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2022 IIHF U20 World Championship

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Finland Veini Vehviläinen

#35 Brynäs IF / SHL - 22/23
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2. Brayden Yager 5 5 4 9
3. Otto Stenberg 5 5 4 9
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 13, 1997
Position
G
Age
25
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Catches
L
Youth Team
Palokan Kiekko
Contract
22/23
Drafted
2018 round 6 #173 overall by Columbus Blue Jackets
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Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
2-time Liiga Best Goaltender (Urpo Ylönen Award) 2
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2012-13 JYP U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1 - 4.08 .879 - - - - - |
JYP U16 U16 SM-sarja 3 - 2.00 .938 - - - - - |
JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 25 - 3.01 .918 - - - - - |
JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 - 3.23 .933 - - - - - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 6 - 4.10 .891 - - - - - |
2013-14 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 4 - 3.75 .862 - - - - - |
JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 29 - 2.89 .919 - - - - - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 2 - 0.67 .977 - - - - - |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 1 - 8.45 - - - - - - |
2014-15 JYP U20 U20 SM-liiga 17 - 3.09 .918 - - - - - |
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 26 - 2.57 .917 - - - - - | Playoffs 4 - 2.56 .922 - - - - -
JYP Liiga 0 - - - - - - - - |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7 7 1.65 .949 12 221 1 5-2-0 438 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 17 - 3.15 .909 - - - - - |
2015-16 JYP Liiga 28 - 2.04 .925 56 695 3 15-7-4 1 650 | Playoffs 3 - 3.70 .796 9 35 0 0-2-0 146
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 7 - 2.92 .925 - - - - - |
Finland U20 WJC-20 4 7 3.79 .838 13 67 1 2-1-0 206 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 - - .877 - - - - - |
2016-17 JYP Liiga 9 - 2.29 .912 19 197 0 2-5-2 499 |
JYP-Akatemia Mestis 7 - 2.45 .904 - - - - - |
Sport Liiga 9 - 2.12 .923 19 227 0 2-5-2 539 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 6 1.51 .931 8 108 1 3-2-0 318 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15 - - .922 - - - - - |
2017-18 Kärpät Liiga 35 - 1.89 .925 64 786 4 20-5-8 2 031 | Playoffs 17 - 1.57 .933 26 364 3 11-4-0 995
2018-19 Kärpät Liiga 38 58 1.58 .933 60 832 6 25-8-5 2 291 | Playoffs 17 17 1.47 .939 25 383 4 11-6-0 1 058
Finland WC 1 5 2.82 .897 3 26 0 0-1-0 64 |
Finland (all) International 5 11 1.73 .925 9 111 2 3-2-0 313 |
2019-20 Cleveland Monsters AHL 33 - 2.76 .901 88 805 3 10-18-5 1 915 |
2020-21 JYP Liiga 13 - 3.18 .896 42 362 1 3-7-3 793 |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 1 - 5.62 .750 1 3 0 0-0-0 11 |
Cleveland Monsters AHL 1 - 3.05 .875 3 21 0 0-1-0 59 |
Toronto Marlies AHL 4 - 3.26 .908 12 118 0 1-3-0 221 |
2021-22 Brynäs IF SHL 45 52 2.33 .908 101 993 5 21-23-0 2 601 | Playoffs 3 3 2.25 .906 6 58 1 1-2-0 161
2022-23 Brynäs IF SHL - - - - - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2014-15 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2 - 5.50 .841 - - - - - |
2015-16 JYP Champions HL 1 5 2.00 .929 2 26 0 1-0-0 60 |
2016-17 JYP Champions HL 2 8 1.51 .943 3 50 1 1-1-0 120 |
2018-19 Kärpät Champions HL 6 10 2.34 .905 14 134 0 3-1-2 359 |
Finland EHT 4 6 0.98 .958 6 85 2 3-1-0 249 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score GA SA SV SV% TOI
SHL
2022-03-29T19:00:00+0200 Brynäs IF @ Örebro HK
2022-03-28T19:00:00+0200 Brynäs IF @ Örebro HK
2022-03-26T14:15:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs Örebro HK
2022-03-24T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs Leksands IF
2022-03-19T14:15:00+0000 Brynäs IF @ Skellefteå AIK
2022-03-13T14:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs IK Oskarshamn
2022-03-12T14:15:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs Rögle BK
2022-03-10T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF @ Rögle BK
2022-03-08T18:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF @ IK Oskarshamn
2022-03-06T17:00:00+0000 Brynäs IF vs Frölunda HC
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 38 - 2.82 .902 103 944 3 11-22-5 2 195 | 0
Champions HL 3 9 23 2.12 .917 19 210 1 5-2-2 539 | 0
EHT 1 4 6 0.98 .958 6 85 2 3-1-0 249 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 2 - 5.50 .841 - - - - - | 0
International 1 5 11 1.73 .925 9 111 2 3-2-0 313 | 0
International-Jr 5 51 - - - - - - - - | 0
Liiga 6 132 58 2.00 .923 260 3 099 14 67-37-24 7 800 | 3 37 17 1.64 .929 60 782 7 22-12-0 2 199
Mestis 3 40 - - - - - - - - | 1 4 - 2.56 .922 - - - - -
NHL 1 1 - 5.62 .750 1 3 0 0-0-0 11 | 0
SHL 2 45 52 2.33 .908 101 993 5 21-23-0 2 601 | 1 3 3 2.25 .906 6 58 1 1-2-0 161
U16 SM-sarja 1 3 - 2.00 .938 - - - - - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 1 - 4.08 .879 - - - - - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 29 - - - - - - - - | 0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 47 - - - - - - - - | 0
WC 1 1 5 2.82 .897 3 26 0 0-1-0 64 | 0
WJC-18 1 7 7 1.65 .949 12 221 1 5-2-0 438 | 0
WJC-20 2 10 13 2.41 .893 21 175 2 5-3-0 524 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Ville Virtanen (D) 2012-2017 5 JYP U20, JYP-Akatemia
Veeti Vainio (D) 2012-2017 5 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all)
Ville Tiitinen (D) 2012-2017 5 JYP U18, JYP U20, JYP-Akatemia
Taavi Tiala (F) 2012-2017 5 JYP U20, JYP-Akatemia

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Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/20/2022
05/20/2022 Extension Brynäs IF Brynäs IF
07/26/2021
07/26/2021 Confirmed Toronto Marlies Brynäs IF
03/12/2021
03/12/2021 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Toronto Maple Leafs
09/07/2020
09/07/2020 Loan Columbus Blue Jackets JYP
06/04/2019
06/04/2019 Confirmed Kärpät Columbus Blue Jackets
12/09/2017
12/09/2017 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
04/18/2017
04/18/2017 Confirmed JYP Kärpät
01/16/2017
01/16/2017 Loan JYP Sport
09/04/2015
09/04/2015 Extension JYP JYP
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Player Biography and Trivia

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #74 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #6 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Goalies

Cult/Star player for Kärpät

Career transactions
- 2015-09-04 • Signed to a three-year contract with JYP
- 2014-2015 • Played in JYP U20 / JYP-Akatemia

Career assingments
- 2015-2016 • Assigned to JYP-Akatemia by JYP

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-09-19 • Made Liiga debut (vs. Pelicans) and recorded shutout DEC: W SA:30 GA:0 SV%: 100,00
- 2015-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster

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