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Finland Urho Vaakanainen
#18 New York Rangers / NHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time EYOF Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Jan 01, 1999
Position
D
Age
26
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Joensuu, FIN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokipojat
Contract
26/27
Cap Hit
$1,550,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
New York Rangers New York Rangers / Signed
Drafted
2017 round 1 #18 overall by Boston Bruins
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Harri Vaakanainen

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Urho Vaakanainen 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 U20 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 U20 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 U20 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 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* -3* |
Providence Bruins AHL 11* 1* 2* 3* 6* 1* |
2021-22 Boston Bruins NHL 15* 0* 4* 4* 4* 0* |
Providence Bruins AHL 23* 1* 7* 8* 20* 6* |
Anaheim Ducks NHL 14* 0* 2* 2* 6* -5* |
2022-23 Anaheim Ducks NHL 23* 0* 2* 2* 0* -16* |
San Diego Gulls AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2023-24 Anaheim Ducks NHL 68* 1* 13* 14* 26* 0* |
2024-25 Anaheim Ducks NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
New York Rangers NHL 46* 2* 13* 15* 16* 8* |
Finland NHL 4 Nations 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -5* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -5* |
2025-26 New York Rangers NHL 19* 0* 3* 3* 10* -1* |
Projected NHL 62* 0* 10* 10* 33* -3* |
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Urho Vaakanainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST 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 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* 4* |

Urho Vaakanainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 5 119* 11* 28* 39* 0.33* 54* 26* | 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 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 12* 0* 3* 3* 0.25* 4* -1* | 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 8 206* 3* 40* 43* 0.21* 66* -16* | 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 *
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.

Urho Vaakanainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/07/2025
03/07/2025 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
12/06/2024
12/06/2024 Confirmed Anaheim Ducks New York Rangers
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
07/22/2022
07/22/2022 Extension Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks
03/19/2022
03/19/2022 Confirmed Boston Bruins Anaheim Ducks
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 Blues 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 #30 by FCHockey

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