Tappara wins huge on Kapanen’s big day (25 Oct 2015)
Sami Kapanen
- Position: right wing
- Player status: coach
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland
- Birth date: 14.06.1973 (52 years)
- Birth place: Vantaa, Finland
- Height: 178 cm / 5' 10"
- Weight: 82 kg / 181 lbs
- Shoots: left
- Draft 1: Hartford Whalers, year: 1995, round: 4, position: 87
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- Trivia:
All-Rookie Team SM-liiga 1991-92
Player of the Month SM-liiga January 1994
All-Star Team SM-liiga 1993-94
All-Star Game NHL 2000
All-Star Team WC 2001
Best player WC 2001
Suomen Jääkiekkoleijona #224
KalPa Kuopio retired his number 24
Season | Team | League | Pos | LPos | W | L | D | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 | ![]() | Liiga (Play-out) | Head Coach | |||||
2024-25 | ![]() | Liiga | Head Coach | |||||
2019-20 | ![]() | Liiga | President | |||||
2019-20 | ![]() | National League | Head Coach | 11 | 18 | |||
Left: 18.12.2019 | Reason of leaving: fired | ||||||||
2018-19 | ![]() | Spengler Cup | Head Coach | |||||
Leavel reached: champion | ||||||||
2018-19 | ![]() | Liiga | Head Coach | 12. | 18 | 27 | 15 | |
Leavel reached: out of playoffs | ||||||||
2017-18 | ![]() | Liiga | Head Coach | 6. | 26 | 20 | 14 | |
Leavel reached: quarter-final | ||||||||
2016-17 | ![]() | Liiga | Assistant Coach | |||||
2016-17 | ![]() | Champions Hockey League | Assistant Coach | |||||
2015-16 | ![]() | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | Head Coach |
Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009-10 | ![]() | Euro Hockey Tour | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
2009-10 | ![]() | World Championship | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
2008-09 | ![]() | Euro Hockey Tour | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -3 | |
2008-09 | ![]() | World Championship | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
2001-02 | ![]() | Olympics | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | |
2000-01 | ![]() | World Championship | 8 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 5 | |
1997-98 | ![]() | World Championship | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | -2 | |
1997-98 | ![]() | Olympics | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |
1995-96 | ![]() | World Cup of Hockey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | |
1995-96 | ![]() | World Championship | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -1 | |
1994-95 | ![]() | World Championship | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
1993-94 | ![]() | World Championship | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
1993-94 | ![]() | Olympics | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1992-93 | ![]() | WJC (U20) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
1991-92 | ![]() | WJC (U20) | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | ||
1990-91 | ![]() | EJC (U18) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 |
Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013-14 | ![]() | European Trophy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013-14 | ![]() | Liiga | 33 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | |
2012-13 | ![]() | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |
2012-13 | ![]() | European Trophy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2012-13 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 1 | |
2011-12 | ![]() | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
2011-12 | ![]() | European Trophy | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | |
2011-12 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 35 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 33 | 1 | |
2010-11 | Did not play | none | |||||||
2009-10 | ![]() | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | |
2009-10 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 49 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 58 | -6 | |
2008-09 | ![]() | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 2 | |
2008-09 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 55 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 18 | 8 | |
2007-08 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | |
2007-08 | ![]() | NHL | 74 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||
2006-07 | ![]() | NHL | 77 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 22 | -21 | |
2005-06 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | |
2005-06 | ![]() | NHL | 58 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | -9 | |
2004-05 | ![]() | Mestis (Play-off) | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
2004-05 | ![]() | Mestis | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
2003-04 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | |
2003-04 | ![]() | NHL | 74 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 9 | |
2002-03 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | |
2002-03 | ![]() | NHL | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | -1 | |
2002-03 | ![]() | NHL | 43 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | -17 | |
2001-02 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | -2 | |
2001-02 | ![]() | NHL | 77 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 23 | 9 | |
2000-01 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -7 | |
2000-01 | ![]() | NHL | 82 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 24 | -12 | |
1999-00 | ![]() | NHL | 76 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 12 | 10 | |
1998-99 | ![]() | NHL (Play-off) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | |
1998-99 | ![]() | NHL | 81 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 10 | -1 | |
1997-98 | ![]() | NHL | 81 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 16 | 9 | |
1996-97 | ![]() | NHL | 45 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 6 | |
1995-96 | ![]() | AHL (Play-off) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
1995-96 | ![]() | AHL | 28 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4 | ||
1995-96 | ![]() | NHL | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | |
1994-95 | ![]() | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
1994-95 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 23 | |
1993-94 | ![]() | 1.liga (Play-off) | |||||||
1993-94 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 48 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 16 | 12 | |
1992-93 | ![]() | Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off) | 7 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 | ||
1992-93 | ![]() | Jr. A I divisioona (U20) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
1992-93 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 37 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | -7 | |
1991-92 | ![]() | Jr. A I divisioona (U20, Play-off) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
1991-92 | ![]() | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1991-92 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 42 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 4 | |
1990-91 | ![]() | SM-liiga (Play-off) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -7 | |
1990-91 | ![]() | SM-liiga | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
1990-91 | ![]() | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 31 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 10 | ||
1989-90 | ![]() | Jr. A SM-Liiga (U20) | 30 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 4 |
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