Sami Vatanen

#44 JYP / Liiga - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jun 03, 1991
Age: 35
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: D
Height: 179 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 84 kg / 185 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 26/27

Sami Vatanen Facts

Player Type: Offensive DefensemanPuck-Moving DefensemanSpeedster
Drafted: 2009 round 4 #106 overall by Anaheim Ducks
Agency: Premium

Father: Pentti Vatanen

Sami Vatanen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2006-2007	JYP U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja Q	9	7	16	23	30	-
2006-2007	JYP U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja	4	5	3	8	16	-
2006-2007	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	2	-
2006-2007	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	7	1	3	4	2	-
2007-2008	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	9	2	4	6	10	-
2007-2008	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	7	25	32	20	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-
2007-2008	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	1
2007-2008	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	2	3	5	8	-
2007-2008	Finland U17 (all) "C"	International-Jr	8	2	6	8	10	-
2007-2008	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	0	3	3	4	-2
2007-2008	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	6	0	3	3	4	-
2008-2009	JYP U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	3	1	1	2	14	-
2008-2009	JYP U18	U18 I-divisioona	2	2	3	5	0	-	Playoffs	1	1	1	2	14	-
2008-2009	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	20	3	7	10	22	-8
2008-2009	D Team	Mestis	5	1	1	2	8	-2
2008-2009	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	2	0	0	0	2	0
2008-2009	Finland U18 "C"	WJC-18	6	1	1	2	2	6
2008-2009	Finland U18 (all) "C"	International-Jr	22	5	12	17	48	-
2009-2010	JYP	SM-liiga	55	7	23	30	44	-1	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	6	1
2009-2010	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	2	1
2009-2010	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	2	3	5	0	2
2009-2010	Finland U20 (all) "A"	International-Jr	17	8	10	18	6	-
2009-2010	Finland	WC	7	0	0	0	6	-2
2010-2011	JYP	SM-liiga	52	11	20	31	30	30	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	4
2010-2011	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2010-2011	Finland U20 "C"	WJC-20	6	0	4	4	4	7
2010-2011	Finland U20 (all) "C"	International-Jr	10	0	5	5	4	-
2011-2012	JYP Loan	SM-liiga	49	14	28	42	40	11	Playoffs	4	2	0	2	4	2
2012-2013	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	8	2	0	2	0	3
2012-2013	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	62	9	36	45	44	0
2013-2014	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	48	6	15	21	22	9	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2013-2014	Norfolk Admirals	AHL	8	2	5	7	4	0	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	4	2
2013-2014	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	5	5	0	3
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	6	0	5	5	0	3
2014-2015	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	67	12	25	37	36	5	Playoffs	16	3	8	11	8	5
2015-2016	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	71	9	29	38	20	8	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	6	4
2016-2017	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	71	3	21	24	30	3	Playoffs	12	1	5	6	4	-5
2016-2017	Finland	WCup	3	0	0	0	2	-3
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	6	0	1	1	4	-7
2017-2018	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	15	1	3	4	8	-6
2017-2018	New Jersey Devils	NHL	57	3	25	28	32	-1	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0	-1
2018-2019	New Jersey Devils	NHL	50	4	13	17	22	-17
2019-2020	New Jersey Devils	NHL	47	5	18	23	22	-12
2019-2020	Carolina Hurricanes	NHL	0	0	0	0	0	0	Playoffs	7	0	3	3	6	-1
2020-2021	New Jersey Devils	NHL	30	2	4	6	18	2
2020-2021	Dallas Stars	NHL	9	0	0	0	2	1
2021-2022	Genève-Servette HC	NL	38	9	30	39	12	1	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0	1
2021-2022	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	3	3	4	1
2021-2022	Finland "A"	WC	8	2	4	6	2	7
2021-2022	Finland (all)	International	25	2	11	13	10	0
2022-2023	Genève-Servette HC	NL	13	1	13	14	6	10	Playoffs	17	7	6	13	2	4
2023-2024	Genève-Servette HC	NL	48	9	29	38	10	2	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2024-2025	Genève-Servette HC	NL	42	3	16	19	4	-6
2025-2026	JYP "A"	Liiga	57	8	36	44	34	-8
2025-2026	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	0	0
2026-2027	JYP	Liiga	12	1	5	6	4	-3
2026-2027	Projected	Liiga	62	5	26	31	21	-16

