Hannu Mauri Antero Kapanen (born March 13, 1951, in Kontiolahti, Finland) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the SM-liiga. He played for Jokerit and HIFK. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 2005.

Hannu Kapanen has also had a long and successful career as head coach in SM-liiga.

Hannu's sons Sami and Kimmo and his brother Jari Kapanen [fi] are former professional ice hockey players. His grandsons Kasperi, Oliver and Konsta Kapanen [fi] are all professional ice hockey players.^[1]

• Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame bio
• Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database