Rasmus Kupari

Rasmus Kupari
Kupari with Oulun Kärpät 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
NL team
Former teams		 HC Lugano
Oulun Kärpät
Los Angeles Kings
Winnipeg Jets
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 HC Lugano of Switzerland's National League. 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]

On 3 June 2025, Kupari signed a two-year contract with HC Lugano of Switzerland's National League.[6]

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 — — — — —
2023–24 Winnipeg Jets NHL 28 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2023–24 Manitoba Moose AHL 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2024–25 Winnipeg Jets NHL 59 5 3 8 16 — — — — —
Liiga totals 82 18 29 47 77 22 1 4 5 10
NHL totals 217 14 24 38 52 11 0 0 0 2
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 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

  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.
  6. ^ "Former First-Rounder Rasmus Kupari Signs In Switzerland". The Hockey News. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.


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