Kaapo Kähkönen

34 Kaapo Kähkönen Kaapo Kähkönen (Number 34) is a secondary goaltender for the Minnesota Wild. He was born on August 16, 1996 in Helsinki, Finland. He played youth hockey in the Espoo Blues, and eventually making his professional debut in the TUTO Hockey team. In 2016, Kähkönen left the Blues in order to play more, so he joined the Lukko Rauma hockey club. In 2018, he moved to North America and played as the primary goaltender for the Minnesota Wild's affiliate AHL team, the Iowa Wild. Kähkönen also served as a backup for two Minnesota Wild games during the 2019-20 season, but still only played for Iowa Wild. Starting with the 2020-21 season, Kähkönen officially joined the Minnesota Wild as a secondary goaltender.