| Dec. 5, 2025 |
Koppanen (illness) was placed on waivers Friday, per Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. - Koppanen missed Thursday's 4-3 win over Tampa Bay due to an illness, but rather than rejoin the team, he's now on track to either head to the minors or be claimed. The 27-year-old has an assist in 10 appearances with Pittsburgh this season. The Penguins previously waived Koppanen on Oct. 2, and he went unclaimed, so it's likely he'll the same will happen this time, and he'll report to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. |
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| Dec. 4, 2025 |
Koppanen (illness) is set to miss Thursday's game against Tampa Bay. - Koppanen has three assists in 16 outings in 2025-26. His next opportunity to play will come Sunday in Dallas, but Koppanen is sometimes a healthy scratch, so there's no guarantee he'll be in the lineup even if he's available. |
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| Dec. 3, 2025 |
Koppanen will not practice Wednesday due to an illness, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports. - Koppanen was a healthy scratch against the Flyers on Monday, so his potential absence may not impact the Penguins' lineup versus the Lightning on Thursday. Still, if the 27-year-old winger is unable to travel with the team, it could force the club to bring up another forward from the minors to give Pittsburgh a healthy extra player for its two-game road trip. |
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| Nov. 17, 2025 |
Koppanen logged an assist and went plus-3 in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Predators. - Koppanen picked up his first helper in five outings this season. He's added four hits, three shots on net and a plus-2 rating. The 27-year-old forward is likely ticketed for bottom-six minutes until the Penguins can get some injured forwards back in action. |
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| Nov. 6, 2025 |
Koppanen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Thursday. - Koppanen is likely to serve as an emergency depth option for the Penguins ahead of Thursday's matchup with the Capitals. If the winger does play, it may come at the expense of Ville Koivunen or Filip Hallander. Still, Koppanen's promotion gives the Pens a 13th healthy forward on the 23-man roster. In the minors this year, Koppanen has generated just one goal and one assist in six minor-league tilts. |
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| Oct. 2, 2025 |
Koppanen was designated for waivers by the Penguins on Thursday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports. - Koppanen logged 11 NHL games for the Penguins last year in which he generated one goal, 10 shots and 40 hits while averaging 13:23 of ice time. The 27-year-old winger may not start the year with Pittsburgh, but he should be on the short list of potential call-ups throughout the 2025-26 campaign. Still, even if he does join the big club at some point, Koppanen is unlikely to see enough ice time to provide much in the way of fantasy value. |
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| June 17, 2025 |
Koppanen signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Penguins on Tuesday, according to Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports. - Koppanen had a goal in 11 appearances with Pittsburgh in 2024-25. He also recorded eight goals and 23 points across 56 regular-season outings with AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The 27-year-old will probably start next season in the minors. |
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| April 18, 2025 |
Koppanen was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday. - Koppanen spent the final few weeks of the regular season with Pittsburgh, and he recorded a goal, 40 hits and three blocked shots while averaging 13:23 of ice time over 11 appearances. Now that the NHL regular season has concluded, Koppanen should have a chance to see some extra work in the Calder Cup Playoffs. |
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| April 16, 2025 |
Koppanen hasn't been reassigned to the minors yet despite passing through waivers, and he's practicing with the team Wednesday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports. - Koppanen could be in action versus Washington in the season finale Thursday if Kevin Hayes, who missed practice for a maintenance day, is unable to suit up. In his 10 NHL games this year, the 27-year-old Finn has generated just one goal on nine shots but dished out 34 hits to add some physicality to the roster. |
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| April 14, 2025 |
Koppanen was waived by the Penguins on Monday, per PuckPedia. - This almost certainly is a technical move that will allow the Penguins to move Koppanen down to the minors ahead of the Calder Cup Playoffs. In fact, given the injuries among Pittsburgh's forward group, Koppanen may stick around with the NHL club even if he clears and could still suit up against Washington on Thursday. In his 10 games with the Pens this season, the 27-year-old winger notched one goal on nine shots, 34 hits and three blocks while averaging 13:08 of ice time. |
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| April 6, 2025 |
Koppanen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Sunday. - Koppanen has contributed one goal, four shots on net, two blocked shots and 20 hits in six NHL outings this season. Due to the absence of Philip Tomasino (upper body), Koppanen will probably be in the lineup against Chicago on Sunday. |
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| April 5, 2025 |
Koppanen was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday. - Koppanen was a healthy scratch for Saturday's game versus Dallas after playing in six straight contests. During that span, he had one goal, four shots on net, 20 hits and two blocked shots. With Evgeni Malkin (upper body) back in the lineup, Koppanen will see regular playing time in the minors. |
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| April 2, 2025 |
