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Rasmus Kupari
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Kupari with Oulun Kärpät in 2018
Born (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24)
Kotka, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams		 Winnipeg Jets
Oulun Kärpät
Los Angeles Kings
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 for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 20th overall by the Los Angeles 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] Kupari completed his first professional season as an 18-year-old with six goals and 14 points in 39 games.

On 22 June 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 13 July. [3]

On 27 June 2023, Kupari was traded with Gabriel Vilardi, Alex Iafallo, and a 2024 second-round draft pick to the Winnipeg Jets for Pierre-Luc Dubois. [4] As a restricted free agent, Kupari agreed to terms with the Jets in signing a two-year, $2 million contract extension on 2 August. [5]

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 — — — — —
2022–23 Los Angeles Kings NHL 66 3 12 15 12 6 0 0 0 0
2022–23 Ontario Reign AHL 11 5 4 9 22 — — — — —
Liiga totals 82 18 29 47 77 22 1 4 5 10
NHL totals 130 9 20 29 32 11 0 0 0 2
Medal record
Representing   Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Canada
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Russia
Silver medal – second place 2017 Slovakia

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2016 Finland U17 7th 5 0 1 1 0
2017 Finland U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 3 3 2
2017 Finland IH18 6th 4 2 5 7 0
2018 Finland U18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 2 1 3 0
2018 Finland WJC 6th 5 0 0 0 0
2019 Finland WJC 1st place, gold medalist(s) 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). 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  2. ^ "17-vuotias superjunnu osui SM-liigassa - "Puljujärven ja Ahon sekoitus"". yle.fi (in Finnish). 28 September 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Kupari signs three-year, entry-level contract with Kings". National Hockey League. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Pierre-Luc Dubois traded from Jets to Kings, signs eight-year, $68M extension". Sportsnet. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Jets sign forward Rasmus Kupari to a two-year contract". Winnipeg Jets. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Los Angeles Kings first round draft pick
2018 		Succeeded by
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