Rasmus Kupari

#19 HC Lugano / NL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Mar 15, 2000
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Kotka, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Titaanit
Position: C/RW
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 91 kg / 201 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 27/28

Rasmus Kupari Facts

NHL Rights: Winnipeg Jets / Unsigned
Drafted: 2018 round 1 #20 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency: Premium

Father: Marko Kupari

He is a mix of Jesse Puljujärvi and Sebastian Aho
— Mikko Manner (Kärpät HC) 2017

Slick Finnish forward, very dangerous with the puck on his stick, always a threat offensively
— ISS Hockey 2017

Rasmus Kupari Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2014-2015	Titaanit U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	3	0	0	0	0	-
2014-2015	Titaanit U16	U16 Suomi-sarja	4	7	5	12	2	-
2014-2015	Titaanit U18	U18 Suomi-sarja	10	8	7	15	6	-
2014-2015	Titaanit U18	U18 Mestis	30	4	9	13	16	-
2015-2016	KooKoo U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	4	9	13	6	-
2015-2016	KooKoo U16	U16 SM-sarja	8	4	2	6	0	-
2015-2016	KooKoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	12	7	19	6	-
2015-2016	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	11	3	3	6	4	-
2016-2017	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	21	8	9	17	12	-	Playoffs	5	3	2	5	0	-
2016-2017	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	4	10	14	6	2	Playoffs	5	2	3	5	2	1
2016-2017	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	1	1	0	-
2016-2017	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	21	4	5	9	10	-
2016-2017	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	0	3	3	2	1
2017-2018	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	11	3	4	7	12	7	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	-1
2017-2018	Kärpät	Liiga	39	6	8	14	12	4	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	4	-1
2017-2018	Hermes Loan	Mestis	5	1	3	4	4	-2
2017-2018	Finland U18	WJC-18	4	2	1	3	0	-1
2017-2018	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	8	4	6	10	0	-
2017-2018	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	0	0	0	0	-1
2017-2018	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	13	0	1	1	0	-
2018-2019	Kärpät Loan	Liiga	43	12	21	33	65	13	Playoffs	16	1	4	5	6	0
2018-2019	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	4	5	4	3
2018-2019	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	17	2	10	12	6	-
2019-2020	Ontario Reign	AHL	27	6	2	8	9	-8
2019-2020	Finland U20 "A"	WJC-20	1	0	0	0	2	0
2019-2020	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	2	2	2	-
2020-2021	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	7	1	0	1	2	-5
2020-2021	Ontario Reign	AHL	32	8	15	23	18	4	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	4	-3
2021-2022	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	57	5	8	13	18	-5	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	2	-1
2021-2022	Ontario Reign	AHL	15	5	3	8	12	2
2022-2023	Los Angeles Kings	NHL	66	3	12	15	12	-5	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0	-2
2022-2023	Ontario Reign	AHL	11	5	4	9	22	3
2023-2024	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	28	0	1	1	4	-5
2023-2024	Manitoba Moose	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-2
2024-2025	Winnipeg Jets	NHL	59	5	3	8	16	-1
2025-2026	HC Lugano	NL	7	1	1	2	2	-4	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	2	1
2026-2027	HC Lugano	NL	10	2	0	2	7	-2
2026-2027	Projected	NL	48	10	0	10	34	-10

Rasmus Kupari Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	Finland U16	YOG	6	1	1	2	3	-4
2017-2018	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	2	5	7	0	-
2018-2019	Kärpät	Champions HL	10	1	6	7	2	2

Rasmus Kupari Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	5	86	24	24	48	0.56	61	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	4	-3
Champions HL	1	10	1	6	7	0.70	2	2	0
International-Jr	5	73	13	27	40	0.55	22	-	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	2	5	7	1.75	0	-	0
Liiga	2	82	18	29	47	0.57	77	17	2	22	1	4	5	0.23	10	-1
Mestis	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	4	-2	0
NHL	5	217	14	24	38	0.18	52	-21	2	11	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3
NL	2	17	3	1	4	0.24	9	-6	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	2	1
U16 SM-sarja	1	8	4	2	6	0.75	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	13	4	9	13	1.00	6	-	0
U16 Suomi-sarja	1	4	7	5	12	3.00	2	-	0
U18 Mestis	1	30	4	9	13	0.43	16	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	41	20	16	36	0.88	18	-	1	5	3	2	5	1.00	0	-
U18 Suomi-sarja	1	10	8	7	15	1.50	6	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	33	7	14	21	0.64	18	9	2	8	2	5	7	0.88	2	0
WHC-17	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	0	-	0
WJC-18	2	11	2	4	6	0.55	2	0	0
WJC-20	3	13	1	4	5	0.38	6	2	0
YOG	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	3	-4	0

Rasmus Kupari Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland U16 (YOG)	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	3	-4	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	11	3	3	6	0.55	4	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	0	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	21	4	5	9	0.43	10	-	0
Finland U18	2	11	2	4	6	0.55	2	0	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	2	5	7	1.75	0	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	8	4	6	10	1.25	0	-	0
Finland U20	3	13	1	4	5	0.38	6	2	0
Finland U20 (all)	3	33	2	13	15	0.45	8	-	0
HC Lugano	2	17	3	1	4	0.24	9	-6	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	2	1
Hermes	1	5	1	3	4	0.80	4	-2	0
Kärpät	2	92	19	35	54	0.59	79	19	2	22	1	4	5	0.23	10	-1
Kärpät U18	1	21	8	9	17	0.81	12	-	1	5	3	2	5	1.00	0	-
Kärpät U20	2	33	7	14	21	0.64	18	9	2	8	2	5	7	0.88	2	0
KooKoo U16	1	18	8	11	19	1.06	6	-	0
KooKoo U18	1	20	12	7	19	0.95	6	-	0
Los Angeles Kings	3	130	9	20	29	0.22	32	-15	2	11	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3
Manitoba Moose	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Ontario Reign	4	85	24	24	48	0.56	61	1	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	4	-3
Titaanit U16	1	7	7	5	12	1.71	2	-	0
Titaanit U18	1	40	12	16	28	0.70	22	-	0
Winnipeg Jets	2	87	5	4	9	0.10	20	-6	0

Rasmus Kupari Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2013-2014	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Titaanit)
2014-2015	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Titaanit)
2016-2017	U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal U18 WJC Silver Medal
2017-2018	Liiga Champion U18 WJC Gold Medal U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2018-2019	Liiga Silver Medal U20 WJC Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/28/2026	Extension	HC Lugano	HC Lugano
06/03/2025	Confirmed	Winnipeg Jets	HC Lugano
08/02/2023	Extension	Winnipeg Jets	Winnipeg Jets
06/27/2023	Confirmed	Los Angeles Kings	Winnipeg Jets
07/13/2018	Confirmed	Kärpät	Los Angeles Kings

Rasmus Kupari Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2017, 2 #112 by Soo Greyhounds in the CHL Import Draft
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #16 by FCHockey
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #21 by McKeen's Hockey
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #20 by TSN/McKenzie
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #11 by NHL Central Scouting