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Finland Reko Alanko Verified by Elite Prospects
Seattle Thunderbirds / WHL - 26/27
Date of Birth
Jul 15, 2007
Position
D
Age
19
Height
6'6" / 198 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Blues
Contract
-
NHL Rights
Utah Mammoth Utah Mammoth / Unsigned
Drafted
2025 round 6 #182 overall by Utah Mammoth
Agency
PREMIUM

Alanko is a towering defenceman who shows poise with the puck both on breakouts and in the OZ. He moves the puck quickly when it's the right play, but has the confidence not to pull the trigger when he doesn’t like what he's seeing, deceiving forecheckers, & manoeuvring around them before finding a higher-value option. -EliteProspects 2025 NHL Draft Guide

Father: Rami Alanko
Brother: Roni Alanko

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Reko Alanko Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch U16 Mestis 1* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2022-23 Kiekko-Espoo U16 U16 SM-sarja 35* 2* 7* 9* 20* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
2023-24 JYP U18 U18 SM-sarja 40* 6* 11* 17* 38* -* | Relegation 10 0 1 1 14 -
2024-25 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 33* 4* 9* 13* 50* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 8 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-sarja 13* 0* 2* 2* 10* 4* |
2025-26 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-sarja 30* 2* 13* 15* 99* 0* |
Jokerit Mestis 14* 1* 1* 2* 14* 2* |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2026-27 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 2* 0* 0* 0* 25* -* |

Reko Alanko Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
International-Jr 2 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 27* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Mestis 1 14* 1* 1* 2* 0.14* 14* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis 1 1* 0* 3* 3* 3.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 35* 2* 7* 9* 0.26* 20* -* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 73* 10* 20* 30* 0.41* 88* -* | 2 13 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.15 * 22 * - *
U20 SM-sarja 2 43* 2* 15* 17* 0.40* 109* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/14/2026
07/14/2026 Confirmed Jokerit Seattle Thunderbirds
05/14/2025
05/14/2025 Extension Jokerit U18 Jokerit
09/13/2024
09/13/2024 Confirmed JYP U18 Jokerit U18
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2026, 2 #94 overall by Seattle Thunderbirds in the CHL Import Draft

2025 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #86 by NHL Central Scouting