Sami Kapanen

#24 KalPa / Liiga - 13/14

Date of Birth: Jun 14, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Vantaa, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KalPa
Position: LW
Height: 178 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Sami Kapanen Facts

Player Type: SpeedsterTwo-Way ForwardWorkhorse
Drafted: 1995 round 4 #87 overall by Hartford Whalers

Father: Hannu Kapanen
Uncle: Jari Kapanen
Brother: Kimmo Kapanen
Sons: Kasperi Kapanen & Konsta Kapanen
Nephew: Oliver Kapanen

Team Staff profile also available: Sami Kapanen

Sami Kapanen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1988-1989	KalPa U16	U16 SM-sarja	19	13	15	28	4	-
1989-1990	KalPa U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	30	14	13	27	4	-
1989-1990	Finland U17	WHC-17	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990-1991	KalPa U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	31	9	27	36	10	-
1990-1991	KalPa	SM-liiga	14	1	2	3	2	3	Playoffs	8	2	1	3	2	-7
1990-1991	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	6	4	10	0	-
1991-1992	KalPa U20	Jr. A SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	2	-	Relegation	5	1	3	4	10	-
1991-1992	KalPa	SM-liiga	42	15	10	25	8	4
1991-1992	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	5	6	8	-
1992-1993	KalPa U20	U20 I-divisioona	1	0	2	2	0	-	Qualification	7	11	14	25	2	-
1992-1993	KalPa	SM-liiga	37	4	17	21	12	-7
1992-1993	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	2	2
1992-1993	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	3	4	7	8	-
1992-1993	Finland II (all)	International	4	1	0	1	2	-
1993-1994	KalPa	SM-liiga	48	23	32	55	16	12
1993-1994	HC Královopolská Brno	Czechia2	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
1993-1994	Finland Olympics	OG	8	1	0	1	2	2
1993-1994	Finland	WC	8	4	2	6	0	11
1993-1994	Finland (all)	International	36	14	5	19	2	16
1994-1995	HIFK	SM-liiga	49	14	28	42	42	23	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-1
1994-1995	Finland	WC	8	2	2	4	6	6
1995-1996	Hartford Whalers	NHL	35	5	4	9	6	0
1995-1996	Springfield Falcons	AHL	28	14	17	31	4	10	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	0	-2
1995-1996	Finland	WC	8	2	2	4	6	-1
1996-1997	Hartford Whalers	NHL	45	13	12	25	2	6
1996-1997	Finland	WCup	3	0	1	1	4	-1
1997-1998	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	81	26	37	63	16	9
1997-1998	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	1	1	0	-4
1997-1998	Finland "A"	WC	10	4	3	7	2	-2
1997-1998	Finland (all)	International	16	4	4	8	2	-
1998-1999	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	81	24	35	59	10	1	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	0	-2
1999-2000	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	76	24	24	48	12	10
2000-2001	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	82	20	37	57	24	-12	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	0	-7
2000-2001	Finland	WC	8	7	4	11	8	5
2001-2002	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	77	27	42	69	23	9	Playoffs	23	1	8	9	6	-2
2001-2002	Finland Olympics	OG	4	1	2	3	4	-2
2001-2002	Finland (all)	International	4	1	2	3	4	-2
2002-2003	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	43	6	12	18	12	-17
2002-2003	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	28	4	9	13	6	-1	Playoffs	13	4	3	7	6	2
2003-2004	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	74	12	18	30	14	9	Playoffs	18	3	7	10	6	5
2004-2005	KalPa Lockout	Mestis	10	6	3	9	2	4	Playoffs	9	5	3	8	4	4
2005-2006	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	58	12	22	34	12	-9	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-4
2006-2007	Philadelphia Flyers "A"	NHL	77	11	14	25	22	-21
2007-2008	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	74	5	3	8	16	-12	Playoffs	16	2	0	2	2	-4
2008-2009	KalPa "C"	SM-liiga	55	21	24	45	18	8	Playoffs	12	4	5	9	4	2
2008-2009	Finland "C"	WC	7	2	3	5	2	0
2009-2010	KalPa "C"	SM-liiga	49	15	31	46	58	-6	Playoffs	13	6	7	13	0	1
2009-2010	Finland "C"	WC	7	1	1	2	0	2
2010-2011	Did not play		-	-	-	-	-	-
2011-2012	KalPa "A"	SM-liiga	35	13	12	25	33	0	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	0
2012-2013	KalPa "A"	SM-liiga	38	7	11	18	14	1	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	2	-1
2013-2014	KalPa	Liiga	35	7	6	13	26	-6

Sami Kapanen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1993-1994	Finland	Deutschland Cup	3	0	0	0	0	0
1993-1994	Finland	Izvestia Trophy	4	2	0	2	0	5
2008-2009	Finland	EHT	6	1	1	2	2	-3
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	2	1	1	2	2	2
2011-2012	KalPa "C"	ET	7	1	3	4	8	-
2012-2013	KalPa "A"	ET	4	2	1	3	2	-
2013-2014	KalPa	ET	7	0	1	1	0	-

