Oliver_Kapanen
Oliver Kapanen
Finish ice hockey player (born 2003)
Oliver Kapanen (born 29 July 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre for Timrå IK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was selected in the second round, 64th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
| Oliver Kapanen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Kapanen at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | |||
| Born |
(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 20) Timrå, Sweden | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 179 lb (81 kg; 12 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Timrå IK KalPa Oulun Kärpät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL draft |
64th overall, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Kapanen was drafted in the second round, 64th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Kapanen made his professional debut for KalPa during the 2021–22 season.[2]
Following three seasons with KalPa, Kapanen opted to continue his development in the neighbouring Swedish Hockey League, joining Timrå IK on a two-year contract on 9 May 2024.[3]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2022 Canada | |
Kapanen represented Finland at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships where he appeared in four games.[4] Kapanen will represent Finland at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]
Kapanen comes from a hockey playing family. He is the grandson of former professional hockey player Hannu Kapanen and the son of Kimmo Kapanen. He is the great-nephew of Jari Kapanen [fi], nephew of Sami Kapanen and cousin of Kasperi Kapanen and Konsta Kapanen [fi].[6]
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2019–20 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 37 | 25 | 16 | 41 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokipojat | Mestis | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | KalPa | Liiga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | IPK | Mestis | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Kärpät | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | KalPa | Liiga | 55 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | KalPa | Liiga | 51 | 14 | 20 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 124 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 62 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | ||||
International
- Cudzinowski, Matt (24 July 2021). "Kidney: 'It's a dream come true'". NHL.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Bexell, Patrik (26 October 2021). "European Prospect Report: Oliver Kapanen nets his first Liiga goal". habseyesontheprize.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "Welcome Oliver Kapanen to Timrå IK" (in Swedish). Timrå IK. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- Landvogt, Chapin (26 April 2021). "Who to watch at U18 Worlds". IIHF.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Kimelman, Adam (8 December 2021). "Sweden announces roster for 2022 World Junior Championship". NHL.com. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- "Kapanen relishes bloodlines in draft journey". nhlentrydraft.com. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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