Sami Kapanen
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| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 181 lb (82 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Carolina Hurricanes |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | 14 June 1973, Vantaa, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 87th overall, 1995 Hartford Whalers |
| Pro Career | 1990 – present |
Sami Kapanen (born 14 June 1973, in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Philadelphia Flyers in NHL.
He is the older brother of Kimmo Kapanen.
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[edit] Playing career
Kapanen was drafted 87th overall in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft by the Hartford Whalers. His first NHL season was in 1995-96, when he played 35 games with Hartford. The Whalers relocated to become the Carolina Hurricanes. In his next five seasons with Carolina Kapanen averaged 24 goals and 35 assists with his best season coming in 2001-02 when he scored 27 goals and 42 assists for 69 points.
On 7 February 2003, Kapanen was traded to Philadelphia with Ryan Bast for Pavel Brendl and Bruno St. Jacques. In two seasons with Philadelphia, Kapanen played 31 playoff games, scoring 17 points.
Kapanen has played three times for Finland at the Winter Olympics. He played 18 games in the Olympics scoring 2 goals and 3 assists for 5 points. In the NHL, Kapanen has played 666 regular season games, scoring 171 goals and 248 assists for 419 points. He has also played in 65 playoff games, scoring 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points. Kapanen also won a gold medal at the 1995 Ice Hockey World Championships.
[edit] Awards
- Bronze Medal at the Winter Olympics in 1994.
- Named to the SM-liiga First All-Star Team in 1994.
- Bronze Medal at the Winter Olympics in 1998.
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 2000.
- Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 2002.
- Awarded the Yanick Dupre Memorial in 2004.
[edit] Records
- Tied a record for scoring two consecutive overtime goals in two consecutive games.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1990-91 | KalPa | SM-l | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1991-92 | KalPa | SM-l | 42 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1992-93 | KalPa | SM-l | 37 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993-94 | KalPa | SM-l | 48 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994-95 | HIFK | SM-l | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 28 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1996-97 | Hartford Whalers | NHL | 45 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997-98 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 26 | 37 | 63 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1998-99 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 81 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999-00 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 76 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000-01 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 82 | 20 | 37 | 57 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 77 | 27 | 42 | 69 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2002-03 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | 43 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002-03 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2003-04 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2004-05 | KalPa | Mestis | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 58 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| NHL totals | 680 | 173 | 252 | 425 | 137 | 71 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 20 | ||||
[edit] International play
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 1994 Lillehammer | Ice Hockey | |
| Bronze | 1998 Nagano | Ice Hockey | |
| World Championships | |||
| Silver | 2001 | Team | |
| Silver | 1998 | Team | |
| Gold | 1995 | Team | |
| Silver | 1994 | Team | |
Kapanen has played for Finland in the following competitions:
- 1994 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
- 1994 World Championships (silver medal)
- 1995 World Championships (gold medal)
- 1996 World Championships
- 1998 Winter Olympics (bronze medal)
- 1998 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2001 World Championships (silver medal)
- 2002 Winter Olympics
[edit] External links
- Sami Kapanen on Internet Hockey Database
- Sami Kapanen on nhlfinns.com
Categories: 1973 births | Carolina Hurricanes players | Finnish ice hockey players | Finnish ice hockey world championship gold medalists | Hartford Whalers draft picks | Hartford Whalers players | Living people | National Hockey League All-Stars | Olympic bronze medalists for Finland | Olympic competitors for Finland | People from Vantaa | Philadelphia Flyers players | KalPa players | Springfield Falcons players | Winter Olympics medalists | HIFK players
