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Hannu Mauri Antero Kapanen (born March 13, 1951, in Kontiolahti, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit and HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

Hannu Kapanen
Born	(1951-03-13) March 13, 1951 (age 71) Kontiolahti, FIN
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	167 lb (76 kg; 11 st 13 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Left
Played for	SM-liiga Jokerit HIFK 1. Divisioona Jokipojat
National team	Finland
Playing career	1975–1985

Hannu Kapanen has also had a long and successful career as head coach in SM-liiga.

Personal life

Hannu's two sons Sami and Kimmo are former professional ice hockey players. His grandsons Kasperi and Oliver are both professional ice hockey players.[1]

Preceded by Sakari Pietilä	Winner of the Kalevi Numminen trophy 1996-97	Succeeded by Erkka Westerlund
Preceded by Juha Junno	Head Coach of KalPa 1993-1994	Succeeded by Anatoli Bogdanov
Preceded by Harri Rindell	Head Coach of HIFK 1994-1996	Succeeded by Mike Eaves
Preceded by Sakari Pietilä	Head Coach of HPK 1996-1997	Succeeded by Kari Heikkilä
Preceded by Curt Lundmark	Head Coach of Jokerit 1998-1999	Succeeded by Timo Lahtinen
Preceded by Niki Anderson	Head Coach of Blues 2001-2003	Succeeded by Ted Sator

References

External links

• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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