Rasmus Kupari

Rasmus Kupari (born 15 March 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Ontario Reign in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 20th overall by the Kings in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

Rasmus Kupari
Kupari in 2018
Born (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000
Kotka, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Los Angeles Kings
Ontario Reign (AHL)
Oulun Kärpät
NHL Draft 20th overall, 2018
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 2017–present

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 — — — — —
Liiga totals 82 18 29 47 77 22 1 4 5 10
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2019 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
2018 Russia
2017 Slovakia

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Finland U17 7th 5 0 1 1 0
2017 Finland WJC18 7 0 3 3 2
2017 Finland IH18 6th 4 2 5 7 0
2018 Finland WJC18 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
  1. "Kärpät esitteli seuraavan superjunnunsa - "Sekoitus Puljujärveä ja Ahoa"". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. "17-vuotias superjunnu osui SM-liigassa - "Puljujärven ja Ahon sekoitus"". yle.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "Kupari signs three-year, entry-level contract with Kings". National Hockey League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Gabriel Vilardi		 Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2018		 Succeeded by
Alex Turcotte


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