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Urho Vaakanainen (born 1 January 1999) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 18th overall by the Bruins in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.
| Urho Vaakanainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Vaakanainen with the Boston Bruins in 2017 | |||
| Born |
1 January 1999 Joensuu, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Anaheim Ducks Espoo Blues JYP Jyväskylä SaiPa Boston Bruins | ||
| NHL Draft |
18th overall, 2017 Boston Bruins | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Playing career
Vaakanainen played as a youth in his native Finland with the Espoo Blues. He made his professional debut with the Espoo Blues in the Liiga during the 2015–16 season, contributing with 6 points in 25 games. On 28 April 2016, Vaakanainen signed a one-year deal with hometown club, JYP Jyväskylä.[1]
Vaakanainen earned a regular role within the JYP Jyväskylä blueline in the 2016–17 season, appearing in a career high 41 games, in matching his offensive output with 6 points. He registered 3 assists in 14 post-season games before losing in 7 games in the semi-finals to KalPa.[2] On 5 May 2017, Vaakanainen left JYP Jyväskylä after just one season and signed a one-year contract with his third Liiga club, SaiPa.[3] Vaakanainen's progress was recognised as he was drafted in the first-round, 18th overall by the Boston Bruins in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.[4]
On 13 June 2018, Vaakanainen signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Bruins.[5] On 20 October, Vaakanainen was called up for the first time from the AHL's Providence Bruins farm team[6] and he made his NHL debut that night in a 2–1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks.[7]
On 19 March 2022, Vaakanainen was involved in a trade by the Bruins that sent him along with John Moore and multiple draft selections to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Hampus Lindholm and Kodie Curran.[8]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2019 Canada | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
| 2016 United States | |
 | 2017 Slovakia | |
Vaakanainen represented the Finnish under-18 national team in the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships with whom he won gold medals and then finished in second place in 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships. He then played for the Finnish under-20 national team in 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where they finished ninth and sixth respectively. Vaakanainen would finally win gold in the 2019 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, his third time in the tournament as Team Finland was victorious against Team USA in the gold medal round.[9]
Personal life
Vaakanainen was born in Joensuu. His father Harri Vaakanainen played ice hockey in the Finnish 2. Divisioona, which is the fourth highest level in Finland.[10]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 18 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP Jyväskylä | Liiga | 41 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | JYP-Akatemia | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SaiPa | Liiga | 43 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 30 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 54 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | SaiPa | Liiga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 23 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 111 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 46 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| NHL totals | 45 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Finland | U17 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Finland | U17 | 5th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Finland | U18 |  |
7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Finland | IH18 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | U18 |  |
5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WJC | 9th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WJC | |
7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | ||||
References
- "JYP recruit hometown prospect Vaakanainen" (in Finnish). JYP Jyväskylä. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- "Tilastot – #13 Vaakanainen, Urho". Liiga. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- "Urho Vaakanainen to SaiPa" (in Finnish). SaiPa. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- "Bruins select Urho Vaakanainen with 18th overall pick". NESN. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
- "Bruins Sign Urho Vaakanainen To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- "Bruins Recall Urho Vaakanainen on an Emergency Basis". nhl.com/bruins. Boston Bruins. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Boston Bruins General Manager Don Sweeney announced today, October 20, that the team has recalled Urho Vaakanainen from the Providence Bruins (AHL) on an emergency basis.
- Russo, Eric (21 November 2018). "Vaakanainen Debuts in Bruins OT Loss to Vancouver". NHL.com. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- "Report: Bruins land top-four defenseman in trade with Ducks". nbcsports.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- Bruins, Boston (5 January 2019). "Congrats to #NHLBruins prospect @UVaakanainen on capturing the gold medal with Finland at the 2019 #WorldJuniors!pic.twitter.com/SzUb2zsZlP". @NHLBruins. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- "Harri Vaakanainen player profile". eliteprospects.com. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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У́рхо Ва́аканайнен (фин. Urho Vaakanainen; 1 января 1999, Йоэнсуу) — финский профессиональный хоккеист, защитник клуба НХЛ «Анахайм Дакс». 18-й номер драфта НХЛ 2017 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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