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Finland Kaapo Kähkönen
#34 Minnesota Wild / NHL - 20/21
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Date of Birth
Aug 16, 1996
Position
G
Age
24
Height
6'2" / 187 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
214 lbs / 97 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
EJK
Contract
21/22
Cap Hit
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Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 4 #109 overall by Minnesota Wild
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1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1

Sister: Peppi Kähkönen

Dec 16th, 15:00
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2010-11 GrIFK U16 U16 I-divisioona 1 1.00 .958 |
2011-12 Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5 1.74 .940 |
Blues U16 U16 SM-sarja 16 2.79 .901 | Playoffs 9 2.17 .936
Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 1 2.00 .950 | Playoffs 0 - -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 10 2.47 .926 |
2012-13 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 3.00 .864 |
Blues U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 28 2.43 .917 | Playoffs 12 2.68 .901
Finland U17 WHC-17 4 4.48 .858 18 109 0 1-3-0 241 |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 5.51 .855 |
Finland U18 WJC-18 0 1 - - |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 1 1.00 .957 |
2013-14 Blues U20 Jr. A SM-liiga 38 2.49 .912 | Playoffs 10 2.20 .915
Blues Liiga 0 - - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 5 5 3.37 .886 15 116 0 2-3-0 267 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 15 3.29 - |
2014-15 TUTO Hockey Mestis 47 2.11 .925 | Playoffs 13 1.95 .934
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 2 3.37 .844 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4 3.02 .900 |
2015-16 Blues Liiga 27 2.69 .908 71 698 1 6-15-5 1582 |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 1 0.00 1.000 | Playoffs 6 3.03 .885
Finland U20 WJC-20 4 7 2.52 .909 9 90 0 4-0-0 215 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 7 - .910 |
2016-17 Lukko Liiga 34 2.58 .921 87 1009 2 12-12-10 2020 |
2017-18 Lukko Liiga 56 2.20 .922 120 1418 6 20-23-12 3276 | Playoffs 2 2.38 .921 5 58 0 0-2-0 127
2018-19 Minnesota Wild NHL 0 - - |
Iowa Wild AHL 39 2.78 .908 110 1080 6 17-14-12 2373 |
2019-20 Minnesota Wild NHL 5 2.96 .913 15 157 0 3-1-1 305 |
Iowa Wild AHL 34 2.07 .927 71 901 7 25-6-5 2059 |
2020-21 Minnesota Wild NHL 13 2.30 .918 29 326 0 8-4-0 697 |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2011-12 Finland U16 YOG 4 1.90 .923 |
2012-13 Finland U17 EYOF 2 3.00 .921 |
2013-14 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3 3.45 .881 |
2015-16 Blues Champions HL 4 10 2.76 .918 11 123 1 1-3-0 240 |
2016-17 Lukko Champions HL 3 6 3.03 .890 8 65 0 0-3-0 159 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
NHL 2020-2021
Fri 05/03 Minnesota Wild @ Arizona Coyotes
Sat 27/02 Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings
Wed 24/02 Minnesota Wild @ Colorado Avalanche
Mon 22/02 Minnesota Wild @ San Jose Sharks
Sat 20/02 Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks
Thu 18/02 Minnesota Wild @ Anaheim Ducks
Tue 16/02 Minnesota Wild @ Los Angeles Kings
Sat 30/01 Minnesota Wild vs Colorado Avalanche
Thu 28/01 Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings
Tue 26/01 Minnesota Wild vs Los Angeles Kings
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 73 2.45 .916 181 1981 13 42-20-17 4431 | 0
Champions HL 2 7 16 2.87 .908 19 188 1 1-6-0 398 | 0
EYOF 1 2 3.00 .921 | 0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3 3.45 .881 | 0
International-Jr 5 42 | 0
Liiga 4 117 2.43 .918 278 3125 9 38-50-27 6877 | 1 2 5 58 0 0-2-0 127
Mestis 2 48 | 2 19
NHL 3 18 2.64 .917 44 483 0 11-5-1 1002 | 0
U16 I-divisioona 1 1 1.00 .958 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 16 2.79 .901 | 1 9 2.17 .936
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 5 1.74 .940 | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 3 | 1 0
Jr. A SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 66 | 2 22
WHC-17 1 4 4.48 .858 18 109 0 1-3-0 241 | 0
WJC-18 2 5 6 3.37 .885 15 116 0 2-3-0 267 | 0
WJC-20 1 4 7 2.52 .909 9 90 0 4-0-0 215 | 0
YOG 1 4 1.90 .923 | 0
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/12/2020
10/12/2020 Extension Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild
05/16/2018
05/16/2018 Confirmed Lukko Minnesota Wild
04/13/2016
04/13/2016 Confirmed Blues Lukko
03/11/2016
03/11/2016 Loan Blues TUTO Hockey
07/22/2014
07/22/2014 Loan Blues TUTO Hockey
04/08/2013
04/08/2013 Extension Kiekko-Espoo U20 Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 2 #53 overall by Barys Astana in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #91 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #51 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for TUTO Hockey

Career transactions
- 2013-04-08 • Signed to a three-year contract with Blues

Career assingments
- 2014-07-22 • Loaned to TuTo by Blues for whole season

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-09-19 • Made Liiga debut (vs. Tappara)DEC: W(S/O) SA:13 GA:1 SV%:92.86
- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2013-04-18 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster

Other
- During 2014 - 15 season Kähkönen scored two goals. First one was when he played for TuTo in Mestis-playoff game against KooKoo (he had also shutout in that game). The second goal came when he played for Finland's U20 National teams friendly game. Both goals were empty net goals.| YouTube

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