Niko Kapanen

Born on: April 29, 1978
Birth place: Hattula, Finland
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 10" (177 cm) | 176 lb (80 kg)

Drafted by: Dallas Stars, 6. round (#173 overall), in 1998 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	17	1996	Team Finland	U18 European Championship	Ufa, Russia
	18	1997	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	HPK Hämeenlinna defeated Ilves Tampere 5‑1 in the bronze medal game.
	19	1998	Team Finland	U20 World Championship	Helsinki and Hämeenlinna, Finland
	20	1999	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	HPK Hämeenlinna defeated SaiPa Lappeenranta 7‑2 in the bronze medal game.
	21	2000	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	HPK Hämeenlinna defeated HIFK Helsinki 5‑2 in the bronze medal game.
	22	2000	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Saint Petersburg, Russia
	22	2001	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	TPS Turku defeated Tappara Tampere 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series.
	23	2001	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany
	27	2006	Team Finland	Olympics - Turin	Turin, Italy
	29	2007	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Moscow, Russia
	30	2008	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Halifax, Nova Scotia and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
	30	2009	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion	Ak Bars Kazan defeated Lokomotive Yaroslav 4‑3 in a best of seven series.
	31	2010	Team Finland	Olympics - Vancouver	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	31	2010	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion	Ak Bars Kazan defeated HC MVD 4‑3 in a best of seven series.
	33	2011	Team Finland	IIHF World Championship	Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia
IIHF U18 European Championship Medals
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals
IIHF World Championship Medals
Olympic Medals
KHL Gagarin Cup Championships
Finnish Championship Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Mar 27, 2008	PHX @ LAK	(0-4)	0	0	0	0	0	16:55	13:29	3:07	0:19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	10	6	62.50%
Mar 30, 2008	PHX @ SJS	(1-3)	0	0	0	0	-1	13:03	11:21	1:42	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	2	5	28.57%
Apr 3, 2008	DAL @ PHX	(4-2)	0	1	1	0	0	12:12	9:56	0:00	2:16	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	4.918	4.918	0.000	6.040	6.040	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	1	0	5	7	41.67%
Apr 4, 2008	PHX @ DAL	(4-2)	0	0	0	0	1	11:31	11:06	0:00	0:25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	3	2	60.00%
Apr 6, 2008	PHX @ ANA	(2-3)	0	0	0	0	1	15:22	14:41	0:41	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	0	6	9	40.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
1994‑95	Team Finland U17		16	3	0	0	0	4
1995‑96	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	17	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1995‑96	Team Finland U18		17	5	0	0	0	6	4
1996‑97	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	18	41	6	9	15	12	8	0	0	0
1996‑97	Team Finland U20		18	6	4	4	8	0		1	0	2
1997‑98	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	19	48	8	18	26	44	9	2	1	0
1997‑98	HPK Hämeenlinna	EHL	19	6	3	0	3	4		0	0	1
1997‑98	Team Finland U20		19	7	2	5	7	2	3	2	0	1
1998‑99	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	20	53	14	29	43	49	13	2	0	3
1998‑99	Team Finland		20	7	1	0	1	2	-6
1999‑00	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	21	53	20	28	48	40	18	6	1	5	13.8
1999‑00	Team Finland		21	23	5	8	13	10	12	0	1	1
2000‑01	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	22	56	11	21	32	20	6	1	1	1	7.5
2000‑01	Team Finland		22	16	4	6	10	10	7	0	0	0
2001‑02	Dallas Stars	NHL	23	9	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2001‑02	Utah Grizzlies	AHL	23	59	13	28	41	40	-3	2	3	2	9.9
2001‑02	Team Finland		23	9	0	4	4	10	2	0	0	0	0.0
2002‑03	Dallas Stars	NHL	24	82	5	29	34	44	25	0	1	1	6.3
2003‑04	Dallas Stars	NHL	25	67	1	5	6	16	-15	0	0	0	1.8
2003‑04	Team Finland		25	7	3	2	5	14	3	0	0	0	30.0
2004‑05	EV Zug	NLA	26	44	9	33	42	24		4	0	1
2004‑05	Team Finland		26	17	2	7	9	12	3	1	0	1	6.9
2005‑06	Dallas Stars	NHL	27	81	14	21	35	36	-10	5	2	4	14.4
2005‑06	Team Finland		27	8	2	1	3	2	1	1	0	1	18.2
2006‑07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	28	60	4	9	13	20	-12	1	0	0	7.8
2006‑07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	28	19	2	7	9	8	-11	1	0	1	7.1
2006‑07	Team Finland		28	10	0	7	7	6	2	0	0	0	0.0
2007‑08	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	29	79	10	18	28	34	-1	5	0	5	11.8
2007‑08	Team Finland		29	9	2	5	7	0	3	0	0	1	16.7
2008‑09	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	30	53	12	19	31	22	9	5	0	5	23.5
2008‑09	Team Finland		30	10	10	4	14	4	-1	8	0	1	41.7
2009‑10	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	31	54	12	15	27	44	-7	7	0	2	12.8
2009‑10	Team Finland		31	9	0	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2010‑11	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	32	53	7	29	36	24	25	2	0	0	9.6
2010‑11	Team Finland		32	15	2	2	4	4	3	1	0	0	13.3
2011‑12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	33	54	12	27	39	24	22	5	1	2	16.7
2011‑12	Team Finland		33	13	1	1	2	6	2	0	0	0	8.3
2012‑13	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	34	50	10	19	29	26	14	2	0	1	12.7
2013‑14	Lev Praha	KHL	35	22	8	4	12	14	6	4	0	2	34.8
2014‑15	Jokerit Helsinki	KHL	36	60	9	24	33	55	10	4	0	3	11.8
2015‑16	Jokerit Helsinki	KHL	37	53	11	15	26	38	-11	4	0	0	22.0
2016‑17	HPK Hämeenlinna	Liiga	38	49	7	21	28	20	17	2	0	1	6.4
	KHL Totals			399	81	152	233	247	68	33	1	15	15.6
	NHL Totals			397	36	90	126	160	-25	12	3	11	9.0
	Liiga Totals			307	67	126	193	185	71	13	3	11
	AHL Totals			59	13	28	41	40	-3	2	3	2	9.9
	NLA Totals			44	9	33	42	24		4	0	1
	European Hockey League Totals			6	3	0	3	4		0	0	1