Sami Vatanen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	1
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	0
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	3	2	1	3	0	0
2021-2022	Finland	EHT	7	0	4	4	4	-1
2023-2024	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	13	3	9	12	4	7
2024-2025	Genève-Servette HC	Champions HL	10	1	8	9	6	0
2025-2026	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	0	0

Sami Vatanen Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	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	2	23	4	17	21	0.91	10	7	0
EHT	5	19	2	7	9	0.47	8	0	0
International	4	40	2	18	20	0.50	14	-4	0
International-Jr	5	70	16	39	55	0.79	74	-	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	5	225	41	112	153	0.68	152	29	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	141	22	88	110	0.78	32	7	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 Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Anaheim Ducks	6	280	33	93	126	0.45	116	22	4	40	5	17	22	0.55	18	2
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	1	7	0	3	3	0.43	6	-1
D Team	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	8	-2	0
Dallas Stars	1	9	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0
Finland	2	15	2	4	6	0.40	8	5	0
Finland (WCup)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3	0
Finland (EHT)	5	19	2	7	9	0.47	8	0	0
Finland (all)	4	40	2	18	20	0.50	14	-4	0
Finland Olympics	2	12	0	8	8	0.67	4	4	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	7	1	3	4	0.57	2	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	2	3	5	1.00	8	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	8	2	6	8	1.00	10	-	0
Finland U18	2	12	1	4	5	0.42	6	4	0
Finland U18 (all)	2	28	5	15	20	0.71	52	-	0
Finland U20	2	12	2	7	9	0.75	4	9	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	27	8	15	23	0.85	10	-	0
Genève-Servette HC	4	164	26	105	131	0.80	42	14	3	21	8	6	14	0.67	2	4
JYP	5	225	41	112	153	0.68	152	29	3	21	6	5	11	0.52	10	7
JYP U16	1	13	12	19	31	2.38	46	-	0
JYP U18	3	40	12	33	45	1.13	44	-	3	9	2	1	3	0.33	16	-
JYP U20	2	20	3	7	10	0.50	22	-8	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
New Jersey Devils	4	184	14	60	74	0.40	94	-28	1	4	1	0	1	0.25	0	-1
Norfolk Admirals	2	70	11	41	52	0.74	48	0	1	5	0	3	3	0.60	4	2
Suomi U20	3	4	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0

Sami Vatanen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2005-2006	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (JYP)
2007-2008	U18 SM-sarja Most Assists by Defenseman (25) U18 SM-sarja Most Points by Defenseman (32)
2008-2009	U18 WJC Bronze Medal
2009-2010	SM-liiga Bronze Medal U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2010-2011	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+30) Liiga Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+30) SM-liiga Player of the Month (November) U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2011-2012	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) SM-liiga Champion
2012-2013	AHL All-Rookie Team AHL First All-Star Team
2013-2014	Olympic Bronze Medal
2021-2022	Olympic Gold Medal World Championship Gold Medal
2022-2023	NL Champion (Genève-Servette) NL Championship Clinching Goal
2023-2024	Champions Hockey League Champion Champions Hockey League Most Points by Defenseman (12) Champions Hockey League MVP NL Media All-Star Team (Genève-Servette) NL Media Best Defenseman
2025-2026	Liiga Most Assists by Defenseman (36)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/15/2025	Confirmed	Genève-Servette HC	JYP
11/29/2023	Extension	Genève-Servette HC	Genève-Servette HC
05/26/2022	Extension	Genève-Servette HC	Genève-Servette HC
09/27/2021	Confirmed	Dallas Stars	Genève-Servette HC
04/12/2021	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Dallas Stars
01/07/2021	Confirmed	Carolina Hurricanes	New Jersey Devils
02/24/2020	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Carolina Hurricanes
11/30/2017	Confirmed	Anaheim Ducks	New Jersey Devils
06/18/2016	Extension	Anaheim Ducks	Anaheim Ducks
07/22/2014	Extension	Anaheim Ducks	Anaheim Ducks
05/31/2011	Confirmed	JYP	Anaheim Ducks

Sami Vatanen Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2010, 1 #2 by Metallurg Novokuznetsk in the KHL Draft
Cult/Star player for Genève-Servette HC
Cult/Star player for JYP