Kasperi Kapanen

Edmonton Oilers, Right Wing
Age: 29y-7m-13d (Jul 23, 1996)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: FI
College: KalPa
Drafted: Round 1 (#22 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Markus Lehto (Wasserman)
2025-26 Cap Hit

$1,300,000

2025-26 Cash

$1,300,000

Career Earnings

$19,652,379

2025-2025 Extension (CURRENT)

Kasperi Kapanen signed a 1 year, $1,300,000 contract with the Edmonton Oilers, including $1,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,300,000. In 2025-26, Kapanen will earn a base salary of $1,300,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,300,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,300,000
Average Salary:
$1,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
BUYOUT CONTRACT
Year Age Cap HitAnnual Cap % League Cap Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025-26 29 $1,300,000 1.36% $1,300,000 $1,300,000
2026-27 30
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cap Hit Cap % League
2025-26 29 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 1.36%
2026-27 30
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025-26 29 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 $1,300,000 - $1,300,000 $1,300,000
Source: NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,000,000
Average Salary:
$1,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2023 Extension

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $6,400,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2019-2021 Extension

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $9,600,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
$6,240,000
Free Agent:
2022 / RFA
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2014-2018 Rookie

Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,775,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2019 / RFA
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Seasons

9 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$21,214,907

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 20
Reserve / minor-buried
$925,000
$925,000
2017 21
Active
$427,379
$1,352,379
2019 23
Active
$4,400,000
$5,752,379
2020 24
Active
$2,860,000
$8,612,379
2021 25
Active
$2,340,000
$10,952,379
2022 26
Active
Retained
$830,270
$2,369,730
$11,782,649
$14,152,379
2023 27
Active
$3,200,000
$17,352,379
2024 28
Retained
Active
Active
Active
$218,736
$781,264
$781,264
$781,264
$17,571,115
$18,352,379
$19,133,643
$19,914,907
2025 29
Active
$1,300,000
$21,214,907
Total      
$21,214,907
$21,214,907
Total
$21,214,907

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,959,880 $3,792,500 - $5,752,379
3 $5,029,730 $2,540,000 - $7,569,730
3 $4,249,006 - - $4,249,006
2 $3,643,792 - - $3,643,792
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
20
$832,500
$92,500
$925,000
$925,000
2017
21
$427,380
$427,379
$1,352,379
2019
23
$700,000
$3,700,000
$4,400,000
$5,752,379
2020
24
$1,860,000
$1,000,000
$2,860,000
$8,612,379
2021
25
$800,000
$1,540,000
$2,340,000
$10,952,379
2022
26
$830,270
$2,369,730
$830,270
$2,369,730
$11,782,649
$14,152,379
2023
27
$3,200,000
$3,200,000
$17,352,379
2024
28
$218,736
$781,264
$781,264
$781,264
$218,736
$781,264
$781,264
$781,264
$17,571,115
$18,352,379
$19,133,643
$19,914,907
2025
29
$1,300,000
$1,300,000
$21,214,907
Total
$14,882,408
$6,332,500
$21,214,907
$21,214,907
Total
$14,882,408
$6,332,500
$21,214,907

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $1,959,880 $3,792,500 - $5,752,379
3 $5,029,730 $2,540,000 - $7,569,730
3 $4,249,006 - - $4,249,006
2 $3,643,792 - - $3,643,792

Injuries

Year Dates Games Missed Reason
2025-26 EDM Oct 23, 2025 - Jan 06, 2026 0 Undisclosed
2023-24 STL Jan 16, 2024 - Feb 10, 2024 0 Lower Body
2022-23 PIT Jan 24, 2023 - Feb 07, 2023 0 Lower Body
2021-22 PIT Jan 02, 2022 - Jan 05, 2022 0 COVID-19
2020-21 PIT Mar 24, 2021 - Apr 22, 2021 0 Lower Body
  • Jun 30, 2025 Signed a 1 year $1.3 million contract extension with Edmonton (EDM)
  • Nov 19, 2024 Claimed off waivers by Edmonton (EDM)
  • Jul 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with St Louis (STL)
  • Feb 25, 2023 Claimed off waivers by St Louis (STL)
  • Jul 21, 2022 Signed a 2 year $6.4 million contract extension with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Aug 25, 2020 Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Toronto (TOR) with Pontus Aberg and Jesper Lindgren for Evan Rodrigues, Filip Hallander, David Warsofsky and 2021 1st round pick (#15)
  • Jun 28, 2019 Signed a 3 year $9.6 million contract extension with Toronto (TOR)
  • Jul 01, 2015 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Scott Harrington and Nick Spaling for Philip Kessel, Tyler Biggs, 2016 2nd round pick and 2016 1st round pick
  • Jul 12, 2014 Signed a 3 year $2.775 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Jun 27, 2014 Drafted by Pittsburgh (PIT): Round 1 (#22 overall)
Year Team GP G MIN A PTS +/- SOG S% PPG PPA SHG SHA Blk Hit PIM FO Won
2025 EDM 21 5 295 7 0 7 41 .122 0 0 0 0 8 43 4 0
2024 EDM 67 6 798 8 0 -22 66 .091 0 0 0 0 14 88 16 39
2023 STL 72 6 1,035 16 22 -5 97 .062 0 0 1 1 27 56 14 13
2022 STL 66 15 903 19 34 -8 116 .129 3 3 1 0 20 99 18 30
2021 PIT 79 11 1,148 21 32 2 129 .085 0 5 0 0 19 110 16 5
2020 PIT 40 11 621 19 30 15 68 .162 1 3 0 0 8 41 7 0
2019 TOR 69 13 1,089 23 36 0 121 .107 0 3 2 0 17 73 22 2
2018 TOR 78 20 1,295 24 44 12 174 .115 1 2 2 0 19 92 27 5
2017 TOR 38 7 427 2 9 -1 55 .127 0 0 1 0 9 57 4 1
2016 TOR 8 1 85 0 1 -2 11 .091 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
2015 TOR 9 0 133 0 0 -3 14 0 0 0 0 1 10 2 0
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