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
1996‑97	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	18	10	4	5	9	2	4	0	0	1
1997‑98	HPK Hämeenlinna	European Hockey League	19	6	3	0	3	4		0	0	1
1998‑99	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	20	8	3	4	7	4	0	1	0	0
1999‑00	HPK Hämeenlinna	SM-Liiga	21	8	1	9	10	4	-1	1	0	0	3.2
2000‑01	TPS Turku	SM-Liiga	22	10	2	1	3	4	5	0	0	0	7.7
2001‑02	Utah Grizzlies	AHL	23	5	2	1	3	0	-2	0	0	1	16.7
2002‑03	Dallas Stars	NHL	24	12	4	3	7	12	4	0	1	0	20.0
2003‑04	Dallas Stars	NHL	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	50.0
2004‑05	EV Zug	NLA	26	9	2	5	7	35		1	0	1
2005‑06	Dallas Stars	NHL	27	5	0	1	1	10	-2	0	0	0	0.0
2008‑09	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	30	21	1	9	10	16	6	0	0	0	4.8
2009‑10	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	31	22	8	9	17	6	3	4	0	2	19.0
2010‑11	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	32	9	2	3	5	12	5	0	0	1	11.1
2011‑12	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	33	12	2	4	6	2	-5	1	0	2	11.1
2012‑13	Ak Bars Kazan	KHL	34	18	4	4	8	2	1	2	0	1	13.3
2013‑14	Lev Praha	KHL	35	21	2	9	11	29	2	0	0	0	10.0
2014‑15	Jokerit Helsinki	KHL	36	4	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2015‑16	Jokerit Helsinki	KHL	37	4	1	2	3	8	1	0	0	0	50.0
2016‑17	HPK Hämeenlinna	Liiga	38	7	0	5	5	4	3	0	0	0	0.0
	KHL Totals			111	20	42	62	75	15	7	0	6	12.9
	Liiga Totals			43	10	24	34	18	11	2	0	1
	NHL Totals			18	5	4	9	22	2	0	1	0	18.5
	NLA Totals			9	2	5	7	35		1	0	1
	European Hockey League Totals			6	3	0	3	4		0	0	1
	AHL Totals			5	2	1	3	0	-2	0	0	1	16.7

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U18 European Championship 1996	17	5	0	0	0	6	4
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1997	18	6	4	4	8	0		1	0	2
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1998	19	7	2	5	7	2	3	2	0	1
Team Finland - World Championship 2000	22	9	4	3	7	4	9	0	1	1	30.8
Team Finland - World Championship 2001	22	9	3	1	4	8	3	0	0	0	17.6
Team Finland - World Championship 2002	23	9	0	4	4	10	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - World Championship 2004	25	7	3	2	5	14	3	0	0	0	30.0
Team Finland - World Cup 2004	26	6	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	9.1
Team Finland - World Championship 2005	27	7	1	4	5	8	1	0	0	1	7.1
Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Turin 2006	27	8	2	1	3	2	1	1	0	1	18.2
Team Finland - World Championship 2007	28	9	0	7	7	6	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - World Championship 2008	30	9	2	5	7	0	3	0	0	1	16.7
Team Finland - World Championship 2009	30	7	7	3	10	2	1	6	0	0	35.0
Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Vancouver 2010	31	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - World Championship 2011	33	9	2	1	3	2	3	1	0	0	22.2
Team Finland - World Championship 2012	34	10	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	12.5
World Championship Totals		85	23	31	54	56	28	7	1	3	16.9
Olympics Totals		14	2	3	5	2	1	1	0	1	14.3
U20 World Championship Totals		13	6	9	15	2	3	3	0	3
World Cup Totals		6	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	9.1
U18 European Championship Totals		5	0	0	0	6	4

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U17 4‑Nations 1995	16	3	0	0	0	4
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Ceska Poijivstovna Cup 1998	20	3	1	0	1	0	-2
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Baltica Brewery Cup 1998	20	4	0	0	0	2	-4
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Ceska Poijivstovna Cup 1999	21	3	0	1	1	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 1999	21	3	0	1	1	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Baltica Brewery Cup 1999	21	4	0	2	2	4	3
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2000	21	4	1	1	2	2	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2000	22	3	0	3	3	0	4
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2001	22	4	1	2	3	2	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Rosno Cup 2004	26	3	0	1	1	4	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Euro Hockey Tour Finals 2005	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Euro Hockey Tour Finals 2007	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ LG Hockey Games 2009	30	3	3	1	4	2	-2	2	0	1	75.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2009	31	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2010	32	3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Czech Hockey Games 2011	32	3	0	1	1	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Kajotbet Hockey Games 2012	33	3	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0.0
Men Totals		48	6	14	20	22	4	2	0	1
U17 Men Totals		3	0	0	0	4