Kimmo Kapanen
Kimmo Kapanen is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently working as the sporting director of Oulun Kärpät.
Kapanen played for several Finnish teams during his career including Ässät, HPK and KalPa. Kapanen also played in Sweden for Timrå IK and in Germany for Iserlohn Roosters.
Playing career
Kapanen started his career in 1992 playing for KalPa in SM-liiga. He played in Finland until 2001 when he moved to Timrå IK in the Swedish elite league Elitserien. He stayed with Timrå for three seasons and had his best season in 2003-04 when he was recorded for eight shutouts and 2.21 GAA.From 2005 he returned to KalPa and played with them for two seasons. He only played 69 matches there due to several injuries.
On January 22, 2007, Kapanen was loaned to HV71 in Elitserien for the remainder of the season 2006-07. With only three games played for his new club, he injured his foot during a training session in the beginning of March, and was out for the entire 2006-07 playoffs.
After his loan, Kapanen was contracted to Ässät and played the 2007-08 season in Pori.
In 2008, Kapanen announced his retirement from playing due to injuries. He began working with SM-liiga club KalPa after his retirement, and worked with the club until 2017. Following his resignation from KalPa, he joined Acme World Sports as a player agent in May 2017.
Kapanen joined the SHL club Timrå IK as a sporting director in 2022. Kapanen worked with Timrå for three seasons, before leaving for family reasons in 2025. Following his exit from Timrå, he was appointed as the sporting director of Oulun Kärpät.