Kaapo Kähkönen
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Kaapo Kähkönen | |||
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Born | Helsinki, Finland |
16 August 1996 ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 223 lb (101 kg; 15 st 13 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Minnesota Wild Espoo Blues Lukko Rauma |
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NHL Draft | 109th overall, 2014 Minnesota Wild |
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Playing career | 2015–present |
Kaapo Kähkönen (born 16 August 1996) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing with the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kähkönen was drafted by the Wild in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Kähkönen played as a youth in his homeland within the Espoo Blues organization. He made his professional debut on loan to TUTO Hockey of the Mestis in the 2014–15 season before returning to make his Liiga debut with the Blues during the following 2015–16 Liiga season.
On 13 April 2016, Kähkönen left the Blues in order to be exposed to more playing time. He agreed to a two-year contract with Lukko Rauma.[1]
In the 2017–18 season, Kähkönen produced career best markers in leading the Liiga in games played, minutes and shutouts. Upon completion of his two-year pact with Lukko, Kähkönen agreed to a two-year, entry-level contract with his draft club, the Minnesota Wild, on 17 May 2018.[2]
In his second year in North America, Kähkönen was recalled by the Wild during the 2019–20 season from AHL affiliate, the Iowa Wild, on 20 November 2019.[3] After serving as backup for two games, he became just the fourth Minnesota Wild goalie to be given a start for his NHL debut against the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on 26 November 2019. He made 32 saves, recording his first career victory in a 3–2 win over the Devils.[4] Kähkönen officially conceded his first goal against to Devils' rookie Jesper Boqvist, despite the NHL later admitting error from an incorrect ruling in a coach's challenge review from the Wild.[5]
In the 2020–21 season, Kähkönen became a full time NHL player, serving as the backup to Cam Talbot. Between February 18 and March 16, 2021, he won nine starts in a row, putting up a .947 save percentage and getting two shutouts during the winning streak.[6]
International play
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Finland | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2016 Helsinki | ||
World U18 Championships | ||
2013 Sochi |
Kähkönen represented Finland at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where the team won gold.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
2012–13 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 28 | — | — | — | 1676 | 68 | 4 | 2.43 | .917 | 12 | — | — | 628 | 28 | 2 | 2.68 | .901 | ||
2013–14 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 38 | — | — | — | 2279 | 91 | 3 | 2.39 | .911 | 10 | — | — | 599 | 21 | 0 | 2.10 | .915 | ||
2014–15 | TuTo | Mestis | 47 | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | 2.11 | .925 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1.95 | .934 | ||
2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 27 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 1581 | 71 | 1 | 2.69 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | TuTo | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 6 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 3.03 | .885 | ||
2016–17 | Lukko | Liiga | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 2020 | 87 | 2 | 2.58 | .921 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Lukko | Liiga | 56 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 3275 | 120 | 6 | 2.20 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 2.38 | .921 | ||
2018–19 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 39 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 2373 | 110 | 6 | 2.78 | .908 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Iowa Wild | AHL | 34 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2058 | 71 | 7 | 2.07 | .927 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 305 | 15 | 0 | 2.96 | .913 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | 24 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1414 | 68 | 2 | 2.88 | .902 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 117 | 38 | 50 | 27 | 6,876 | 278 | 9 | 2.43 | .918 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 2.38 | .921 | ||||
NHL totals | 29 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1,719 | 83 | 2 | 2.90 | .904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | W | L | OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | |
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2013 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.48 | .858 | |
2013 | Finland | IH18 | 5th | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 10 | 0 | 3.45 | .881 | |
2014 | Finland | U18 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 269 | 15 | 0 | 3.37 | .886 | |
2016 | Finland | WJC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 9 | 0 | 2.52 | .909 | ||
Junior totals | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
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Mestis | ||
Best Goaltender | 2015 | |
First All-Star Team | 2015 | |
Rookie of the Year | 2015 | |
AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2019 | |
First All-Star Team | 2020 | [7] |
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award | 2020 | [8] |
References
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External links
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Preceded by | Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award 2019–20 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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