Niko Kapanen
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PROFILE ANALYTICS
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Niko Kapanen Facts
- Date of Birth
- Apr 29, 1978
- Age
- 48
- Place of Birth
- Hämeenlinna, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- HPK
- Position
- C
- Height
- 177 cm / 5'10"
- Weight
- 80 kg / 176 lbs
- Shoots
- L
- Status
- Retired
- Player Type
- PlaymakerTwo-Way Forward
- Highlights
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Niko Kapanen Statistics
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Niko Kapanen Tournament Statistics
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| S | Team | League | Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | |||
| 93-94 |  Finland U16 | Nordic Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | |||||||
| 97-98 | HPK | Euro HL | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 04-05 | Finland | EHT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | |||||||
| 06-07 | Finland | EHT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 08-09 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | |||||||
| 09-10 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 10-11 | Finland | EHT | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 11-12 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||||
| 14-15 | Jokerit | Spengler Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||
| 15-16 | Jokerit | Spengler Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | |||||||
Niko Kapanen Career Totals
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| League | Regular Season | Postseason | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | |
 AHL | 1 | 59 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 0.69 | 40 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | -2 |
 Czechia2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
 EHT | 6 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.40 | 12 | 1* | 0 | |||||||
| EJC-18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Euro HL | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.50 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| International | 3 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.32 | 20 | 5* | 0 | |||||||
| International-Jr | 5 | 68 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 0.72 | 80 | - | 0 | |||||||
 KHL | 8 | 399 | 81 | 153 | 234 | 0.59 | 247 | 67 | 8 | 111 | 20 | 44 | 64 | 0.58 | 75 | 15 |
| Liiga (SM-liiga) | 7 | 307 | 67 | 126 | 193 | 0.63 | 185 | 71 | 5 | 45 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 0.76 | 18 | 11 |
| NHL | 6 | 397 | 36 | 90 | 126 | 0.32 | 160 | -25 | 3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.50 | 22 | 2 |
 NLA (NL) | 1 | 44 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 0.95 | 24 | - | 1 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.78 | 35 | - |
| Nordic Cup | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | 4 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| OG | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Spengler Cup | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 14 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| U16 SM-sarja | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 1.31 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U18 I-divisioona | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| U18 SM-sarja | 2 | 41 | 22 | 45 | 67 | 1.63 | 48 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U20 I-divisioona | 2 | 19 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 1.63 | 18 | - | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1.08 | 16 | 4 |
| U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1.43 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.71 | 2 | - |
| WC | 10 | 85 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 0.64 | 56 | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| WCup | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| WJC-20 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.15 | 2 | 3* | 0 | |||||||
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Niko Kapanen Hockey Connections
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Niko Kapanen Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 1995-1996 | |
| 1996-1997 | |
| 1997-1998 | |
| 1998-1999 | |
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| 2008-2009 | |
| 2009-2010 | |
| 2010-2011 | |
| 2020-2021 |
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Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To | Source |
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| Confirmed | HPK | Retired | ||
| Confirmed | Jokerit | HPK | ||
| Extension | Jokerit | Jokerit | ||
| Confirmed | HC Lev Praha | Jokerit | ||
| Confirmed | Ak Bars Kazan | HC Lev Praha |
Niko Kapanen Biography and Trivia
Cult/Star player for Ak Bars Kazan
Cult/Star player for EV Zug
Cult/Star player for Finland
Cult/Star player for HPK
Cult/Star player for HPK U20
- 2009-05-03 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2008-06-09 • Signed to a one-year contract by Ak Bars Kazan
- 2007-02-27 • Claimed off waivers by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2006-07-20 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2006-06-24 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers w/ a 2006 7th round pick (W. O'Neill) for J. Modry and P. Stefan
- 2005-08-11 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Dallas Stars
- 2004-06-28 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Dallas Stars
- 2004-06-09 • Signed to a lockout contract by Zug
- 2003-08-26 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Dallas Stars