Kasperi Kapanen
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St Louis Blues, Right Wing
Age: 28-53d (Jul 23, 1996)
Exp: 7 Years
Country: FI
College: KalPa
Drafted: Round 1 (#22 overall), 2014
2024-25 Cap Hit
$1,000,000
2024-25 Cash
$1,000,000
Career Earnings
$17,352,379
2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Kasperi Kapanen signed a 1 year , $1,000,000 contract with the St Louis Blues, including $1,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000,000. In 2024-25, Kapanen will earn a base salary of $1,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
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2024-25 |
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28 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2025-26 |
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29 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024-25 |
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28 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 1.14% |
2025-26 |
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29 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
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2024-25 |
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28 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023 Extension
Kasperi Kapanen signed a 2 year , $6,400,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $6,400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,400,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2019-2021 Extension
Kasperi Kapanen signed a 3 year , $9,600,000 contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, including $6,240,000 signing bonus, $9,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $9,600,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,240,000
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
2014-2018 Rookie
Kasperi Kapanen signed a 3 year , $2,775,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins, including $277,500 signing bonus, $2,775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $925,000.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,775,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
Career Earnings thru 2024
$17,352,379
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 20 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
|
2017 | 21 |
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Active
|
$427,379 |
$1,352,379 |
|
2019 | 23 |
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Active
|
$4,400,000 |
$5,752,379 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Active
|
$2,860,000 |
$8,612,379 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Active
|
$2,340,000 |
$10,952,379 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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Active
Retained
|
$830,270 $2,369,730 |
$11,782,649 $14,152,379 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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Active
|
$3,200,000 |
$17,352,379 |
|
Total |
$17,352,379 |
$17,352,379 |
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2024 | 28 |
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Active
|
$1,000,000 |
||
Total |
$18,352,379 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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20 |
$832,500
|
$92,500 |
$925,000 |
$925,000 |
|
2017 |
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21 |
$427,380
|
$427,379 |
$1,352,379 |
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2019 |
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23 |
$700,000
|
$3,700,000 |
$4,400,000 |
$5,752,379 |
|
2020 |
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24 |
$1,860,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$2,860,000 |
$8,612,379 |
|
2021 |
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25 |
$800,000
|
$1,540,000 |
$2,340,000 |
$10,952,379 |
|
2022 |
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26 |
$830,270 $2,369,730
|
$830,270 $2,369,730 |
$11,782,649 $14,152,379 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$3,200,000
|
$3,200,000 |
$17,352,379 |
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Total |
$11,019,880 |
$6,332,500 |
$17,352,379 |
$17,352,379 |
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2024 |
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28 |
$1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
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Total |
$12,019,880 |
$6,332,500 |
$18,352,379 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$1,959,880 | $3,792,500 | - | $5,752,379 |
3 |
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$5,029,730 | $2,540,000 | - | $7,569,730 |
2 |
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$4,030,270 | - | - | $4,030,270 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 |
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Mar 24, 2021 - Apr 22, 2021 | 0 | Lower Body |
2021-22 |
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Jan 02, 2022 - Jan 05, 2022 | 0 | COVID-19 |
2022-23 |
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Jan 24, 2023 - Feb 07, 2023 | 0 | Lower Body |
2023-24 |
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Jan 16, 2024 - Feb 10, 2024 | 0 | Lower Body |
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Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with St Louis (STL)
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Feb 25, 2023 Claimed off waivers by St Louis (STL)
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Jul 21, 2022 Signed a 2 year $6.4 million contract extension with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Aug 25, 2020 Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Toronto (TOR) with Pontus Aberg and Jesper Lindgren for Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander, David Warsofsky and 2021 1st round pick (#15)
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Jun 28, 2019 Signed a 3 year $9.6 million contract extension with Toronto (TOR)
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Jul 01, 2015 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Scott Harrington and Nick Spaling for Philip Kessel, Tyler Biggs, 2016 2nd round pick and 2016 1st round pick
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Jul 12, 2014 Signed a 3 year $2.775 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Jun 27, 2014 Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 1 (#22 overall)
Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM | FO Won |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | STL | 72 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -5 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 56 | 14 | 13 |
2022 | STL | 66 | 15 | 19 | 34 | -8 | 116 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 99 | 18 | 30 |
2021 | PIT | 79 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 2 | 129 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 110 | 16 | 5 |
2020 | PIT | 40 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 15 | 68 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 7 | 0 |
2019 | TOR | 69 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 121 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 73 | 22 | 2 |
2018 | TOR | 78 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 12 | 174 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 92 | 27 | 5 |
2017 | TOR | 38 | 7 | 2 | 9 | -1 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 57 | 4 | 1 |
2016 | TOR | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | TOR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 |