Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pamberi pe2004 <unk> 05 NHL lockout, baba vaKasperi Kapanen, Sami Kapanen, vaive chikamu cheboka rakatenga timu yevechidiki yekupedzisira muFinland, KalPa. Kuva muridzi wechikwata kubva ipapo, hazvishamise kuti Kasperi Kapanen akaita rake rekutanga neKalPa's under-16 mubatanidzwa muJr. C SM-Sarja. Kasperi Kapanen akatungamira timu muzvinangwa uye aive wechipiri mune mapoinzi, kunyangwe akatadza kuvabatsira kuhwina yavo playoff qualifier. Gore rakatevera, semunhu ane makore gumi nemashanu, Kasperi akapedza mitambo misere chete pachikwata chepasi pegumi nematanhatu (achirova mapoinzi gumi nematanhatu mukuita) asati apedza kudzidza kuchikwata chepasi pegumi nesere achitamba muJr. B SM-Sarja. Kapanen akaenderera mberi nekurova kwake kwakasimba nemapoinzi makumi maviri nemana mumitambo makumi maviri nemashanu, achipedza wechipiri muzvinangwa zviviri (13) nemapoinzi. Mwaka wake wechitatu muFinland junior system akaona zvimwe zvakafanana sezvaakakurumidza kufambira mberi kuchikwata chepasi pemakore makumi maviri achitamba muJr. A SM-Liiga uye akarekodha mapoinzi makumi maviri nemapfumbamwe mumitambo makumi matatu nematanhatu, zvakare achitungamira timu muzvinangwa (14) uye achipedza wechina mumapoinzi. Munguva yegore ra2012-13, akapedzawo mitambo gumi nematatu nechikwata chevakuru cheKalPa muSM-Liiga, ligi repamusoro reFinland, achitamba padivi pababa vake. Pakupera kwegore, Kapanen akasarudzwa kuti atambire timu yenyika yeFinland yepasi pemakore gumi nemasere pamutambo we
2013 IIHF World U18 Championships. Kapanen akatungamira Finland muzvinangwa uye aive wechipiri mumapoinzi sezvo akabatsira timu kusvika kumenduru yebronze.