Who is Urho Vaakanainen?

Urho Vaakanainen is a defender from Finland who plays for New York Rangers in the NHL.

What team does Urho Vaakanainen play for?

Urho plays for New York Rangers in the NHL.

How tall is Urho Vaakanainen?

Urho Vaakanainen is 188 cm (6'2") tall.

How much does Urho Vaakanainen weigh?

Urho Vaakanainen weighs 93 kg (205 lbs).

When was Urho Vaakanainen born?

Urho Vaakanainen was born on 1999-01-01 in Joensuu, FIN.

How old is Urho Vaakanainen?

Urho Vaakanainen is 27 years old.

What is Urho Vaakanainen's nationality?

Urho Vaakanainen is from Finland.

Urho Vaakanainen

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Date of Birth: Jan 01, 1999
Age: 27
Place of Birth: Joensuu, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Jokipojat
Position: D
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Player Type: Defensive Defenseman
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NHL Rights: New York Rangers / Signed
Drafted: 2017 round 1 #18 overall by Boston Bruins
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Father: Harri Vaakanainen

An intelligent, two-way defender…reads the play really well, has his head up all the time and makes quick decisions with the puck
—Futureconsiderations.ca 2017

He has good puck moving ability and strong offensive upside. He is also a good skater and can rush the puck up ice with confidence
—Hockeyprospect.com 2017

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
11-12	Jokipojat U16	U16 I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	2	-	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	16	-
12-13	Jokipojat U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	5	4	2	6	0	-
	Jokipojat U16	U16 SM-sarja	15	5	14	19	16	-
	Jokipojat U18	U18 Mestis	13	3	9	12	52	-
	Jokipojat U18	U18 SM-sarja	9	1	4	5	4	-
13-14	Blues U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Blues U16	U16 SM-sarja	6	4	6	10	10	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	41	8	25	33	48	-	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	2	-
14-15	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	4	8	12	34	20	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	0	-2
	Finland U17	WHC-17	6	0	1	1	2	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	19	1	6	7	10	-2
15-16	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	2	11	13	8	10	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	0
	Blues	Liiga	25	1	5	6	8	-8
	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	0	0	6	-
	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	1	2	3	6	6
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	2	0	0	0	0	-2
16-17	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1
	JYP	Liiga	41	2	4	6	12	5	Playoffs	14	0	3	3	2	1
	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	3	0	1	1	29	-2
	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	3	3	6	2	4
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	8	3	3	6	4	-
	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	4	-2
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	9	2	1	3	4	-1
17-18	SaiPa	Liiga	43	4	7	11	24	8	Playoffs	9	0	1	1	0	1
	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	0	1	1	2	3
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	13	0	2	2	26	-
	Finland (all)	International	9	0	3	3	4	4
18-19	Boston Bruins	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1
	Providence Bruins	AHL	30	4	10	14	10	2	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	1
	Finland U20"A"	WJC-20	7	0	4	4	6	5
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	10	0	4	4	10	-
19-20	Boston Bruins	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	2
	Providence Bruins	AHL	54	5	9	14	18	18
20-21	SaiPaLoan	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2	2
	Boston Bruins	NHL	9	0	2	2	2	-3
	Providence Bruins	AHL	11	1	2	3	6	1
21-22	Boston Bruins	NHL	15	0	4	4	4	0
	Providence Bruins	AHL	23	1	7	8	20	6
	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	14	0	2	2	6	-5
22-23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	23	0	2	2	0	-16
	San Diego Gulls	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1
23-24	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	68	1	13	14	26	0
24-25	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	5	0	1	1	2	0
	New York Rangers	NHL	46	2	13	15	16	8
	Finland	NHL 4 Nations	3	0	0	0	0	-5
	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-5
25-26	New York Rangers	NHL	34	0	6	6	14	0
	Finland (all)	International	10	0	3	3	8	5
	Finland	WC	7	0	2	2	4	3
26-27	New York Rangers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-

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11-12	Finland Selects U13	QC Int PW	2	1	2	3	2	-
14-15	Blues U20	JCWC	5	1	0	1	6	-4
	Finland U17	EYOF	3	0	1	1	0	3
15-16	Blues	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	2	0
16-17	JYP	Champions HL	5	0	1	1	4	2
	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	1	1	2	-1
17-18	Finland	EHT	5	0	1	1	2	4
25-26	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	4	2

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	5	119	11	28	39	0.33	54	26	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	1
Champions HL	2	7	0	2	2	0.29	6	2	0
EHT	2	8	0	2	2	0.25	6	6	0
EYOF	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	3	0
International	3	22	0	6	6	0.27	12	4	0
International-Jr	5	61	6	16	22	0.36	54	-5*	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-1	0
JCWC	1	5	1	0	1	0.20	6	-4	0
Liiga	4	111	8	16	24	0.22	46	7	2	23	0	4	4	0.17	2	2
Mestis	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	29	-2	0
NHL	9	221	3	43	46	0.21	70	-15	0
NHL 4 Nations	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-5	0
QC Int PW	1	2	1	2	3	1.50	2	-	0
U16 I-divisioona	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	16	-
U16 SM-sarja	2	21	9	20	29	1.38	26	-	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	6	4	2	6	1.00	0	-	0
U18 Mestis	1	13	3	9	12	0.92	52	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	50	9	29	38	0.76	52	-	2	6	0	3	3	0.50	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	49	6	19	25	0.51	42	29	2	11	2	0	2	0.18	2	-2
WC	1	7	0	2	2	0.29	4	3	0
WHC-17	2	11	0	1	1	0.09	8	-	0
WJC-18	2	12	4	5	9	0.75	8	10	0
WJC-20	3	18	1	5	6	0.33	12	6	0

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111

Mestis

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221

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Urho Vaakanainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2013-2014	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Blues) U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team (Huippu-Pohjola Camp) U16 Pohjola Camp MVP (Huippu-Pohjola Camp) U16 SM-sarja Champion U18 SM-sarja First All-Star Team U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2014-2015	EYOF Bronze Medal U20 SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2015-2016	U18 WJC Gold Medal U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2016-2017	Liiga Bronze Medal U18 WJC Silver Medal
2018-2019	U20 WJC Gold Medal
2025-2026	World Championship Gold Medal

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Urho Vaakanainen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #41 by Windsor Spitfires in the CHL Import Draft
Drafted 2015, 19 #303 by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #30 by FCHockey
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #13 by McKeen's Hockey
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #22 by TSN/McKenzie
2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #8 by NHL Central Scouting