Thursday, May 27, 2010

Sami Kapanen retires

Ex-Flyer Sami Kapanen, 36, officially announced his retirement today. He will start as GM of Kuopio Kalpa in the SM-Liiga on June 1.

"It's a big decision to retire and I had to do it at some point. Now the time felt right to start with a new challenge in hockey. I have invested enough in this club to have the motivation to keep developing it also in the future."

Kapanen finished his last season in pro hockey playing 49 games for Kalpa, adding 45 points. He totalled 89 points in 104 games for Kalpa in two seasons after leaving the Philadelphia Flyers in 2008.

Current Flyers Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell have also invested in Kalpa.
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  1. UnknownMay 27, 2010 at 9:46 PM

    Thanks for all the hard work over here in the USofA Sami! You were always fun to watch!

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