- Niko Kapanen
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Niko Kapanen 
Born April 29, 1978
Hattula, FinlandHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) Position Centre Shoots Left KHL team
Former teamsAk Bars Kazan
HPK
TPS
Dallas Stars
EV Zug
Atlanta Thrashers
Phoenix CoyotesNational team 
FinlandNHL Draft 173rd overall, 1998
Dallas StarsPlaying career 1996–present Niko Klaus Petteri Kapanen (born 29 April 1978) is a Finnish professional ice hockey centre, currently playing for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Playing career
Kapanen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round as the 173rd overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2005–6 season, Kapanen recorded a career high in goals (14), and points (35). He scored his first career hat-trick on February 9, 2006 against the Phoenix Coyotes in a 5–1 victory.[1]
On June 24, 2006, Kapanen was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, along with 7th round draft pick in 2006, for defenceman Jaroslav Modry and centerman Patrik Stefan. During his first season with the Thrashers, Kapanen was picked up off the waiver list by the Phoenix Coyotes.[2]
On June 9, 2008, Kapanen signed for Ak Bars Kazan of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[3]
International play
Medal record Men's ice hockey Competitor for FinlandOlympic Games Silver 2006 Turin Ice hockey Bronze 2010 Vancouver Tournament World Championships Bronze 2000 St Petersburg Ice hockey Silver 2001 Cologne Ice hockey Silver 2007 Moscow Ice hockey Bronze 2008 Quebec City Ice hockey Gold 2011 Bratislava Ice hockey World Cup Silver 2004 Canada Ice hockey World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Gold 1998 Finland Ice hockey Played for Finland in:
- 1998 - World Junior Championships (Gold medal)
- 2000 - World Championships (Bronze medal)
- 2001 - World Championships (Silver medal)
- 2002 - World Championships
- 2004 - World Championships
- 2004 - World Cup of Hockey (Runner-up)
- 2005 - World Championships
- 2006 - Winter Olympics (Silver medal)
- 2007 - World Championships (Silver medal)
- 2008 - World Championships (Bronze medal)
- 2009 - World Championships
- 2010 - Winter Olympics (Bronze medal)
- 2011 - World Championships (Gold medal)
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 HPK SM-liiga 7 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 1996–97 HPK SM-liiga 41 6 9 15 12 10 4 5 9 2 1997–98 HPK SM-liiga 48 8 18 26 44 — — — — — 1998–99 HPK SM-liiga 53 14 29 43 49 8 3 4 7 4 1999–00 HPK SM-liiga 53 20 28 48 40 8 1 9 10 4 2000–01 TPS SM-liiga 56 11 22 33 20 10 2 1 3 0 2001–02 Utah Grizzlies AHL 59 13 28 41 40 5 2 1 3 0 2001–02 Dallas Stars NHL 9 0 1 1 2 — — — — — 2002–03 Dallas Stars NHL 82 5 29 34 55 12 4 3 7 12 2003–04 Dallas Stars NHL 67 1 5 6 16 1 1 0 1 0 2004–05 EV Zug NLA 44 10 33 43 24 9 2 5 7 35 2005–06 Dallas Stars NHL 81 14 21 35 36 5 0 1 1 10 2006–07 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 60 4 9 13 20 — — — — — 2006–07 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 19 2 7 9 8 — — — — — 2007–08 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 79 10 18 28 34 — — — — — 2008–09 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 53 12 19 31 22 21 1 9 10 16 2009–10 Ak Bars Kazan KHL 54 12 15 27 44 22 8 9 17 6 NHL totals 397 36 90 126 160 18 5 4 9 22 KHL totals 107 24 32 56 66 43 9 18 27 22 International
Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1997 Finland Jr. WJC 6 4 4 8 0 1998 Finland Jr. WJC 7 2 5 7 2 2000 Finland WC 9 4 3 7 4 2001 Finland WC 9 3 1 4 8 2002 Finland WC 9 0 4 4 10 2004 Finland WC 7 3 2 5 14 2004 Finland W-Cup 6 1 2 3 0 2005 Finland WC 7 1 4 5 8 2006 Finland OG 8 2 1 3 2 2007 Finland WC 9 0 7 7 6 2008 Finland WC 9 2 5 7 0 2009 Finland WC 7 7 3 10 0 2010 Finland OG 6 0 2 2 0 2011 Finland WC 9 2 1 3 2 Awards
- 2003 — Played in NHL YoungStars Game
References
External links
Categories:- Living people
- 1978 births
- People from Hattula
- Atlanta Thrashers players
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Dallas Stars players
- Expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Ak Bars Kazan players
- HPK players
- Ice hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- Olympic silver medalists for Finland
- Nationalliga A players
- TPS players
- Utah Grizzlies players
- Olympic bronze medalists for Finland
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
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