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Finland Eetu Sopanen
#9 KalPa / Liiga - 17/18
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Apr 24, 1996
Position
D
Age
28
Height
6'5" / 196 cm
Place of Birth
Kouvola, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Pelicans
Status
Retired

Father: Jarmo Sopanen
Brothers: Vili Sopanen & Iiro Sopanen

Team Staff profile of Eetu Sopanen also available

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Eetu Sopanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Pelicans U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 8* 2* 4* 6* 4* -* |
Pelicans U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 25* 4* 5* 9* 14* -* |
Pelicans U18 U18 I-divisioona 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 Pelicans U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 2* 5* 7* 4* -* |
Pelicans U16 U16 I-divisioona 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 8* 0* 2* 2* 6* -* |
Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja 23* 2* 4* 6* 6* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 18* 2* 6* 8* 12* 6* |
2012-13 Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja 8* 2* 5* 7* 8* -* |
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 16* 1* 6* 7* 12* -1* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
2013-14 Pelicans U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 1 1 2 0 -
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 15* 3* 6* 9* 18* 3* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 0 1
Finland U18 WJC-18 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 1* 1* 6* -1* |
2014-15 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 20* 3* 5* 8* 40* 3* |
Pelicans Liiga 23* 0* 3* 3* 12* 1* |
Peliitat Mestis 11* 0* 2* 2* 10* -2* |
Finland U19 (all) “A” International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* 1* |
2015-16 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -2
Pelicans Liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Peliitat Mestis 27* 3* 8* 11* 34* -4* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 0* 0* 0* 8* 4* |
2016-17 KalPa Liiga 10* 0* 2* 2* 4* 4* |
IPK Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
2017-18 KalPa Liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |

Eetu Sopanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Finland U16 YOG 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* |
2016-17 KalPa Champions HL 7* 0* 0* 0* 8* 3* |

Eetu Sopanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 42* 2* 9* 11* 0.26* 36* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 35* 0* 5* 5* 0.14* 16* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 3 40* 3* 10* 13* 0.33* 48* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 25* 4* 5* 9* 0.36* 14* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 13* 4* 9* 13* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 31* 4* 9* 13* 0.42* 14* -* | 1 1 1 * 1 * 2 * 2.00 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 8* 0* 2* 2* 0.25* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 53* 7* 18* 25* 0.47* 70* 6* | 2 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 2 * -1 *
WHC-17 1 5* 1* 0* 1* 0.20* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
YOG 1 6* 1* 2* 3* 0.50* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *

Eetu Sopanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
01/23/2018
01/23/2018 Confirmed KalPa Retired
04/11/2016
04/11/2016 Confirmed Pelicans KalPa
Player Biography and Trivia

Career transactions
- 2014-04-03 • Signed to a two-year junior contract with Pelicans

Career assingments
- 2015-10-17 • Loaned to Peliitat by Pelicans indefinitely
- 2014-2015 • Assigned to Pelicans U20
- 2014-2015 • Loaned to Peliitat by Pelicans

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2014-02-14 • Scored first Liiga assist point (vs.Sport)
- 2014-09-20 • Made Liiga debut (vs.Tappara) +/-: -1 PIM: 0 S: 1 TOI: 4:43
- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster
- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster