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Finland Sami Vatanen

Genève-Servette / NL - 24/25

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Sami Vatanen Facts

Date of Birth
Jun 03, 1991
Position
D
Age
32
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
JYP
Contract
24/25
Drafted
2009 round 4 #106 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time AHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time AHL First All-Star Team 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
2-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 2
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NL Champion 1

Father: Pentti Vatanen

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Sami Vatanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 JYP U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 7* 16* 23* 30* -* |
JYP U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 4* 5* 3* 8* 16* -* |
JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* -* |
2007-08 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9* 2* 4* 6* 10* -* |
JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 26* 7* 25* 32* 20* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 1
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 3* 5* 8* -* |
Finland U17 (all) “C” International-Jr 8* 2* 6* 8* 10* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
2008-09 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 3* 1* 1* 2* 14* -* |
JYP U18 U18 I-divisioona 2* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 1 1 2 14 -
JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 20* 3* 7* 10* 22* -8* |
D Team Mestis 5* 1* 1* 2* 8* -2* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
Finland U18 “C” WJC-18 6* 1* 1* 2* 2* 6* |
Finland U18 (all) “C” International-Jr 22* 5* 12* 17* 48* -* |
2009-10 JYP SM-liiga 55* 7* 23* 30* 44* -1* | Playoffs 14 3 4 7 6 1
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 3* 5* 0* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) “A” International-Jr 17* 8* 10* 18* 6* -* |
Finland WC 7* 0* 0* 0* 6* -2* |
2010-11 JYP SM-liiga 52* 11* 20* 31* 30* 30* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 4
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 6* 0* 4* 4* 4* 7* |
Finland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 10* 0* 5* 5* 4* -* |
2011-12 JYP SM-liiga 49* 14* 28* 42* 40* 11* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 4 2
2012-13 Anaheim Ducks NHL 8* 2* 0* 2* 0* 3* |
Norfolk Admirals AHL 62* 9* 36* 45* 44* 0* |
2013-14 Anaheim Ducks NHL 48* 6* 15* 21* 22* 9* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
Norfolk Admirals AHL 8* 2* 5* 7* 4* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 2
Finland OG 6* 0* 5* 5* 0* 3* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 5* 5* 0* 3* |
2014-15 Anaheim Ducks NHL 67* 12* 25* 37* 36* 5* | Playoffs 16 3 8 11 8 5
2015-16 Anaheim Ducks NHL 71* 9* 29* 38* 20* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 6 4
2016-17 Anaheim Ducks NHL 71* 3* 21* 24* 30* 3* | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 4 -5
Finland WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* -7* |
2017-18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 15* 1* 3* 4* 8* -6* |
New Jersey Devils NHL 57* 3* 25* 28* 32* -1* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -1
2018-19 New Jersey Devils NHL 50* 4* 13* 17* 22* -17* |
2019-20 New Jersey Devils NHL 47* 5* 18* 23* 22* -12* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 6 -1
2020-21 New Jersey Devils NHL 30* 2* 4* 6* 18* 2* |
Dallas Stars NHL 9* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2021-22 Genève-Servette HC NL 38* 9* 30* 39* 12* 1* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 1
Finland OG 6* 0* 3* 3* 4* 1* |
Finland “A” WC 8* 2* 4* 6* 2* 7* |
Finland (all) International 25* 2* 11* 13* 10* 0* |
2022-23 Genève-Servette HC NL 13* 1* 13* 14* 6* 10* | Playoffs 17 7 6 13 2 4
2023-24 Genève-Servette HC NL 48* 9* 29* 38* 10* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
2024-25 Genève-Servette NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Sami Vatanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2010-11 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2011-12 Finland EHT 3* 2* 1* 3* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Finland EHT 7* 0* 4* 4* 4* -1* |
2023-24 Genève-Servette HC Champions HL 13* 3* 9* 12* 4* 7* |
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Sami Vatanen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2024-03-09T19:00:00+0000 Genève-Servette @ Biel-Bienne
2024-03-07T19:00:00+0000 Genève-Servette vs Biel-Bienne
2024-03-04T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette vs Biel-Bienne
2024-03-02T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette @ Zug
2024-02-29T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette vs Ambrì-Piotta
2024-02-27T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette @ Lausanne
Champions HL
2024-02-20T17:30:00-0100 Genève-Servette vs Skellefteå AIK
NL
2024-02-16T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette vs Davos
2024-02-13T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette @ Ajoie
2024-02-03T18:45:00+0000 Genève-Servette vs Ajoie
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Sami Vatanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 70* 11* 41* 52* 0.74* 48* 0* | 1 5 0 * 3 * 3 * 0.60 * 4 * 2 *
Champions HL 1 13* 3* 9* 12* 0.92* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 4 16* 2* 6* 8* 0.50* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 37* 2* 17* 19* 0.51* 14* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 70* 16* 39* 55* 0.79* 74* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 3 156* 32* 71* 103* 0.66* 114* 40* | 3 21 6 * 5 * 11 * 0.52 * 10 * 7 *
Mestis 3 9* 1* 1* 2* 0.22* 12* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 9 473* 47* 153* 200* 0.42* 212* -5* | 6 51 6 * 20 * 26 * 0.51 * 24 * 0 *
NL 4 99* 19* 72* 91* 0.92* 28* 13* | 3 21 8 * 6 * 14 * 0.67 * 2 * 4 *
OG 2 12* 0* 8* 8* 0.67* 4* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 4* 5* 3* 8* 2.00* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9* 7* 16* 23* 2.56* 30* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 2* 2* 3* 5* 2.50* 0* -* | 1 1 1 * 1 * 2 * 2.00 * 14 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 26* 7* 25* 32* 1.23* 20* -* | 2 8 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.13 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 12* 3* 5* 8* 0.67* 24* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 20* 3* 7* 10* 0.50* 22* -8* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 1 *
WC 2 15* 2* 4* 6* 0.40* 8* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 3* 5* 1.00* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 12* 1* 4* 5* 0.42* 6* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 2* 7* 9* 0.75* 4* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Sami Vatanen Skill Rating

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Teamwork
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Puckhandling
16
Speed
15
Passing
15
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Sami Vatanen Connections

Player Period Teams
Teemu Hartikainen (F) 2007-2025 9 Finland, Finland (OG), Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Genève-Servette, Suomi U20
Erik Haula (F) 2006-2020 8 Carolina Hurricanes, Finland (WCup), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Toni Rajala (F) 2006-2022 7 Finland, Finland (OG), Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Suomi U20
Harri Pesonen (F) 2007-2022 7 D Team, Finland, Finland (OG), Finland (EHT), Finland (all), JYP, JYP U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/29/2023
11/29/2023 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
05/26/2022
05/26/2022 Extension Genève-Servette HC Genève-Servette HC
09/27/2021
09/27/2021 Confirmed Dallas Stars Genève-Servette HC
04/12/2021
04/12/2021 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Dallas Stars
01/07/2021
01/07/2021 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes New Jersey Devils
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes
11/30/2017
11/30/2017 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks New Jersey Devils
06/18/2016
06/18/2016 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
07/22/2014
07/22/2014 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
05/31/2011
05/31/2011 Confirmed JYP Anaheim Ducks

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Sami Vatanen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 1 #2 overall by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft

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