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Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 1 #25 overall by Barys Astana in the KHL Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #13 by ISS Hockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by Future Considerations

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #18 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for KalPa

Career transactions

- 2015-07-01 • Traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs with Nick Spaling, Scott Harrington, a first-round draft pick in 2016 and a third-round draft pick in 2016 from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Phil Kessel, Tyler Biggs, Tim Erixon and a second-round draft pick in 2016

- 2014-07-11 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins

- 2013-04-19 • Signed to a three-year contract with KalPa



Career assingments

- 2015-10-04 • Reassigned to the Toronto Marlies by the Toronto Maple Leafs

- 2014-04-03 • Reassigned from KalPa to the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins by the Pittsburgh Penguins

- 2014-09-10 • Loaned to KalPa by the Pittsburgh Penguins for the rest of the current season



Other memorable dates

- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal

- 2016-01-05 • Scored a game winning goal at the overtime in the U20 World Junior Championship final |

- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster

- 2015-04-24 • Scored first AHL playoff goals with two tallies against the Syracuse Crunch(Kristers Gudlevskis) |

- 2015-04-08 • Made AHL debut against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and scored first AHL goal(Rob Zepp) and an assist at the same game.+/-: +1 PIM: 0 S: 3 |

- 2014-12-22 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster

- 2014-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster

- 2013-04-18 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster

- 2013-01-19 • Scored first Liiga goal on penalty shot against Kärpät |



- 2012-12-20 • Made Liiga debut (vs. SaiPa)

- 2012-12-10 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster

- 2011-12-20 • Selected to U16 Youth Olympic Games roster



Other

- 2013-01-12 • Played alongside his father Sami Kapanen in his 2nd SM-liiga game, marking the 2nd occasion that a father and son have played together in SM-liiga game.