Sami Kapanen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	28	14	17	31	1.11	4	10	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	0	-2
Czechia2	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Deutschland Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
EHT	2	8	2	2	4	0.50	4	-1	0
EJC-18	1	6	6	4	10	1.67	0	-	0
ET	3	18	3	5	8	0.44	10	-	0
International	4	60	20	11	31	0.52	10	14*	0
International-Jr	1	15	3	4	7	0.47	8	-	0
Izvestia Trophy	1	4	2	0	2	0.50	0	5	0
Jr. A SM-sarja	3	64	23	40	63	0.98	16	-	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	10	-
Liiga (SM-liiga)	10	402	120	173	293	0.73	229	32	6	43	13	14	27	0.63	8	-6
Mestis	1	10	6	3	9	0.90	2	4	1	9	5	3	8	0.89	4	4
NHL	12	831	189	269	458	0.55	175	-28	7	87	13	22	35	0.40	22	-12
OG	3	18	2	3	5	0.28	6	-4	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	19	13	15	28	1.47	4	-	0
U20 I-divisioona	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	0	-	1	7	11	14	25	3.57	2	-
WC	7	56	22	17	39	0.70	24	21	0
WCup	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	4	-1	0
WHC-17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
WJC-20	2	14	2	7	9	0.64	10	2*	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sami Kapanen Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Carolina Hurricanes	6	440	127	187	314	0.71	97	0	3	34	4	12	16	0.47	6	-11
Finland	7	56	22	17	39	0.70	24	21	0
Finland (WCup)	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	4	-1	0
Finland (EHT)	2	8	2	2	4	0.50	4	-1	0
Finland (Cup)	1	7	2	0	2	0.29	0	5	0
Finland (all)	3	56	19	11	30	0.54	8	14*	0
Finland II (all)	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	2	-	0
Finland Olympics	3	18	2	3	5	0.28	6	-4	0
Finland U17	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0
Finland U18	1	6	6	4	10	1.67	0	-	0
Finland U20	2	14	2	7	9	0.64	10	2*	0
Finland U20 (all)	1	15	3	4	7	0.47	8	-	0
Hartford Whalers	2	80	18	16	34	0.43	8	6	0
HC Královopolská Brno	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
HIFK	1	49	14	28	42	0.86	42	23	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
KalPa	10	381	115	153	268	0.70	199	13*	6	49	18	17	35	0.71	12	-1
KalPa U16	1	19	13	15	28	1.47	4	-	0
KalPa U20	4	65	23	42	65	1.00	16	-	2	12	12	17	29	2.42	12	-
Philadelphia Flyers	5	311	44	66	110	0.35	70	-34	4	53	9	10	19	0.36	16	-1
Springfield Falcons	1	28	14	17	31	1.11	4	10	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	0	-2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sami Kapanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1989-1990	U17 WHC Gold Medal
1990-1991	SM-liiga Silver Medal U18 EJC Bronze Medal
1993-1994	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Player of the Month (January) Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1994-1995	World Championship Gold Medal
1997-1998	Olympic Bronze Medal World Championship Silver Medal
1999-2000	NHL All-Star Game
2000-2001	Finnish Player of the Year World Championship All-Star Team World Championship Best Forward World Championship Most Goals (7) World Championship Silver Medal
2001-2002	Finnish Player of the Year
2004-2005	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion Finland2 (Mestis) Player of the Month (December) Finland2 (Mestis) to SM-Liiga Promotion (KalPa)
2008-2009	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Bronze Medal SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year SM-liiga Player of the Month (October)
2009-2010	SM-liiga All-Star Team
2014-2015	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#224)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
03/13/2014	Confirmed	KalPa	Retired
04/19/2013	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
04/07/2011	Confirmed	No team	KalPa

Sami Kapanen Biography and Trivia

Number 24 retired by KalPa
Cult/Star player for Carolina Hurricanes
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HIFK
Cult/Star player for KalPa
Cult/Star player for Philadelphia Flyers

Career transactions
- 2014-03-13 • Announced his retirement
- 2008-06-02 • Signed by KalPa
- 2004-11-17 • Signed to a lockout contract by KalPa
- 2003-02-07 • Traded to the Philadelphia Flyers with Ryan Bast for Pavel Brendl & Bruno St-Jacques
- 1997-06-25 • Rights transferred to the Carolina Hurricanes after the Hartford Whalers franchise relocated
- 1995-07-08 • Drafted by the Hartford Whalers

Memorable dates
- 2014-03-13 • Played his last SM-liiga game. His son Kasperi scored a goal in the same game. The game clock stopped on the 24th minute and 24th second to mark the goal. Coincidentally 24 was the number worn by Kapanen throughout his career.
- 2013-01-12 • Played alongside his son Kasperi Kapanen, marking the 2nd occasion that a father and son have played together in an SM-liiga game.