Urho Vaakanainen

Born on: January 1, 1999
Birth place: Joensuu, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (185 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)

Drafted by: Boston Bruins, 1. round (#18 overall), in 2017 NHL Entry Draft

Championships & Medals

	Age	Year	Team	Event	Tournament Location / Series Result
	17	2016	Team Finland	U18 World Championship	Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
	18	2017	Team Finland	U18 World Championship	Poprad and Spisska Nova Ves, Slovakia
	18	2017	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	JYP Jyväskylä defeated HIFK Helsinki 6‑5 in the bronze medal game.
	20	2019	Team Finland	U20 World Championship	Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
IIHF U18 World Championship Medals
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals
Finnish Championship Medals

		Overall						Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			Shots		Defensive		Faceoffs
Date	Game	Score	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	SHOTS	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
Mar 13, 2025	NYR @ MIN	(3-2)	0	0	0	0	1	18:55	14:56	0:00	3:59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	4	0.0%	1	2	0	0	0.00%
Mar 15, 2025	NYR @ CBJ	(4-0)	0	0	0	0	2	18:35	17:35	0:00	1:00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0	0.0%	0	3	0	0	0.00%
Mar 16, 2025	EDM @ NYR	(3-1)	0	0	0	0	0	14:07	14:03	0:00	0:04	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00%
Mar 18, 2025	CGY @ NYR	(2-1)	0	1	1	0	0	19:49	19:03	0:00	0:46	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	3.028	3.028	0.000	3.150	3.150	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	1	0	0	0	0.00%
Mar 28, 2025	NYR @ ANA	(4-5)	0	0	0	2	1	13:59	13:37	0:06	0:16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00%
	GAME LOG

Stripe: Rows Seasons
Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2014‑15	Team Finland U17		15	13	1	5	6	2	10	0	0	0
2015‑16	Blues Espoo	Liiga	16	25	1	5	6	8	-8	0	0	0	2.9
2015‑16	Team Finland U18		16	14	2	5	7	12	12	0	0	0
2016‑17	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	17	3	0	1	1	29	-2	0	0	0	0.0
2016‑17	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	17	41	2	4	6	12	5	0	0	0	2.4
2016‑17	Team Finland U18		17	9	3	4	7	4	3	1	0	0
2016‑17	Team Finland U20		17	9	2	1	3	4	-1	0	0	0	20.0
2017‑18	SaiPa Lappeenranta	Liiga	18	43	4	7	11	24	8	0	0	0	4.1
2017‑18	Team Finland		18	12	0	4	4	4	6	0	0	0	0.0
2017‑18	Team Finland U20		18	12	0	2	2	14	-3	0	0	0
2018‑19	Boston Bruins	NHL	19	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2018‑19	Providence Bruins	AHL	19	30	4	10	14	10	2	1	1	0	8.5
2018‑19	Team Finland U20		19	10	0	4	4	10	5	0	0	0
2019‑20	Boston Bruins	NHL	20	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0
2019‑20	Providence Bruins	AHL	20	54	5	9	14	18	18	1	1	1	7.0
2020‑21	SaiPa Lappeenranta	Liiga	21	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	12.5
2020‑21	Providence Bruins	AHL	21	11	1	2	3	6	1	0	1	0	10.0
2020‑21	Boston Bruins	NHL	21	9	0	2	2	2	-3	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Providence Bruins	AHL	22	23	1	7	8	20	6	0	0	0	3.1
2021‑22	Boston Bruins	NHL	22	15	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0.0
2021‑22	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	22	14	0	2	2	6	-5	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	San Diego Gulls	AHL	23	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0.0
2022‑23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	23	23	0	2	2	0	-16	0	0	0	0.0
2023‑24	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	24	68	1	13	14	26	0	0	0	0	1.5
2024‑25	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	25	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0
2024‑25	New York Rangers	NHL	25	38	2	8	10	16	4	0	0	0	6.3
2024‑25	Team Finland		25	3	0	0	0	0	-5	0	0	0
	NHL Totals			179	3	32	35	56	-19	0	0	0	1.7
	AHL Totals			119	11	28	39	54	26	2	3	1	6.9
	Liiga Totals			111	8	16	24	46	7	0	0	0	3.6
	Mestis Totals			3	0	1	1	29	-2	0	0	0	0.0

Playoff Stats

Season	Team	LGE	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
2016‑17	JYP Jyväskylä	Liiga	17	14	0	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
2017‑18	SaiPa Lappeenranta	Liiga	18	9	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0
2018‑19	Providence Bruins	AHL	19	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0
	Liiga Totals			23	0	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0.0
	AHL Totals			4	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2016	16	7	1	2	3	6	6	0	0	0	11.1
Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2016	17	4	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2017	17	6	1	0	1	4	-2	0	0	0	20.0
Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2017	17	5	3	3	6	2	4	1	0	0	23.1
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2018	18	5	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2019	19	7	0	4	4	6	5	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025	26	3	0	0	0	0	-5	0	0	0
U20 World Championship Totals		18	1	5	6	12	6	0	0	0	4.0
U18 World Championship Totals		12	4	5	9	8	10	1	0	0	18.2
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals		4	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0
4-Nations Face-Off Totals		3	0	0	0	0	-5	0	0	0

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments

Team	Age	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG	SH%
Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2014	15	3	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0
Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2014	15	3	0	2	2	0	6	0	0	0
Team Finland - European Youth Olympic Festival 2015	16	3	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U17 5‑Nations 2015	16	4	1	1	2	0
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2015	16	4	1	3	4	6	8	0	0	0	10.0
Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2016	17	3	0	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2016	17	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	20.0
Team Finland - U20 2‑Nations 2017	18	1	0	1	1	10	0	0	0	0
Team Finland - U20 World Summer Showcase 2017	18	3	0	0	0	2	-3				0.0
Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2017	18	3	0	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Carlson Hockey Games 2018	19	3	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - EHT ‑ Sweden Hockey Games 2018	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - Euro Hockey Challenge 2018	19	7	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0.0
Team Finland - U20 2‑Nations 2018	19	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0
Team Finland - U20 Worlds Exhibition Games 2018	19	1	0	0	0	4		0	0	0
U20 Men Totals		13	1	2	3	16	-5	0	0	0
U17 Men Totals		13	1	5	6	2	10	0	0	0
Men Totals		12	0	4	4	4	6	0	0	0	0.0
U18 Men Totals		7	1	3	4	6	6	0	0	0