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Urho Vaakanainen
#17 Hartford Wolf Pack / AHL - 26/27
- 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
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- Player Type
- Defensive DefensemanPK Specialist
- Cap Hit
- $1,550,000Powered by
- NHL Rights
New York Rangers / Signed- Agency
- Premium
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
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-2012 |  Finland Selects U13 | QC Int PW | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Blues U20 | JCWC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -4 | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Finland U17 | EYOF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Blues | Champions HL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | JYP | Champions HL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| 2016-2017 | Finland U18 | Ivan Hlinka Memorial | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Finland | EHT | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland | EHT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AHL | 6 | 122 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 0.32 | 56 | 24 | 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 | 8 | 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 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Anaheim Ducks | 4 | 110 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 0.17 | 34 | -21 | 0 | |||||||
| Blues | 1 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.26 | 10 | -8 | 0 | |||||||
| Blues U16 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 1.43 | 10 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | - |
| Blues U18 | 2 | 41 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 0.80 | 48 | - | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 | - |
| Blues U20 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0.49 | 48 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | -2 |
| Boston Bruins | 4 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.19 | 6 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland (EHT) | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland (NHL4) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -5 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland (all) | 3 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0.27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland Selects U13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U17 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 | 8 | 3* | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U17 (all) | 1 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.37 | 10 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 0.75 | 8 | 10 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (Cup) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U18 (all) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 | 4 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.33 | 12 | 6 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | 4 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.26 | 40 | -3* | 0 | |||||||
| Hartford Wolf Pack | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Jokipojat U16 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 1.19 | 18 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 16 | - |
| Jokipojat U18 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 0.77 | 56 | - | 0 | |||||||
| JYP | 1 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.15 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | 1 |
| JYP U20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||||||
| JYP-Akatemia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 | 29 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| New York Rangers | 2 | 80 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 0.26 | 30 | 8 | 0 | |||||||
| Providence Bruins | 4 | 118 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 0.33 | 54 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 |
| SaiPa | 2 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0.27 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 |
| San Diego Gulls | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.