World Junior Preview: Finland is Too Good To Fail (20 Dec 2017)
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Urho Vaakanainen
Урхо Ваакайнен
- Position: defender
- Player status: active player
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Finland
- Birth date: 01.01.1999 (26 years)
- Birth place: Joensuu, Finland
- Height: 185 cm / 6' 1"
- Weight: 85 kg / 187 lbs
- Shoots: left
- Draft 1: Boston Bruins, year: 2017, round: 1, position: 18
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- Trivia:
Named to Jr. B SM-Sarja First All-Star team 2013-14
Drafted 2015, 19 #303 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft
Drafted 2016, 1 #41 overall by Windsor Spitfires in the CHL Import Draft
Player national stats
| Season | Team | League | # | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Finland | NHL 4 Nations Face-Off | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| 2018-19 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| 2018-19 | Finland | U20 National team games (U20) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2017-18 | Finland | Euro Hockey Tour | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017-18 | Finland | National team games | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017-18 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2017-18 | Finland | U20 National team games (U20) | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | ||
| 2016-17 | Finland | WJC18 (U18) | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016-17 | Finland | WJC (U20) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | |
| 2016-17 | Finland | U20 National team games (U20) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016-17 | Finland | U18 National team games (U18) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2015-16 | Finland | U20 National team games (U20) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2015-16 | Finland | U17 National team games (U17) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2015-16 | Finland | WJC18 (U18) | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| 2014-15 | Finland | U17 National team games (U17) | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -5 | |
| 2014-15 | Finland | EYOF (U18) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Player club stats
Note: All games might not be included
| Date | League | Teams | Score | G | A | PIM | +/- | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17 2025 13:00 | NHL 4 Nations Face-Off | Canada Finland | 5-3 | | | | | | | | | -3 | |||
| Feb. 15 2025 13:00 | NHL 4 Nations Face-Off | Finland Sweden | 4-3 OT | | | | | | | | | ||||
| Feb. 13 2025 20:00 | NHL 4 Nations Face-Off | USA Finland | 6-1 | | | | | | | | | -2 |
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