| Rasmus Kupari | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | 15 March 2000, Kotka, Finland |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Right |
| NHL team F. teams |
Los Angeles Kings Oulun Kärpät |
| NHL Draft | 20th overall, 2018 Los Angeles Kings |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
Rasmus Kupari (born 15 March 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 20th overall by the Kings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career[]
Kupari made his professional and Liiga debut with Kärpät in the 2017–18 season on 14 September 2017.[1] He scored his first goal on 28 September 2017.[2] He completed his first professional season as an 18-year old with 6 goals and 14 points in 39 games.
On June 22, 2018, Kupari was selected in the first-round, 20th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. He was later signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on July 13, 2018.[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2016–17 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oulun Kärpät | Jr. A | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 39 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Hermes | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Oulun Kärpät | Liiga | 43 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 65 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 27 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 32 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Los Angeles Kings | NHL | 57 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ontario Reign | AHL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 82 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 77 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| NHL totals | 64 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2019 Canada | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| Gold | 2018 Russia | |
| Silver | 2017 Slovakia | |
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | U18 | 
|
7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | U18 | 
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WJC |
|
7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 33 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 8 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Kärpät esitteli seuraavan superjunnunsa - "Sekoitus Puljujärveä ja Ahoa" (fi).
- ↑ 17-vuotias superjunnu osui SM-liigassa - "Puljujärven ja Ahon sekoitus" (fi).
- ↑ Kupari signs three-year, entry-level contract with Kings (13 July 2018). Retrieved on 14 July 2018.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Gabriel Vilardi |
Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick 2018 |
Succeeded by Alex Turcotte |
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