Sami Kapanen (born 14 June, 1973, in Vantaa, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player. He played mostly as a right winger. He is the older brother of Kimmo Kapanen. On June 2, 2008 he announced his retirement from the NHL after 12 seasons and will play the 2008–09 season for KalPa Kuopio in Finland. On May 27th 2010 he announced his retirement and that he would take a new job as the general manager of KalPa.