 1980 and is a member of the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame ... brother Aleksi skates for St. Lawrence ... attended Northwood School, the same school as Badger greats Tony Granato and Mike Richter, as well as former UW goaltender Johan Blomquist ... major is personal finance
2020–21 / Junior Season
Otto Breitenbach - Curtis Joseph Award for most improved ... skated in 30 games ... recorded career-high seven assists for seven points ... racked up 32 shots ... tied for second on the team in plus/minus with plus 11 ... blocked 43 shots ... notched first career multi-point game with two assists against No. 1 Minnesota in 5-3 loss on Jan. 10
2019–20 / Sophomore Season
Skated in seven games ... recorded first career point, an assist on the game-winning goal, in his first game of the season, a 6-2 win over No. 3 Minnesota Duluth (Oct. 18)
2018–19 / Freshman Season
Saw action in 13 games... was plus-1 against Penn State on Feb. 23
Before Peltonen was a Badger
Played 2017–18 season with the Omaha Lancers of the USHL ... named team’s most improved player ... collected four goals, five assists in 56 games played ... team placed second in the Western Conference ... scored a goal and two assists in four playoff games to tie for second on the team ... scored 15 goals and 35 points in 46 games for Northwood School Junior in 2016–17 after posting six goals and 21 points in 50 games during 2015–16
Career Highs
GAME
Goals: None
Assists: 2, vs. Minnesota, 1/10/21
Points: 2, vs. Minnesota, 1/10/21
Point Streak: None
Multi-point Games: 1
Overtime Goals: None
SERIES
Goals: None
Assists: 2, vs. Minnesota, 1/9-10/21
Points: 2, vs. Minnesota, 1/9-10/21
