Joona Väisänen
#27 Western Michigan Univ. / NCAA - 26/27
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Joona Väisänen Facts
- Date of Birth
- Jul 29, 2004
- Age
- 22
- Place of Birth
- Espoo, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- Blues
- Position
- D
- Height
- 183 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 80 kg / 176 lbs
- Shoots
- R
- Contract
- -
- Player Type
- Puck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
- NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins / Unsigned- Agency
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Väisänen has nearly every modern defenceman skill set: He activates, shifts the defence towards him before passing, sets up chances, uses space before shooting, and closes space off the rush early. With the puck, he’s a manipulator; he fakes one way to get the opponent to chase, then accelerates in the opposite direction. -EliteProspects 2024 NHL Draft Guide
Brother: Jere Väisänen
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Joona Väisänen Statistics
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-20 |  Blues U16 Akatemia | U16 SM-sarja Q | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | |||||||
| Blues U16 Akatemia | U16 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | - | ||||||||
| 20-21 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Bl | U18 Mestis | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 21-22 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 26 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 30 | - | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | - | ||||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 Mestis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | ||||||||
| 22-23 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 44 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 18 | -12 | |||||||
| Finland U19 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| 23-24 |  Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 53 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 30 | 31 | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | ||||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | ||||||||
| 24-25 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 42 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 24 | |||||||
| 25-26 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 26-27 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | POST | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
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| 16-17 | Blues Selects | QC Int PW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
Joona Väisänen Game Log
2025-2026
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| Date | Team | Opp | Score | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | SOG | PPG | SHG | TOI |
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| Sat 01/11 | | @ | ||||||||||
| Fri 24/10 | | vs | ||||||||||
| Thu 23/10 | | @ | ||||||||||
| Sat 18/10 | | @ | ||||||||||
| Fri 17/10 | | @ | ||||||||||
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| League | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Years | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
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 International-Jr | 2 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.50 | 2 | 3* | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA | 3 | 49 | 4 | 28 | 32 | 0.65 | 14 | 28 | 0 | |||||||
 QC Int PW | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 SM-sarja | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.21 | 10 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U16 SM-sarja Q | 1 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.38 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U18 Mestis | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U18 SM-sarja | 1 | 40 | 8 | 28 | 36 | 0.90 | 50 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | - |
| U20 Mestis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 48 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 0.58 | 20 | -13 | 0 | |||||||
| USHL | 1 | 53 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 0.75 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | -2 |
| WJC-20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
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Joona Väisänen Career Highlights
| Season | Awards by Season |
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| 2021-2022 | |
| 2023-2024 | |
| 2024-2025 |
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Joona Väisänen Biography and Trivia
Drafted 2023, 2 #24 by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft
2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #99 by ISS Hockey
2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #234 by McKeen's Hockey
2024 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #83 by NHL Central Scouting