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Finland Ossi Väänänen

#4 Jokerit / KHL - 15/16
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Aug 18, 1980
Position
D
Age
42
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Vantaa, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kojootit
Status
Retired
Drafted
1998 round 2 #43 overall by Phoenix Coyotes
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1

Brother: Jarkko Väänänen

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 23 0 1 1 10 - | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 8 -
1995-96 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 12 0 0 0 10 - |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 8 0 0 0 2 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
1996-97 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 18 1 2 3 43 - |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 1 0 0 0 0 - |
1997-98 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 7 3 3 6 8 - |
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 31 0 6 6 24 - | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 16 -
Finland U18 “A” EJC-18 6 0 0 0 20 - |
Finland U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 18 0 1 1 40 - |
1998-99 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 12 1 6 7 16 - | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 12 -
Jokerit SM-liiga 48 0 1 1 42 0 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 0 2 2 8 - |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12 0 3 3 22 - |
1999-00 Jokerit SM-liiga 49 1 6 7 46 11 | Playoffs 11 1 1 2 2 -2
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 0 0 16 1 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16 0 2 2 57 - |
2000-01 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 81 4 12 16 90 9 |
Finland WC 0 0 0 0 0 9 |
2001-02 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 76 2 12 14 74 6 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 6 0
Finland OG 2 0 1 1 0 -1 |
Finland (all) International 2 0 1 1 0 -1 |
2002-03 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 67 2 7 9 82 1 |
Finland WC 7 0 4 4 8 4 |
2003-04 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 67 2 4 6 87 -10 |
Colorado Avalanche NHL 12 0 0 0 2 -4 | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 18 3
2004-05 Jokerit SM-liiga 28 2 2 4 30 6 | Playoffs 12 0 0 0 26 6
Finland WCup 4 1 2 3 0 - |
Finland WC 7 0 1 1 8 0 |
2005-06 Colorado Avalanche NHL 53 0 4 4 56 10 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2006-07 Colorado Avalanche NHL 74 2 6 8 69 6 |
2007-08 Djurgårdens IF Elitserien 45 7 8 15 102 12 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -2
Finland WC 9 0 1 1 8 -2 |
2008-09 Philadelphia Flyers NHL 46 1 9 10 22 7 |
Vancouver Canucks NHL 3 0 1 1 0 0 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
2009-10 Dynamo Minsk KHL 52 0 6 6 76 -10 |
2010-11 Jokerit “C” SM-liiga 60 2 11 13 79 9 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 3
Finland WC 9 0 0 0 4 3 |
2011-12 Jokerit “C” SM-liiga 57 5 16 21 98 11 | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 8 5
Finland WC 10 0 1 1 4 1 |
2012-13 Jokerit “C” SM-liiga 53 2 11 13 61 6 | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 6 5
Finland WC 10 1 3 4 6 1 |
Finland (all) International 21 1 5 6 10 0 |
2013-14 Jokerit “C” Liiga 44 1 4 5 24 11 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland OG 6 0 2 2 0 3 |
Finland (all) International 9 0 2 2 0 5 |
2014-15 Jokerit “A” KHL 44 0 6 6 60 -6 | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 33 -3
2015-16 Jokerit “A” KHL 6 0 0 0 2 0 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1997-98 Finland U18 Viking Cup - - - - - - |
1998-99 Jokerit Euro HL 5 0 0 0 2 -1 | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2 1
2004-05 Finland EHT 5 0 1 1 27 - |
2007-08 Finland EHT 9 0 0 0 12 1 |
2009-10 Finland EHT 5 0 0 0 10 -1 |
2010-11 Jokerit ET 8 0 4 4 6 - | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
Finland EHT 8 0 1 1 6 0 |
2011-12 Jokerit “C” ET 8 1 1 2 4 - | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 2
Finland “A” EHT 9 0 3 3 8 5 |
2012-13 Jokerit “C” ET 7 1 0 1 26 - |
Finland “A” EHT 8 0 1 1 4 -2 |
2013-14 Jokerit ET 8 1 0 1 6 - |
Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 0 2 |
2014-15 Jokerit Spengler Cup 3 0 1 1 2 1 |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EHT 7 47 0 6 6 0.13 67 5 | 0
EJC-18 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 20 - | 0
ET 4 31 3 5 8 0.26 42 - | 2 6 1 1 2 0.33 2 2
Euro HL 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 2 -1 | 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 2 1
International 3 32 1 8 9 0.28 10 4 | 0
International-Jr 3 46 0 6 6 0.13 119 - | 0
KHL 3 102 0 12 12 0.12 138 -16 | 1 10 0 1 1 0.10 33 -3
Liiga (SM-liiga) 7 339 13 51 64 0.19 380 54 | 7 51 3 9 12 0.24 44 17
NHL 7 479 13 55 68 0.14 482 25 | 4 20 0 1 1 0.05 26 3
OG 2 8 0 3 3 0.38 0 2 | 0
Elitserien (SHL) 1 45 7 8 15 0.33 102 12 | 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 2 -2
Spengler Cup 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 2 1 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 35 0 1 1 0.03 20 - | 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 8 -
U18 SM-sarja 3 33 4 5 9 0.27 53 - | 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 0 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 44 1 12 13 0.30 40 - | 2 13 1 2 3 0.23 28 -
Viking Cup 1 - - - - - - - | 0
WC 7 52 1 10 11 0.21 38 16 | 0
WCup 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 0 - | 0
WJC-20 2 13 0 2 2 0.15 24 1 | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jani Rita (F) 1994-2016 14 Finland, Finland, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit, Jokerit U16, Jokerit U18, Jokerit U20
Riku Hahl (F) 1997-2015 12 Colorado Avalanche, Finland, Finland, Finland, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit
Tommi Santala (F) 1994-2011 11 Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Jokerit, Jokerit U16, Jokerit U18, Jokerit U20
Antti-Jussi Niemi (D) 1996-2014 11 Finland, Finland, Jokerit, Jokerit U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/13/2016
07/13/2016 Confirmed Jokerit Retired
12/24/2012
12/24/2012 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
11/26/2010
11/26/2010 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
05/04/2010
05/04/2010 Confirmed Dynamo Minsk Jokerit
07/31/2009
07/31/2009 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Dynamo Minsk
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