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Finland Aapeli Räsänen
#11 Tappara / Liiga - 24/25
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1998
Position
C
Age
26
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Tappara
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2016 round 6 #153 overall by Edmonton Oilers

Brother: Iivari Räsänen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Aapeli Räsänen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 6* 4* 6* 10* 6* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 12* 5* 3* 8* 4* -* | Playoffs 11 4 0 4 14 -
2012-13 Tappara U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 5* 8* 13* 4* -* |
Tappara U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja 11* 5* 6* 11* 34* -* |
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 17* 4* 3* 7* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -
2013-14 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 2* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 36* 16* 21* 37* 54* -* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 4 -
Finland U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 11* 3* 2* 5* 10* 4* |
2014-15 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 41* 5* 7* 12* 22* -5* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 0* 4* 4* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) “C” International-Jr 24* 7* 12* 19* 28* 0* |
2015-16 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 3 0 3 2 -
Tappara U20 “A” U20 SM-liiga 50* 19* 19* 38* 26* 17* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 -1
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 6* 9* 12* 8* |
2016-17 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 38* 7* 18* 25* 30* 21* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 12 3
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 5* 5* 10* 18* -1* |
2017-18 Boston College NCAA 32* 4* 12* 16* 45* 7* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 4* 0* 4* 4* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 11* 4* 3* 7* 14* -* |
2018-19 Boston College NCAA 33* 5* 2* 7* 20* -2* |
2019-20 Boston College NCAA 34* 11* 13* 24* 14* 14* |
2020-21 KalPa Liiga 58* 13* 10* 23* 34* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -2
2021-22 KalPa Liiga 58* 12* 23* 35* 28* -7* |
2022-23 KalPa “A” Liiga 56* 18* 19* 37* 36* -4* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 16 0
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2023-24 KalPa “A” Liiga 42* 8* 12* 20* 45* 3* | Playoffs 13 2 4 6 8 3
2024-25 Tappara Liiga 36* 7* 7* 14* 14* -1* |
Projected Liiga 59* 11* 11* 22* 23* -2* |

Aapeli Räsänen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland Selects QC Int PW 4* 2* 8* 10* 0* -* |
2014-15 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 5* 5* 10* 2* 10* |
2015-16 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* -2* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2023-24 KalPa Spengler Cup 3* 0* 2* 2* 0* -3* |
2024-25 Tappara Champions HL 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |

Aapeli Räsänen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 5* 5* 10* 3.33* 2* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 3* 3* 0.60* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 62* 19* 22* 41* 0.66* 70* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 5 250* 58* 71* 129* 0.52* 157* -9* | 3 24 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.42 * 30 * 1 *
NCAA 3 99* 20* 27* 47* 0.47* 79* 19* | 0 * * * * * *
QC Int PW 1 4* 2* 8* 10* 2.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 2* 2* 0.67* 0* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 3 25* 11* 12* 23* 0.92* 40* -* | 1 11 4 * 0 * 4 * 0.36 * 14 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 3 12* 10* 17* 27* 2.25* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 53* 20* 24* 44* 0.83* 62* -* | 3 9 5 * 1 * 6 * 0.67 * 6 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 91* 24* 26* 50* 0.55* 48* 12* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * -1 *
USHL 1 38* 7* 18* 25* 0.66* 30* 21* | 1 13 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.31 * 12 * 3 *
WHC-17 1 6* 0* 4* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 6* 9* 1.29* 12* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 11* 6* 4* 10* 0.91* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aapeli Räsänen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/18/2024
05/18/2024 Confirmed KalPa Tappara
04/21/2022
04/21/2022 Extension KalPa KalPa
04/09/2020
04/09/2020 Confirmed Boston College KalPa
05/17/2018
05/17/2018 Confirmed Dinamo Riga CSKA Moskva
02/23/2017
02/23/2017 Confirmed Sioux City Musketeers Boston College
05/29/2016
05/29/2016 Confirmed Tappara U20 Sioux City Musketeers
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #7 overall by Dinamo Riga in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2016, 7 #103 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #59 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #93 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY

2016 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #21 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters