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Kasperi Kapanen
Father: Sami Kapanen
Brother: Konsta Kapanen
Grandfather: Hannu Kapanen
Granduncle: Jari Kapanen
Uncle: Kimmo Kapanen
Cousin: Oliver Kapanen
| DATE | STATUS | FROM | TO | SOURCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/02/2023 | ||||
| 25/02/2023 | Confirmed | Pittsburgh Penguins | St. Louis Blues | |
| 21/07/2022 | ||||
| 21/07/2022 | Extension | Pittsburgh Penguins | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 25/08/2020 | ||||
| 25/08/2020 | Confirmed | Toronto Maple Leafs | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
| 28/06/2019 | ||||
| 28/06/2019 | Extension | Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 01/07/2015 | ||||
| 01/07/2015 | Confirmed | Pittsburgh Penguins | Toronto Maple Leafs | |
| 11/07/2014 | ||||
| 11/07/2014 | Confirmed | KalPa | Pittsburgh Penguins | |
Drafted 2013, 1 #25 overall by Barys Astana in the KHL Draft
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 | ![]()
- 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) | ![]()
- 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 | ![]()
- 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 | ![]()
- 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.