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Ilari Kapanen
#27 Brandon Wheat Kings / WHL - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Jun 12, 2007
- Age
- 19
- Place of Birth
- Kuopio, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- KalPa
- Position
- D
- Height
- 180 cm / 5'11"
- Weight
- 77 kg / 170 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Contract
- -
Ilari Kapanen Facts
- Player Type
- Mobile DefensemanPuck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
Grandfather: Hannu Kapanen
Greatuncle: Jari Kapanen
Father: Kimmo Kapanen
Uncle: Sami Kapanen
Cousins: Kasperi Kapanen, Konsta Kapanen
Brother: Oliver Kapanen
Greatuncle: Jari Kapanen
Father: Kimmo Kapanen
Uncle: Sami Kapanen
Cousins: Kasperi Kapanen, Konsta Kapanen
Brother: Oliver Kapanen
Ilari Kapanen Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | U16 Region | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | Playoffs QC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 2023-2024 | U18 Mestis | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 18 | - | ||||||||
| 2023-2024 | U18 SM-sarja | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | Relegation | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | |
| 2024-2025 | J18 Region | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2024-2025 | J18 Nationell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | Playoffs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2024-2025 | J20 Nationell | 34 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | 0 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024-2025 | SHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | U20 Nationell | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025-2026 | Liiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2025-2026 | International-Jr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | WHL | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | International-Jr | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| 2026-2027 | WHL | 51 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 68 | 119 |
Ilari Kapanen Career Totals by League
| 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0.38 | 10 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.54 | 6 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 6 | - | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 1 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.25 | 18 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 8 | - | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 | 6 | - | |
| 2 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.26 | 51 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Ilari Kapanen Career Totals by Team
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1.67 | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.40 | 8 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -3 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 8 | - | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 | 6 | - | |
| 1 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1.25 | 18 | - | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0.53 | 8 | -1* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | -2 | |
| 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 6 | - | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 | - | |
| 2 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.26 | 51 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Confirmed | Timrå IK U20 | Brandon Wheat Kings | |
| Loan | Timrå IK | HIFK | |
| Extension | Timrå IK U20 | Timrå IK |
Ilari Kapanen Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2026, 2 #106 by Brandon Wheat Kings in the CHL Import Draft