Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (born 9 March 1999) known colloquially as UPL is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 54th overall, by the Sabres in the 2017 NHL entry draft.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Sabres are coming off a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks when Luukkonen has a tremendous performance, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%). They will roll with him on Thursday against the Calgary Flames. The 25-year-old Luukkonen has a 2.99 GAA and .897 SV% in 34 games this season (15-14-4).

5 days ago · Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen knows the feeling of backstopping Finland to victory against Sweden, ... along with Juuse Saros of the Nashville Predators and Kevin Lankinen of the Vancouver Canucks. ...

Jul 24, 2024 · The Buffalo Sabres have re-signed goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen to a five-year deal worth $23.75 million ($4.75 million AAV), the team announced Wednesday.

Jan 15, 2025 · Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is signed to a 5 year, $23,750,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,750,000 per season, currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract was signed on July 24, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2028-29 …

Jul 24, 2024 · The deal will pay Luukkonen an AAV of $4.75MM each year of the contract and keep the young netminder in Buffalo until the 2028-29 NHL season. The deal comes just under the current contract of Vancouver Canucks’ netminder Thatcher Demko who secured a five-year, $25MM contract back in 2021.

50 G Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues 32 G Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks 33 G Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights 1 G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres 35 G Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens 74 G Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators 8 D Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche (A) 23 D Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars ...

Nov 14, 2024 · It’s much better news for star center Tage Thompson and starting netminder Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who, like Samuelsson, left Monday’s loss to the Canadiens with injuries. Ruff said they’re both day-to-day and haven’t been ruled out …

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Mar 9, 1999 · Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Full Name: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. Position: G • Catches: Left 6-5, 217lb (196cm, 98kg) Team: Buffalo Sabres. Born: March 9, 1999 in Espoo, Finland fi. Draft: Buffalo, 2nd round (54th overall), 2017 NHL Entry. Amateur Teams: Sudbury Wolves. Pronunciation: \OO-koh-PEH-ka LOO-koh-nehn\ More bio, uniform, draft, salary info