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Kaapo Kakko

#84

age24

posRW

shotl

h6'2"

w216lbs

Depth Chart RW2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$4,525,000$4.53M

Year 1 of 3

25/26

27/28

Expiry Status

UFA 2028 age 27

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick2

Year2019

Agent Andy Scott

Birthdate Feb 13, 2001

Birthplace Turku

Nationality Finland

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UFA Year 2026

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $10.96M

Regular Season

GP1

PPG0

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 13:28

PP TOI/GP 0:48

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 0.0

xGF% 35.0

RELxGF% 8.9

CF% 58.0

REL CF% 19.4

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP380

G71

A90

P161

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.42

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.19

Career Statline Details

2025-2028 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$13,575,000$13.58M

cap hit$4,525,000$4.53M

Kaapo Kakko is signed to a 3 year, $13,575,000 contract with a cap hit of $4,525,000 per season, playing for the Seattle Kraken. His contract expires at the end of the 2027-28 season, making Kakko an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 22 2025

Signing Agent Andy Scott

Signed By

Signing GM Jason Botterill

% Cap Contract Start 4.74%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028
Cap Hit	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M	UFAage 27
AAV	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M
Base	$2,525,000$2.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-
Total Salary	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M
Minors Salary	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M	$4,525,000$4.53M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP1

PPG0

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 13:28

PP TOI/GP 0:48

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 0.0

xGF% 35.0

RELxGF% 8.9

CF% 58.0

REL CF% 19.4

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP380

G71

A90

P161

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.42

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.19

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	24	$4,525,000 $4.53M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	35.0	8.9	58.0	19.4	0.00	0.00	-1	13:28	0:48	0:00
2024-25	23	$2,400,000 $2.40M	NHL 4 Nations	Finland	2	0	1	1	0
2024-25	23	$2,400,000 $2.40M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	49	10	20	30	24	50.5	48.0	1.3	49.0	1.8	0.50	1.85	0	13:33	1:29	0:00
2024-25	23	$2,400,000 $2.40M	NHL	New York Rangers	30	4	10	14	14
2023-24	22	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	New York Rangers	61	13	6	19	24	53.3	48.0	-0.4	50.0	0.8	0.83	1.24	2	11:55	1:07	0:00	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	0
2022-23	21	$2,100,000 $2.10M	WC	Finland	8	1	5	6	0
2022-23	21	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	New York Rangers	82	18	22	40	8	55.3	51.0	3.0	52.0	3.5	0.81	1.72	-10	13:37	0:53	0:26	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2022-23	21	$2,100,000 $2.10M	International	Finland (all)	8	1	5	6	0
2021-22	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New York Rangers	43	7	11	18	10	60.5	50.0	6.7	50.0	6.2	0.63	1.57	2	13:20	1:14	0:26	Playoffs	19	2	3	5	0
2020-21	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New York Rangers	48	9	8	17	10	55.8	56.0	10.0	54.0	7.7	0.59	1.27	-4	12:45	1:10	0:00
2019-20	18	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New York Rangers	66	10	13	23	14	29.1	38.0	-11.0	44.0	-4.0	0.54	0.69	-9	11:46	2:03	0:01	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2018-19	17		WJC-20	Finland U20	7	2	3	5	0
2018-19	17		WC	Finland	10	6	1	7	0
2018-19	17		Liiga	TPS	45	22	16	38	10												Playoffs	5	4	1	5	0
2018-19	17		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	18	4	10	14	2
2018-19	17		International	Finland (all)	18	6	5	11	2
2018-19	17		EHT	Finland	2	0	2	2	0
2018-19	17		Champions HL	TPS	5	2	0	2	2
2017-18	16		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	4	6	10	2
2017-18	16		U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	38	25	30	55	16
2017-18	16		U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	6	7	4	11	4												Playoffs	5	4	5	9	0
2017-18	16		Liiga	TPS	6	0	1	1	0
2017-18	16		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	13	6	11	17	4
2017-18	16		International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	15		U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	7	0	4	4	0												Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
2016-17	15		U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	35	24	17	41	8												Playoffs	5	7	0	7	0
2016-17	15		U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	0	0	0	0	0												Playoffs	2	2	1	3	0
2016-17	15		International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	3	0	0	0	0
2016-17	15		International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	8	6	2	8	2
2015-16	14		U16 SM-sarja Q	TPS U16	8	3	7	10	2
2015-16	14		U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	25	14	12	26	2												Playoffs	4	0	3	3	0
NHL Totals					380	71	90	161
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

Jul

Kakko, Kaapo

3yrs

$4,525,000

Cap Hit

12/18

2024

Kakko, Kaapo

Borgen, William

+2 more...

06/13

2024

Kakko, Kaapo

1yr

$2,400,000

Cap Hit

07/28

2022

Kakko, Kaapo

2yrs

$2,100,000

Cap Hit

07/11

2019

Kakko, Kaapo

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko (hand) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.

Oct

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko (hand) was a full participant in Friday's practice session and could suit up Saturday against the New York Rangers, Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic reports.

Oct

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko (hand) is day-to-day and remains on track for a return in early November, according to Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times on Saturday.

Oct

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko (hand) was designated for injured reserve by Seattle on Monday.

Sep

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko is expected to be out of action for six weeks after suffering a broken hand, the team announced Saturday.

All Transactions

Contract History

2024-2025 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$2,400,000$2.40M

cap hit$2,400,000$2.40M

expiry 2025 RFA age 24

Signed On Jun 13 2024

Signing Agent Andy Scott

Signed By

Signing GM Chris Drury

% Cap Contract Start 2.73%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Qualifying Offer $2,400,000$2.40M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$2,400,000$2.40M	RFAage 24
AAV	$2,400,000$2.40M
Base	$2,400,000$2.40M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$2,400,000$2.40M
Minors Salary	$2,400,000$2.40M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2022-2024 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,200,000$4.20M

cap hit$2,100,000$2.10M

expiry 2024 RFA age 23

Signed On Jul 28 2022

Signing Agent Andy Scott

Signed By

Signing GM Chris Drury

% Cap Contract Start 2.55%

Signing Status RFAage 21

Qualifying Offer $2,400,000$2.40M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M	RFAage 23
AAV	$2,100,000$2.10M	$2,100,000$2.10M
Base	$1,800,000$1.80M	$2,400,000$2.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,800,000$1.80M	$2,400,000$2.40M
Minors Salary	$1,800,000$1.80M	$2,400,000$2.40M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2019-2022 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2022 RFA age 21

Signed On Jul 11 2019

Signing Agent Andy Scott

Signed By

Signing GM Jeff Gorton

% Cap Contract Start 1.13%

Signing Status age 18

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 21
AAV	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M	$3,575,000$3.58M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M	$2,650,000$2.65M
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year