Koppanen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on an emergency basis Wednesday. - Koppanen was sent to the minors Friday, but he'll rejoin the NHL club to provide additional depth while Evgeni Malkin (upper body), Bokondji Imama (biceps) and Thomas Novak (lower body) deal with injuries. Koppanen has made five appearances for Pittsburgh this year, logging a goal, 18 hits and two blocked shots while averaging 14:21 of ice time. |
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| March 28, 2025 |
Koppanen was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday. - Koppanen spent the last week and a half with the NHL club and recorded a goal, 18 hits and two blocked shots while averaging 14:21 of ice time. However, he'll head back to the minors after Ville Koivunen and Rutger McGroarty were called up Friday. |
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| March 18, 2025 |
Koppanen was recalled from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions Tuesday. - Koppanen's promotion to the NHL roster could be an indication that there is another forward injury other than Thomas Novak (lower body). The 27-year-old Koppanen has yet to get into an NHL game this year, having played exclusively in the minors for the Baby Pens. In his 53 minor-league outings, Koppanen has generated six goals and 15 helpers. |
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| Oct. 4, 2024 |
Koppanen was waived by Pittsburgh on Friday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. - Koppanen was a long shot to make the 23-man roster for Opening Night in the first place, so his waiver designation shouldn't come as a surprise. The 26-year-old Finn has managed just nine NHL games in his career, so fantasy players shouldn't be expecting him to make much of an impact during the 2024-25 campaign. |
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| March 8, 2024 |
Koppanen was reassigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports. - Koppanen's demotion is likely a technical move to make him eligible for the AHL playoffs -- he could be brought back up ahead of Saturday's clash with Boston. At this point, look for players like Koppanen to get extended looks down the stretch as the Penguins turn their attention toward the 2024-25 campaign. |
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| March 5, 2024 |
Koppanen was elevated from AHL WIlkes-Barre/Scranton on Tuesday. - Koppanen could be immediately pressed into service against the Jackets on Tuesday depending on the availability of Jansen Harkins (upper body). With the Penguins expected to ship out at least one forward, if not more, ahead of Friday's trade deadline, Koppanen may not have to return to the minors this season and could finish the campaign in the NHL. |
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| Dec. 8, 2023 |
Koppanen was assigned to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday. - Koppanen managed to play three NHL games in the last week, averaging 7:25 of ice time as a fourth liner. He was unable to hit the scoresheet. Koppanen had three goals and six points in 18 AHL games before his recall. |
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| Dec. 2, 2023 |
Koppanen was recalled from AHL Wilkes/Barre-Scranton on Saturday. - The 25-year-old winger has three goals and six points in 18 AHL games this season. He made his NHL debut last season with the Bruins, playing in five games and posting one assist. |
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| Oct. 5, 2023 |
Koppanen was put on waivers by Pittsburgh on Thursday, according to Chris Johnston of TSN. - If Koppanen clears waivers, then Pittsburgh will likely reassign him to AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. He scored 12 goals and 35 points in 64 AHL appearances with Providence last season. He also registered an assist in five contests with Boston. |
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| July 1, 2023 |
Koppanen signed a two-year, $1.55 million contract with Pittsburgh on Saturday, according to PuckPedia. - It's a two-way contract in 2023-24 and a one-way deal the following season. Koppanen made his NHL debut in 2022-23 with Boston, picking up one assist in five games. The 25-year-old had 12 goals and 35 points in 64 games with AHL Providence last season. |
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| Jan. 21, 2023 |
Koppanen was recalled from AHL Providence on Saturday. - Koppanen centered Boston's fourth line during Saturday's practice after he was briefly sent down to the minors Friday. The 24-year-old forward will get a chance to see some extended NHL action now that Tomas Nosek will be out for at least four weeks due to a foot fracture. |
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| Jan. 20, 2023 |
Koppanen was reassigned to AHL Providence on Friday, per CapFriendly. - Koppanen has six goals and 20 points through 36 AHL contests but he's been held scoreless in two NHL games. The rookie forward could be back with the big club for Sunday's tilt with San Jose. |
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| Jan. 17, 2023 |
Koppanen was recalled by the Bruins on Tuesday, Joe Haggerty of Boston Hockey Now reports. - Koppanen made his NHL debut Thursday against Seattle, picking up one shot and two hits in 8:50 of ice time. The 24-year-old winger could draw into a bottom-six role for Wednesday's game versus the Islanders. |
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| Oct. 6, 2022 |
Koppanen has been placed on waivers by the Bruins, per Matt Porter of The Boston Globe. - Koppanen played last season with Providence of the AHL, scoring 11 goals and adding 19 assists in 62 games. He is on a two-way contract and could be recalled at some point this season to make his NHL debut. |
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| June 2, 2022 |
Koppanen signed a one-year, two-way contract with Boston on Thursday. - Koppanen was selected by the Bruins in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Draft but has yet to get into an NHL game for the club, instead spending this previous season playing exclusively in the minors with AHL Providence, for which he registered 11 goals and 19 helpers in 62 outings. The 24-year-old center could be in line to make his NHL debut during the 2022-23 campaign but figures to be a long-shot for a full-time spot on the 23-man roster. |
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