Oliver Kapanen | |||
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Born |
Timrå, Sweden | 29 July 2003||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
KalPa Oulun Kärpät | ||
NHL Draft |
64th overall, 2021 Montreal Canadiens | ||
Playing career | 2021–present |
Oliver Kapanen (born 29 July 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre for KalPa of the Finnish Liiga as a prospect to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the second round, 64th overall, by the Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.
Kapanen was drafted in the second round, 64th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[1] Kapanen made his professional debut for KalPa during the 2021–22 season.[2]
Medal record | ||
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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.[3] Kapanen will represent Finland at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[4]
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 , nephew of Sami Kapanen and cousin of Kasperi Kapanen and Konsta Kapanen .[5]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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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 | FIN-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | KalPa | FIN U20 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | ||
2021–22 | KalPa | FIN | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | IPK | FIN-2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Kärpät | FIN | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | KalPa | FIN | 55 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
FIN totals | 73 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2021 | Finland | U18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2022 | Finland | WJC | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
2023 | Finland | WJC | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 |