Kimmo Kapanen

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FinlandFinland  Kimmo Kapanen Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 12, 1974
place of birth Vantaa , Finland
size 184 cm
Weight 77 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
1989-1994 KalPa Kuopio
1994-1996 HIFK Helsinki
1996-1997 Espoo Blues
1997-1999 KalPa Kuopio
1999-2001 HPK Hämeenlinna
2001-2002 Iserlohn Roosters
2002-2005 Timrå IK
2005-2007 KalPa Kuopio
2007-2008 Ässät Pori

Kimmo Kapanen (born September 12, 1974 in Vantaa ) is a former Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper who has spent 13 seasons in the SM-liiga and five in the Elitserien . In Germany he played for a year in the German Ice Hockey League . After the end of his career, he worked as a goalkeeping coach and manager for KalPa Kuopio .

Career

Kimmo Kapanen started his career in 1989 at the age of 15 at KalPa Kuopio . There he played for the junior team and also came to some missions in the SM-liiga . In 1994 the Finn moved to HIFK Helsinki , where he stayed for two years. The 1996/97 season he spent with the Espoo Blues , for which he came to 20 missions behind goalkeeper Iiro Itämies . Kapanen then moved back to KalPa Kuopio for two years. He played most of the games and finished both years with his team on the bottom of the table. While the relegation was achieved in the first year, Kapanen and his team rose from the SM-liiga in the second year. He then switched to HPK Hämeenlinna . There he qualified with his team for the playoffs , in which they were eliminated in the semifinals, but won the game for third place. Kapanen also played for HPK the next year.

For the 2001/02 season , Kapanen moved to the Iserlohn Roosters in the German Ice Hockey League . There he played twelve games before asking for the termination of his contract in December 2001. The rest of the season he was active for Timrå IK from the Swedish Elitserien . He stayed with the Red Eagles until 2005 and then returned to Kuopio again. His last season was the 2007/08 season when he played for Ässät Pori . He then had to end his career due to an injury.

family

Kimmo Kapanen is the brother of Sami Kapanen , with whom he played for KalPa Kuopio from 1989 to 1994 . Her father Hannu Kapanen was also a professional ice hockey player and trained her in the 1993/94 season at Kuopio. His nephew Kasperi Kapanen does the same sport.

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp GTS SV% Sp GTS SV%
1992/93 KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga 3 4.36 86.3 - - -
1993/94 KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga 8th 3.90 87.8 - - -
1994/95 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 8th 2.74 91.2 - - -
1995/96 HIFK Helsinki SM-liiga 14th 3.12 90.1 - - -
1996/97 Espoo Blues SM-liiga 20th 3.29 89.7 - - -
1997/98 KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga 34 4.01 89.2 1 9 1.88 91.3
1998/99 KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga 47 2.89 92.0 1 6 2.36 91.8
1999/00 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 48 2.79 90.7 8th 2.54 92.4
2000/01 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 44 3.06 90.6 - - -
2001/02 Iserlohn Roosters DEL 12 3.22 89.7 - - -
2001/02 Timrå IK Elitserien 18th 3.04 87.7 1 9 1.52 92.3
2002/03 Timrå IK Elitserien 45 2.62 90.7 10 2.29 92.1
2003/04 Timrå IK Elitserien 42 2.21 90.7 4th 1.34 94.9
2004/05 Timrå IK Elitserien 3 3.00 85.7 1 1.00 96.6
2005/06 KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga 46 3.94 89.0 - - -
2006/07 KalPa Kuopio SM-liiga 23 3.09 90.1 - - -
2006/07 HV71 Elitserien 3 4.14 82.3 - - -
2007/08 Ässät Pori SM-liiga 31 3.71 88.7 - - -

( Legend for the goalkeeper statistics: GP or Sp = total games; W or S = wins; L or N = defeats; T or U or OT = draws or overtime or shootout defeats; min. = Minutes; SOG or SaT = shots on goal; GA or GT = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; GAA or GTS = goals conceded ; Sv% or SVS% = catch quota ; EN = empty net goal ; 1  play-downs / relegation ; italics : statistics not complete)

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personal data
SURNAME Kapanen, Kimmo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Vantaa , Finland