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Finland Ossi Väänänen
#4 Jokerit / KHL - 15/16
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
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
Date of Birth
Aug 18, 1980
Position
D
Age
45
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

Brother: Jarkko Väänänen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Ossi Väänänen 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* |

Ossi Väänänen 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* |

Ossi Väänänen 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ossi Väänänen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
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
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Jokerit U18