Kimmo Kapanen

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Kimmo Kapanen
Born (1974-09-12) September 12, 1974 (age 48)
Vantaa, FIN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for SM-liiga
KalPa
HIFK
Blues
HPK
Ässät
Elitserien
Timrå IK
HV71
DEL
Iserlohn Roosters
Playing career 1992–2008

Kimmo Kapanen (born September 12, 1974) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender.

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Kapanen played for several Finnish teams during his career including Ässät, HPK and KalPa. Kapanen also played in Sweden for Timrå IK and in Germany for Iserlohn Roosters.

Playing career

Kapanen started his career in 1992 playing for KalPa in SM-liiga. He played in Finland until 2001 when he moved to Timrå IK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He stayed with Timrå for three seasons and had his best season in 2003-04 when he was recorded for eight shutouts and 2.21 GAA.

From 2005 he returned to KalPa and played with them for two seasons. He only played 69 matches there due to several injuries. [1] [2]

On January 22, 2007, Kapanen was loaned to HV71 in Elitserien for the remainder of the season 2006-07. [3] With only three games played for his new club, he injured his foot during a training session in the beginning of March, and was out for the entire 2006-07 playoffs. [4]

After his loan, Kapanen was contracted to Ässät and played the 2007-08 season in Pori.

In 2008, Kapanen announced his retirement from playing due to injuries. He began working with SM Liiga Club KalPa until 2017. [5] Following his resignation from Kalpa, he joined Acme World Sports as a player agent in May 2017. [6]

Personal life

Kapanen is the younger brother of Sami Kapanen who retired from the NHL in 2008. His son Oliver plays in Finland for KalPa. [7] His father Hannu Kapanen, uncle Jari Kapanen  [ fi ] and nephews Kasperi Kapanen and Konsta Kapanen  [ fi ] also all played hockey at a high level.

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References

  1. ↑ "Kimmo Kapanen". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  2. ↑ "Kimmo Kapanen går till HV" (in Swedish). DN.se. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-01-19.
  3. ↑ Daniel Gustafsson. "Kimmo Kapanen till HV71" (in Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved 2007-01-25.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ Daniel Hultkvist. "Kapanen missar slutspelet" (in Swedish). Jnytt.se. Archived from the original on 2007-10-08. Retrieved 2007-03-06.
  5. ↑ "Kimmo Kapanen lähtee KalPa-pomon tehtävistään". mtv.fi (in Finnish). 1 February 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Kimmo Kapanen Player Agent". acmesports.com. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Kapanen relishes bloodlines in draft journey". nhlentrydraft.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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