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'Niko Klaus Petteri Kapanen' (born 29 April 1978 in Hattula, Finland) is a professional ice hockey center for the Phoenix Coyotes.
Kapanen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round as the 173rd overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. During the 2005-6 season, Kapanen recorded a career high in goals (14), and points (35). He scored his first career hat trick on February 9, 2006 against the Phoenix Coyotes in a 5-1 victory [1].
On June 24, 2006, Kapanen was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers, along with 7th round draft pick in 2006, for defenseman Jaroslav Modry and centerman Patrik Stefan, who was taken first overall in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft.

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Career Statistics

Awards

References

Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1995-1996	HPK	SM-liiga		7	1	0	1	0		--	--	--	--	--
1996-1997	HPK	SM-liiga		41	6	9	15	12		10	4	5	9	2
1997-1998	HPK	SM-liiga		48	8	18	26	44		--	--	--	--	--
1998-1999	HPK	SM-liiga		53	14	29	43	49		8	3	4	7	4
1999-2000	HPK	SM-liiga		53	20	28	48	40		8	1	9	10	4
2000-2001	TPS	SM-liiga		56	11	22	33	20		10	2	1	3	0
2001-2002	Utah Grizzlies	AHL		59	13	28	41	40		5	2	1	3	0
2001-2002	Dallas Stars	NHL		9	0	1	1	2		--	--	--	--	--
2002-2003	Dallas Stars	NHL		82	5	29	34	55		12	4	3	7	12
2003-2004	Dallas Stars	NHL		67	1	5	6	16		1	1	0	1	0
2004-2005	EV Zug	NLA		44	10	33	43	24		9	2	5	7	35
2005-2006	Dallas Stars	NHL		81	14	21	35	36		5	0	1	1	10
2006-07	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL		60	4	9	13	20		--	--	--	--	--
2006-07	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL		19	2	7	9	8		--	--	--	--	--
NHL Totals				318	26	72	98	126		18	5	4	9	22

Awards

★ 2003 - Played in NHL YoungStars Game

References

★ Niko Kapanen at Hockey News

★ Niko Kapanen on nhlfinns.com

★ Kapanen's hat trick on February 9, 2006 at Espn.com