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Finland Kasperi Kapanen

St. Louis Blues / NHL - 23/24
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 23, 1996
Position
RW/LW
Age
26
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Kuopio, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$3,200,000 Powered by
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St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues / Signed
Drafted
2014 round 1 #22 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1

Father: Sami Kapanen
Brother: Konsta Kapanen
Grandfather: Hannu Kapanen
Granduncle: Jari Kapanen
Uncle: Kimmo Kapanen
Cousin: Oliver Kapanen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 0 0 0 0 0 - |
KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja 26 14 8 22 10 - |
2011-12 KalPa U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8 12 4 16 4 - |
KalPa U16 U16 I-divisioona 2 1 1 2 10 - | Playoffs 4 4 7 11 0 -
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 2 0 0 0 2 - |
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 25 13 11 24 6 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 16 11 6 17 20 11 |
2012-13 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 3 3 3 6 0 - |
KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 14 15 29 16 -3 |
KalPa SM-liiga 13 4 0 4 2 1 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 1
Finland U17 “A” WHC-17 5 3 6 9 4 - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7 5 3 8 4 4 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 8 1 1 2 15 -1 |
2013-14 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 5 1 6 0 - | Playoffs 4 6 1 7 2 -
KalPa Liiga 47 7 7 14 10 -8 |
Finland U18 WJC-18 5 1 1 2 0 -3 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 5 1 1 2 0 -3 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 5 1 0 1 0 - |
2014-15 KalPa Liiga 41 11 10 21 14 2 | Playoffs 6 0 5 5 2 2
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 4 1 1 2 0 -1 | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 0 0
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 3 2 5 0 -1 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5 1 0 1 0 -1 |
2015-16 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 9 0 0 0 2 -3 |
Toronto Marlies AHL 44 9 16 25 8 7 | Playoffs 14 3 5 8 2 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 2 3 5 2 -2 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 9 2 4 6 2 0 |
2016-17 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 8 1 0 1 0 -2 | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 0 -2
Toronto Marlies AHL 43 18 25 43 16 2 | Playoffs 9 2 6 8 8 -2
2017-18 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 38 7 2 9 4 -1 | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 0 -3
Toronto Marlies AHL 28 12 12 24 12 8 |
Finland WC 8 3 0 3 0 1 |
Finland (all) International 8 3 0 3 0 1 |
2018-19 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 78 20 24 44 27 12 | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -1
2019-20 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 69 13 23 36 22 0 | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 14 -2
2020-21 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 40 11 19 30 7 15 | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 0 -3
2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 79 11 21 32 16 2 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 2 4
2022-23 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 43 7 13 20 8 -8 |
St. Louis Blues NHL 23 8 6 14 10 0 |
Finland WC 8 3 2 5 2 8 |
Finland (all) International 13 4 3 7 4 7 |
2023-24 St. Louis Blues NHL - - - - - - |
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Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Finland U16 YOG 6 4 2 6 2 3 |
2012-13 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4 1 1 2 0 1 |
2013-14 KalPa ET 6 3 0 3 16 - |
2022-23 Finland EHT 3 0 1 1 2 -1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
WC
2023-05-25T20:20:00+0300 Finland @ Canada
2023-05-23T20:20:00+0300 Finland vs Denmark
2023-05-20T16:20:00+0300 Finland @ Austria
2023-05-19T16:20:00+0300 Finland @ Hungary
2023-05-17T20:20:00+0300 Finland vs France
2023-05-15T20:20:00+0300 Finland vs Sweden
2023-05-13T20:20:00+0300 Finland @ Germany
2023-05-12T16:20:00+0300 Finland vs USA
EHT
2023-05-07T12:00:00+0200 Finland @ Sweden
2023-05-06T12:00:00+0200 Finland @ Switzerland
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 119 40 54 94 0.79 36 16 | 3 30 8 13 21 0.70 10 -1
EHT 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 2 -1 | 0
ET 1 6 3 0 3 0.50 16 - | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 1 1 2 0.50 0 1 | 0
International 2 21 7 3 10 0.48 4 8 | 0
International-Jr 5 53 19 14 33 0.62 37 6 | 0
Liiga (SM-liiga) 3 101 22 17 39 0.39 26 -5 | 2 10 0 6 6 0.60 4 3
NHL 9 387 78 108 186 0.48 96 15 | 6 38 5 8 13 0.34 18 -7
U16 I-divisioona 1 2 1 1 2 1.00 10 - | 1 4 4 7 11 2.75 0 -
U16 SM-sarja 1 26 14 8 22 0.85 10 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 8 12 4 16 2.00 4 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 30 21 15 36 1.20 6 - | 2 6 6 1 7 1.17 2 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 36 14 15 29 0.81 16 -3 | 0
WC 2 16 6 2 8 0.50 2 9 | 0
WHC-17 1 5 3 6 9 1.80 4 - | 0
WJC-18 2 12 6 4 10 0.83 4 1 | 0
WJC-20 2 12 3 3 6 0.50 2 -3 | 0
YOG 1 6 4 2 6 1.00 2 3 | 0
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Speed
19
Acceleration
19
Puckhandling
16
Strength
15
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Juuso Riikola (D) 2012-2023 7 Finland, Finland, Finland (all), KalPa, KalPa U20, Pittsburgh Penguins
Mikko Rantanen (F) 2011-2023 7 Finland, Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Miikka Pitkänen (F) 2010-2016 6 Finland U16, Finland U16 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), KalPa, KalPa U16, KalPa U18, KalPa U20
Sami Niku (D) 2011-2023 6 Finland, Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/25/2023
02/25/2023 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues
07/21/2022
07/21/2022 Extension Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins
08/25/2020
08/25/2020 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Pittsburgh Penguins
06/28/2019
06/28/2019 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
07/01/2015
07/01/2015 Confirmed Pittsburgh Penguins Toronto Maple Leafs
07/11/2014
07/11/2014 Confirmed KalPa Pittsburgh Penguins
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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #25 overall by Barys Astana in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #13 by ISS Hockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #18 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for KalPa

Career transactions
- 2015-07-01 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington, a first-round draft pick in 2016 and a third-round draft pick in 2016 from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a second-round draft pick in 2016
- 2014-07-11 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2013-04-19 • Signed to a three-year contract with KalPa

Career assingments
- 2015-10-04 • Reassigned to the Toronto Marlies by the Toronto Maple Leafs
- 2014-04-03 • Reassigned from KalPa to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins by the Pittsburgh Penguins
- 2014-09-10 • Loaned to KalPa by the Pittsburgh Penguins for the rest of the current season

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2016-01-05 • Scored a game winning goal at the overtime in the U20 World Junior Championship final | YouTube
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-04-24 • Scored first AHL playoff goals with two tallies against the Syracuse Crunch(Kristers Gudlevskis) | YouTube
- 2015-04-08 • Made AHL debut against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and scored first AHL goal(Rob Zepp) and an assist at the same game.+/-: +1 PIM: 0 S: 3 | YouTube
- 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
- 2013-01-19 • Scored first Liiga goal on penalty shot against Kärpät | YouTube

- 2012-12-20 • Made Liiga debut (vs. SaiPa)
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster
- 2011-12-20 • Selected to U16 Youth Olympic Games roster

Other
- 2013-01-12 • Played alongside his father Sami Kapanen in his 2nd SM-liiga game, marking the 2nd occasion that a father and son have played together in SM-liiga game.

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