Urho Vaakanainen ( Fin. Urho Vaakanainen ; January 1, 1999, Joensuu ) - Finnish professional hockey player , defender of the Providence Bruins AHL club, a member of the Boston Bruins NHL team. 18th NHL Draft 2017
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| Position | Defender | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm | |||||||||||||||
| The weight | 85 kg | |||||||||||||||
| Grab | left | |||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Finland | |||||||||||||||
| Born | January 1, 1999 (aged 20) | |||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | in 2017 selected in the 1st round under the general 18th number by the Boston Bruins club | |||||||||||||||
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Content
- 1 gaming career
- 2 Statistics
- 2.1 Club career
- 2.2 International
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Game career
Vaakanainen began his career with the Espoo Blues youth team. In the 2015-2016 season, Urho made his debut for Espoo Blues on a professional level, gaining 6 points in 25 matches in the Finnish Hockey League . On April 28, 2016, Vaakanainen signed a one-year contract with the UP club.
In the 2016-2017 season, Urho became the main player in the UP and played 41 matches, gaining 6 points. He also made 3 assists in 14 playoff matches, but his team lost in the semifinals to KalPa in seven matches.
On May 5, 2017, Vaakanainen left UP and signed a new one-year contract with the Saip team [1] . On June 23, 2017, in the 2017 NHL draft, Urho was selected in the 1st round under the overall 18th number of the NHL club “ Boston Bruins ” [2] .
On June 13, 2018, Vaakanainen signed a three-year rookie contract with the Boston Bruins. [3]
Statistics
Club career
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
| Season | Team | League | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | ||
| 2014–15 | Espoo Blues U20 | Jr. A | thirty | four | 8 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues U20 | Jr. A | eighteen | 2 | eleven | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Finnish Hockey League | 25 | one | 5 | 6 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016–17 | UP U20 | Jr. A | one | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2016–17 | UP | Finnish Hockey League | 41 | 2 | four | 6 | 12 | fourteen | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | UP Farm Club | Second Finnish Hockey League | 3 | 0 | one | one | 29th | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2017–18 | Saipa | Finnish Hockey League | 43 | four | 7 | eleven | 24 | 9 | 0 | one | one | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Providence Bruins | AHL | thirty | four | 10 | fourteen | 10 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Boston bruins | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total in the AHL | thirty | four | 10 | fourteen | 10 | four | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
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| Total in the NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Total Finnish Hockey League | 109 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 44 | 23 | 0 | four | four | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | National team | Tournament | A place | AND | G | P | ABOUT | Shtr | |
| 2015 | Finland (Jun.) | World Challenge Cup | 5th | 6 | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland (Jun.) | World Challenge Cup | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Finland (Jun.) | Hchm | Gold | 7 | one | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Finland (Jun.) | Ivan Glinka Memorial | 6th | four | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland (Jun.) | Hchm | Silver | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland (mol.) | MFM | 9th | 6 | one | 0 | one | four | |
| 2018 | Finland (mol.) | MFM | 6th | 5 | 0 | one | one | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland (mol.) | MFM | Gold | 7 | 0 | four | four | 6 | |
| Total for junior and youth team | 45 | 5 | 12 | 17 | thirty | ||||
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Notes
- ↑ "Urho Vaakanainen to SaiPa" (fin.) . SaiPa.
- ↑ "Bruins select Urho Vaakanainen with 18th overall pick" . NESN.
- ↑ Bruins Sign Urho Vaakanainen To 3-Year Entry-Level Contract . NHL.com (June 13, 2018). Date of treatment June 14, 2018.