Urho Vaakanainen
#18
Defenseman
New York Rangers
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New York Rangers
Player Information
The 26-year-old has 16 points (2 goals, 14 assists) in 51 games this season. Selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2017 NHL Draft, he has 40 points (3 goals, 37 assists) in 187 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks and New York Rangers.
| Country: |  FIN |
| Age: | 26.8 yrs (01.01.1999) |
| Height / Weight: | 188 cm / 92 kg |
| Shoots: | L |
| Drafted: | 18th in 2017 |
| Draft Team: |
 Boston Bruins
|
| Awards: | - |
Player RatingPowered by CORE
65
Overall Rating
Offense:Off: 191st of 263 Defensemen
Defense:Def: 200th of 263 Defensemen
Season by Season Ratings:
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $1.550M |
| Player Contract Value: | $1.700M |
| Remaining: | 2 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2027 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 28.5 yrs (01.01.1999) |
Recent Games
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07.04.2025 |
Lightning
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 09.04.2025 |
Flyers
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 17:04 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 10.04.2025 |
Islanders
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12.04.2025 |
Hurricanes
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:10 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 17.04.2025 |
Lightning
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | ||
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 |
Bruins
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:05 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2019-20 |
Bruins
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2020-21 |
Bruins
|
9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 18:55 | 15 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2021-22 |
Bruins
|
15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19:16 | 15 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2021-22 |
Ducks
|
14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 19:21 | 12 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2022-23 |
Ducks
|
23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -16 | 16:26 | 27 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 2023-24 |
Ducks
|
68 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 17:28 | 67 | 1.5% | 26 |
| 2024-25 |
Ducks
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:35 | 3 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2024-25 |
Rangers
|
46 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 16:43 | 39 | 5.1% | 16 |
| Total | 187 | 3 | 37 | 40 | -15 | 182 | 1.6% | 56 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No games played | ||||||||||
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| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urho Vaakanainen | |
D | 26.8 yrs | 188 cm / 92 kg | 0.31 | 0.21 | 59 | 69 | $1.550M | |
| 88% | Nick DeSimone |  |
D | 30.9 yrs | 188 cm / 87 kg | 0.30 | 0.22 | 62 | 67 | $0.800M |
| 85% | Shakir Mukhamadullin |  |
D | 23.7 yrs | 193 cm / 91 kg | 0.30 | 0.30 | 63 | 69 | $1.000M |
| 85% | David Jiricek |  |
D | 21.9 yrs | 193 cm / 92 kg | 0.25 | 0.22 | 59 | 68 | $0.918M |
| 85% | Jacob Bernard-Docker |  |
D | 25.3 yrs | 185 cm / 90 kg | 0.20 | 0.17 | 58 | 71 | $0.875M |
