Category: Kaapo Kakko
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The Rangers have announced that Kaapo Kakko has signed his three-year entry-level contract. Kakko’s cap hit is $925,000 per season. (CapFriendly) His contract, per-year, breaks down as: $832,500 in base salary $92,500 in signing bonus $850,000 in A bonuses $1,800,000 in B bonuses If Kakko achieves any of his bonuses the resulting cap charge would…
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Kaapo Kakko’s coach in Finland, Kalle Kaskinen, told Matt Larkin in the 2019 Hockey News Draft Preview issue that Kakko is the best player he’s seen at this age. He said that Kakko can “play with the puck, beat you 1-on-1, take hits and give hits” before adding “he’s like a man already.” Kakko’s coach…
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With the Second Overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, the New York Rangers selected Finnish RW Kaapo Kakko. From the Rangers release: Kakko, 18, skated in 45 games with TPS of Liiga (Finnish Elite League) this past season, registering 22 goals and 16 assists for 38 points, along with a plus-one rating and 10…
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While Jack Hughes is ranked 1st on TSN‘s draft rankings, Bob McKenzie noted that many of the scouts he spoke with had Hughes and Kaapo Kakko very close together. One scout told McKenzie that while his team has Hughes ranked 1st, it’s “almost too close to call” and another that said “flip a coin, it’s…
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In describing his game, Kaapo Kakko said that his style is similar to Toronto’s Auston Matthews and that Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen “is someone that I look up to and try to copy some of his moves.” (2019 Hockey News Draft Preview issue) Kakko dismisses comparisons to fellow Finn Patrick Laine and notes that he plays…