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Ice hockey player
Kaapo Kakko
Kakko with the New York Rangers in 2021
Born
(2001-02-13) 13 February 2001 (age 23) Turku, Finland
Height
6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight
199 lb (90 kg; 14 st 3 lb)
Position
Right wing
Shoots
Left
NHL team Former teams
New York Rangers TPS
National team
Finland
NHL draft
2nd overall, 2019 New York Rangers
Playing career
2017–present
Kaapo Ville Olavi Kakko[1] (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈkɑːpoˈkɑkːo]; born 13 February 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kakko was selected second overall by the Rangers in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Kakko plays right wing, but also has experience playing at centre. He made his professional debut playing with TPS of the Finnish Liiga.
^@nyrangers (5 January 2023). "Filda + Kaapo have passed the Wingmen test with flying colors (even if Fil's middle name is not, in fact, Libor. 😂 )" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Twitter.
Kaapo Ville Olavi Kakko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑːpo ˈkɑkːo]; born 13 February 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the New York...
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the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, and subsequently used it to select forward KaapoKakko. On May 17, 2019, former Ranger goaltender and broadcaster John Davidson...
goaltender, as well as being tied with Patrik Laine, Alexander Barkov and KaapoKakko for the highest-drafted Finnish player in NHL history. Lehtonen was drafted...
15 August 2018. Shultz, Alex (3 January 2020). "The Real-Life Diet of KaapoKakko, the New York Rangers Rookie Who Eats Gluten-Free". GQ. Retrieved 28...
28 New York Rangers 4–2 Washington Capitals Capital One Arena Recap KaapoKakko (1) – 00:57 Vincent Trocheck (3) – pp – 19:44 First period 14:54 – Martin...
22 March 2018. Shultz, Alex (3 January 2020). "The Real-Life Diet of KaapoKakko, the New York Rangers Rookie Who Eats Gluten-Free". GQ. Archived from...
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(1983–84, 1984–85), Olli Jokinen (2009–10), KaapoKakko (2019–20) – 1 Empty net goals by a Finnish: KaapoKakko (2022–23) – 2 Plus/minus by a Finnish: Reijo...
Kreider (4) – pp – 16:00 Second period No scoring Patrick Kane (1) – 06:34 KaapoKakko (1) – 13:05 Third period No scoring Igor Shesterkin 23 saves / 24 shots...
Joensuu Jussi Jokinen Olli Jokinen Timo Jutila Hannu Järvenpää Iiro Järvi KaapoKakko Tomi Kallio Niko Kapanen Sami Kapanen Kasperi Kapanen Jere Karalahti...
on the Ranger's third and fourth lines, injuries to Sammy Blais and KaapoKakko saw Goodrow spending more time on the Rangers top lines. When centring...
to the two players picked ahead of him in the draft, Jack Hughes and KaapoKakko. In the midst of the pandemic, the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs were reorganized...
summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st NYR Erik Gustafsson (5) KaapoKakko (4), Jonny Brodzinski (11) 1:28 NYR 1–0 NYI Brock Nelson (23) Scott Mayfield...
getting lucky at the lottery. They used the choice to select Finnish wing KaapoKakko. Additionally, the Rangers made a major splash in free agency by signing...
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