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Canada Finland Jake Virtanen
#21 Fischtown Pinguins / DEL - 23/24
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Aug 17, 1996
Position
RW/LW
Age
27
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
New Westminster, BC, CAN
Weight
227 lbs / 103 kg
Nation
Canada / Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Abbotsford MHA
Contract
23/24
Drafted
2014 round 1 #6 overall by Vancouver Canucks
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Stefan Virtanen
Cousin: Jared Virtanen

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Jake Virtanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Abbotsford Hawks U15 A1 PCBHL 59* 68* 49* 117* -* -* |
Yale Secondary Lions Blue BCHSHL 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 Fraser Valley Bruins U18 AAA BCEHL U18 39* 17* 22* 39* 120* -* |
Yale Secondary Lions Blue BCHSHL 4* 1* 6* 7* 10* -* |
Calgary Hitmen WHL 9* 3* 1* 4* 4* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -4
2012-13 Calgary Hitmen WHL 62* 16* 18* 34* 67* 25* | Playoffs 15 2 4 6 27 -2
Canada Pacific U17 WHC-17 5* 5* 2* 7* 8* -* |
2013-14 Calgary Hitmen WHL 71* 45* 26* 71* 100* 23* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 4 -2
Canada U18 WJC-18 7* 3* 3* 6* 10* 2* |
2014-15 Calgary Hitmen WHL 50* 21* 31* 52* 82* 15* | Playoffs 14 5 8 13 28 -1
Utica Comets AHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 6 2
Canada U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 4* 4* |
2015-16 Vancouver Canucks NHL 55* 7* 6* 13* 45* -7* |
Utica Comets AHL 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Canada U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 10* 0* |
2016-17 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Utica Comets AHL 65* 9* 10* 19* 48* -11* |
2017-18 Vancouver Canucks NHL 75* 10* 10* 20* 46* -11* |
2018-19 Vancouver Canucks NHL 70* 15* 10* 25* 44* -4* |
2019-20 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69* 18* 18* 36* 41* -4* | Playoffs 16 2 1 3 25 2
2020-21 Vancouver Canucks NHL 38* 5* 0* 5* 41* -4* |
2021-22 Spartak Moskva KHL 36* 9* 7* 16* 24* -5* |
2022-23 EHC Visp SL 21* 14* 11* 25* 44* 1* |
Fischtown Pinguins DEL 8* 1* 1* 2* 2* 0* | Playoffs 8 1 1 2 10 -1
2023-24 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 36* 6* 15* 21* 27* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0

Jake Virtanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Team British Columbia WCCC-16 4* 5* 0* 5* -* -* |
BCMML Sabres 1 BC U17 Cup -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2013-14 Canada U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* -2* |
2014-15 WHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |

Jake Virtanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 67* 9* 10* 19* 0.28* 48* -11* | 1 10 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.10 * 6 * 2 *
BC U17 Cup 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCEHL U18 1 39* 17* 22* 39* 1.00* 120* -* | 0 * * * * * *
BCHSHL 2 5* 2* 7* 9* 1.80* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 2 44* 7* 16* 23* 0.52* 29* 6* | 2 10 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.20 * 10 * -1 *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Jr Super Series 1 2* 1* 0* 1* 0.50* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 36* 9* 7* 16* 0.44* 24* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 317* 55* 45* 100* 0.32* 219* -29* | 1 16 2 * 1 * 3 * 0.19 * 25 * 2 *
PCBHL 1 59* 68* 49* 117* 1.98* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SL 1 21* 14* 11* 25* 1.19* 44* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WCCC-16 1 4* 5* 0* 5* 1.25* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 5* 2* 7* 1.40* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WHL 4 192* 85* 76* 161* 0.84* 253* 66* | 4 40 8 * 15 * 23 * 0.58 * 63 * -9 *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 3* 6* 0.86* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 4* 5* 0.42* 14* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Jake Virtanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/07/2023
06/07/2023 Extension Fischtown Pinguins Fischtown Pinguins
02/14/2023
02/14/2023 Confirmed EHC Visp Fischtown Pinguins
11/06/2022
11/06/2022 Confirmed No team EHC Visp
09/07/2021
09/07/2021 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Spartak Moskva
07/25/2021
07/25/2021 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Unknown
10/22/2020
10/22/2020 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
07/25/2018
07/25/2018 Extension Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks
07/25/2014
07/25/2014 Confirmed Calgary Hitmen Vancouver Canucks
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2013, 2 #65 overall by Medvescak Zagreb in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2011, 1 #1 overall by Calgary Hitmen in the WHL Bantam Draft

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #10 by FCHockey

2014 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #7 by McKeen's Hockey

Cult/Star player for Calgary Hitmen