Kimmo Kapanen
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| Position | Goaltender |
| Caught | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg/12 st 4 lb) |
| Pro clubs | SM-liiga KalPa HIFK Blues HPK Ässät Elitserien Timrå IK HV71 DEL Iserlohn Roosters |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | September 12, 1974 , Vantaa, FIN |
| Pro career | 1992 – 2008 |
Kimmo Kapanen (born September 12, 1974, in Vantaa, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender.
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.
Kapanen is the younger brother of Sami Kapanen who plays in the NHL.
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[edit] 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 inured 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.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ Kimmo Kapanen. Elite Prospects. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
- ^ Kimmo Kapanen går till HV (Swedish). DN.se. Retrieved on 2007-01-19.
- ^ Daniel Gustafsson. Kimmo Kapanen till HV71 (Swedish). HV71.se. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
- ^ Daniel Hultkvist. Kapanen missar slutspelet (Swedish). Jnytt.se. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
[edit] Web sites
- Ässät kaudella 2007-2008 (Finnish). Ässät. Retrieved on 2007-10-05.
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