Career profile Last roster: 2007-08 NJD
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Niko Kapanen

C · FIN
+ 2 other teams
Status
Retired 18 yrs ago
Career
2004–2008 (4 yrs)
Age
48 (29 in 2008)
Vitals
5'9" · 180 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 STL 61 8 20 28 0.46 -14 56 0 2 0 115 7.0% 86
2005-06 STL 82 9 12 21 0.26 -22 90 1 3 1 125 7.2% 102
2006-07 NYR 75 18 24 42 0.56 -11 44 2 3 1 165 10.9% 121
2007-08 NJD 46 6 8 14 0.30 -13 18 1 1 0 44 13.6% 36
CAREER 4 yrs 264 41 64 105 0.40 -60 208 4 9 2 -- 9.1% 345
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2007-08 NJD 7 0 1 1 0.14 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 11
CAREER 1 app. 7 0 1 1 0.14 -2 0 0 0 0 -- 0.0% 11
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2001-02 DAL 9 0 1 1 0.11 -1 2 0 0 1 0.0% 9:44
2002-03 DAL 82 5 29 34 0.41 25 44 1 0 0 6.3% 14:39
2003-04 DAL 67 1 5 6 0.09 -15 16 0 0 0 1.8% 11:30
2005-06 DAL 81 14 21 35 0.43 -10 36 4 5 13 14.4% 14:13
2006-07 ATL 60 4 9 13 0.22 -12 20 0 1 1 7.8% 10:45
2006-07 ARI 19 2 7 9 0.47 -11 8 1 1 6 7.1% 17:36
2007-08 ARI 79 10 18 28 0.35 -1 34 5 5 15 11.8% 13:49
Career NHL 397 36 90 126 0.32 -25 160 11 12 36 9.0% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Forwards, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 26 C STL - - 83 63 60 78 80 - - 57 45 67 - 42 44 64
2005-06 27 C STL - - 84 66 61 78 82 - - 65 54 72 - 46 44 69
2006-07 28 C NYR - - 84 66 61 78 85 - - 67 60 74 - 50 46 71
2007-08 29 C NJD - - 84 66 61 78 85 - - 64 61 65 - 50 46 69
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 26 C STL - - 83 63 60 78 80 - - 57 45 67 - 42 44 64
2005-06 27 C STL - - +1 +3 +1 · +2 - - +8 +9 +5 - +4 · +5
2006-07 28 C NYR - - · · · · +3 - - +2 +6 +2 - +4 +2 +2
2007-08 29 C NJD - - · · · · · - - −3 +1 −9 - · · −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2004-05 STL $550,000 2 yr 1.1% 26 RFA
2005-06 STL $900,000 4 yr 1.8% 27 RFA
2006-07 NYR $828,000 3 yr 2.1% 28 RFA
2004-05
Aug 17 2004
2004-05
to BLUES
2006-07
Mar 7 2007
2006-07
to RANGERS
  • Niko Kapanen 71
2007-08
Mar 1 2008
2007-08
to DEVILS

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