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Kaapo Kakko

#84

age24

posRW

shotl

h6'2"

w216lbs

Depth Chart RW1

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 $9.12M

Regular Season

GP30

A10

P14

PPG0.47

PIM14

EV TOI/GM 11.88

G60 1.01

P60 3.54

GF% 64.30

DFF% 48.20

REL DFF% 0.30

CF% 46.80

REL CF% -2.10

Regular Season

GP49

G10

A20

P30

PPG0.61

PIM24

EV TOI/GM 14.10

G60 0.53

P60 1.86

GF% 43.10

DFF% 47.90

REL DFF% 3.40

CF% 50.80

REL CF% 4.80

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP379

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	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP30

A10

P14

PPG0.47

PIM14

EV TOI/GM 11.88

G60 1.01

P60 3.54

GF% 64.30

DFF% 48.20

REL DFF% 0.30

CF% 46.80

REL CF% -2.10

Regular Season

GP49

G10

A20

P30

PPG0.61

PIM24

EV TOI/GM 14.10

G60 0.53

P60 1.86

GF% 43.10

DFF% 47.90

REL DFF% 3.40

CF% 50.80

REL CF% 4.80

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP379

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	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	23	$2,400,000 $2.40M	NHL	Seattle Kraken	49	10	20	30	24	677	43.10	47.90	3.40	50.80	4.80	0.53	1.86
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	New York Rangers	30	4	10	14	14	356	64.30	48.20	0.30	46.80	-2.10	1.01	3.54
2023-24	22	$2,100,000 $2.10M	NHL	New York Rangers	61	13	6	19	24	720	53.30	50.00	0.30	50.10	0.50	0.83	1.25	Playoffs	15	1	1	2	0
2022-23	21	$2,100,000 $2.10M	International	Finland (all)	8	1	5	6	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	1,112	55.30	51.40	1.40	52.40	3.50	0.81	1.73	Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2021-22	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New York Rangers	43	7	11	18	10	570	59.50	50.90	5.90	50.20	6.40	0.63	1.58	Playoffs	19	2	3	5	0
2020-21	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New York Rangers	48	9	8	17	10	604	53.70	55.20	8.70	54.10	7.90	0.60	1.29
2019-20	18	$925,000 $925K	NHL	New York Rangers	66	10	13	23	14	771	28.60	40.80	-9.60	43.60	-4.20	0.54	0.70	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2018-19	17		EHT	Finland	2	0	2	2	0
2018-19	17		WC	Finland	10	6	1	7	0
2018-19	17		International	Finland (all)	18	6	5	11	2
2018-19	17		WJC-20	Finland U20	7	2	3	5	0
2018-19	17		Champions HL	TPS	5	2	0	2	2									Playoffs	5	4	1	5	0
2018-19	17		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	18	4	10	14	2
2018-19	17		Liiga	TPS	45	22	16	38	10									Playoffs	5	4	1	5	0
2017-18	16		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	4	6	10	2
2017-18	16		International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	1	0	0	0	0
2017-18	16		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	13	6	11	17	4
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		U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	38	25	30	55	16
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
2016-17	15		U20 SM-sarja	TPS U20	7	0	4	4	0									Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
2016-17	15		U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	2	2	1	3	0
2016-17	15		U18 SM-sarja	TPS U18	35	24	17	41	8									Playoffs	5	7	0	7	0
2015-16	14		U16 SM-sarja	TPS U16	25	14	12	26	2									Playoffs	4	0	3	3	0
2015-16	14		U16 SM-sarja Q	TPS U16	8	3	7	10	2									Playoffs	4	0	3	3	0
NHL Totals					379	71	90	161
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Signings & Trades

Jul

Kakko, Kaapo

3yrs

$4,525,000

Cap Hit

12/18

2024

Kakko, Kaapo

Borgen, William

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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

Apr

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko logged a power-play assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-5 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Apr

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko logged an assist, two shots on goal and two PIM in Saturday's 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Apr

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko scored a goal in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars.

Mar

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko logged an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

Mar

Kakko, Kaapo

Kakko scored twice, including one power-play goal, and added two hits and three blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

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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