Kasperi Kapanen

Kasperi Kapanen (bornJuly 23, 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Kasperi made his Liiga debut playing with KalPa during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.

Personal Life
Kasperi's father, Sami played for 12 seasons in the NHL for the Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and the Philadelphia Flyers. Sami is currently the head coach of HC Lugano in the National League (NL).

Despite being born in and playing in the city of Kuopio, Finland, Kasperi considers himself a Philadelphia native, having spent much of his formative years in the city while his father was playing for the Philadelphia Flyers.

He lived in Farmington, Connecticut, and Cary, North Carolina, prior to his father's trade from the Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes franchise.

Kasperi spent parts of the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons playing with his father for KalPa in the SM-liiga.