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Urho Vaakanainen

#58 Boston Bruins / NHL - 20/21

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Date of Birth

Jan 01, 1999

Position

Age

Height

6'1" / 185 cm

Place of Birth

Joensuu, FIN

Weight

185 lbs / 84 kg

Nation

Finland

Shoots

Youth Team

Jokipojat

Contract

21/22

Cap Hit

NHL Rights

Boston Bruins / Signed

Drafted

2017 round 1 #18 overall by Boston Bruins

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Highlights

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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Player Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-12	Jokipojat U16	U16 I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	2		\|	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	16
2012-13	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		\|
2013-14	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
2014-15	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0		\|	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
	Blues U20	Jr. A 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	\|
2015-16	Blues U20	Jr. A 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	\|
2016-17	JYP U20	Jr. A 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	\|
2017-18	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	\|
2018-19	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		\|
2019-20	Boston Bruins	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	2	\|
	Providence Bruins	AHL	54	5	9	14	18	18	\|
2020-21	SaiPa	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2	2	\|
	Boston Bruins	NHL	-	-	-	-	-		\|

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Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2011-12	Finland Selects U13	QC Int PW	2	1	2	3	2		\|
2014-15	Blues U20	JCWC	5	1	0	1	6	-4	\|
	Finland U17	EYOF	3	0	1	1	0	3	\|
2015-16	Blues	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	2	0	\|
2016-17	JYP	Champions HL	5	0	1	1	4	2	\|
	Finland U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	0	1	1	2	-1	\|
2017-18	Finland	EHT	5	0	1	1	2	4	\|

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Game Log

Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
Liiga 2020-2021
Sat 28/11		@
Fri 27/11		vs
AHL 2019-2020
Wed 11/03		@
Sun 08/03		vs
Sat 07/03		@
Fri 06/03		vs
Sun 01/03		@
Sat 29/02		@
Wed 26/02		@
Sun 23/02		vs

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Player Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	84	9	19	28	0.33	28	20	\|	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	1
Champions HL	2	7	0	2	2	0.29	6	2	\|	0
EHT	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	2	4	\|	0
EYOF	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	0	3	\|	0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-1	\|	0
International	1	9	0	3	3	0.33	4	4	\|	0
International-Jr	5	61	6	16	22	0.36	54	-5	\|	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	3	7	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	\|	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	-
Jr. A SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	49	6	19	25	0.51	42	29	\|	2	11	2	0	2	0.18	2	-2
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

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
2014-2015
- EYOF Bronze Medal
- Jr. A SM-liiga Bronze Medal
2015-2016
- U18 WJC Gold Medal
- Jr. A SM-liiga Silver Medal
2016-2017
- SM-liiga Bronze Medal
- U18 WJC Silver Medal
2018-2019
- U20 WJC Gold Medal

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO
11/23/2020
11/23/2020	Loan	Boston Bruins	SaiPa
06/13/2018
06/13/2018	Confirmed	SaiPa	Boston Bruins
05/05/2017
05/05/2017	Confirmed	JYP	SaiPa
04/28/2016
04/28/2016	Confirmed	Blues	JYP
11/13/2015
11/13/2015	Extension	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Blues

Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #41 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2015, 19 #303 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #37 by ISS Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #30 by Future Considerations

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

Career transactions
- 2015-11-13 • Signed to a three-year contract with Blues
- 2013-Summer• Transferred from Jokipojat juniors to Blues juniors

Other memorable dates
- 2015-11-28 • Scored first Liiga assist point (vs.Kärpät)
- 2015-11-13 • Made Liiga debut (vs JYP) +/-: 0 S: 2 TOI; 18:47 (AGE:16)
- 2015-10-26 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster
- 2015-01-13 • Selected to U17 European Youth Olympic Festival roster
- 2014-10-27 • Selected to U17 World Hockey Challenge roster

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