Kapanen was drafted by the Dallas Stars in the 6th round as the 173rd overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

Career Statistics     Regular Season   Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995-1996 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 7 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1996-1997 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 41 6 9 15 12 10 4 5 9 2 1997-1998 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 48 8 18 26 44 -- -- -- -- -- 1998-1999 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 53 14 29 43 49 8 3 4 7 4 1999-2000 HPK Hämeenlinna SM-liiga 53 20 28 48 40 8 1 9 10 4 2000-2001 TPS SM-liiga 56 11 22 33 20 10 2 1 3 0 2001-2002 Utah Grizzlies AHL 59 13 28 41 40 5 2 1 3 0 2001-2002 Dallas NHL 9 0 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- 2002-2003 Dallas NHL 82 5 29 34 55 12 4 3 7 12 2003-2004 Dallas NHL 67 1 5 6 16 1 1 0 1 0 2004-2005 EV Zug NLA 44 10 33 43 24 9 2 5 7 35 2005-2006 Dallas NHL 81 14 21 35 36 5 0 1 1 10 NHL Totals 239 20 56 76 98 18 5 4 9 22 Stats as of 8 May 2006

Awards 2003 - Played in NHL YoungStars Game