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Joona Väisänen
#27 Western Michigan Univ. / NCAA - 26/27
- 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
- -
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- Player Type
- Puck-Moving DefensemanTwo-Way Defenseman
- NHL Rights
Pittsburgh Penguins / Unsigned- Agency
- Premium
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
Brother: Jere Väisänen
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 |  Blues U16 Akatemia | U16 SM-sarja Q | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Blues U16 Akatemia | U16 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Bl | U18 Mestis | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 26 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 30 | - | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 Mestis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 44 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 18 | -12 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U19 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 |  Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 53 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 30 | 31 | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 |
| 2023-2024 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 42 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 24 | |||||||
| 2025-2026 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| 2026-2027 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| S | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- | Post | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Blues Selects | QC Int PW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| League | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 International-Jr | 2 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0.50 | 2 | 3* | 0 | |||||||
| NCAA | 3 | 51 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 0.71 | 14 | 30 | 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 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
| Team | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- | Seasons | GP | G | A | TP | PPG | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blues Selects | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Blues U16 Akatemia | 1 | 40 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 0.33 | 12 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Dubuque Fighting Saints | 1 | 53 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 0.75 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.27 | 0 | -2 |
| Finland U19 (all) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |||||||
| Finland U20 (all) | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.36 | 2 | 1* | 0 | |||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U18 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 0.88 | 30 | - | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 4 | - |
| Kiekko-Espoo U18 Bl | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.40 | 2 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch | 1 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0.93 | 20 | - | 0 | |||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U20 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 0.60 | 20 | -13 | 0 | |||||||
| Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Western Michigan Univ. | 3 | 51 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 0.71 | 14 | 30 | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.