Kasperi Kapanen

ABOUT KASPERI KAPANEN

Professional ice hockey player recognized for playing with the Finnish national team. In 2016, the team took gold at the Helsinki World under-20 championship. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2014 NHL Draft.

He began his junior hockey career as a member of the Finnish KalPa team owned by his father.

In 2013, he took the bronze alongside the rest of the under-18 Finnish national team at the Sochi World Championship.

Though he was born in Finland, he considers himself a Philadelphia native. He spent his formative years there while his father, Sami Kapanen , was playing for the NHL Flyers. He has dated Canadian model Annika Boron .

In 2004 and 2005, he played alongside American hockey player Adam Hall on the KalPa Finnish team.