Urho Vaakanainen
#18
Defenseman
New York Rangers
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New York Rangers
Player Information
The 26-year-old has 3 points (0 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games for the New York Rangers this season. Selected by the Boston Bruins in the 1st round (No. 18) of the 2017 NHL Draft, he has 43 points (3 goals, 40 assists) in 201 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, the Anaheim Ducks and the New York Rangers. .
| Country: |  FIN |
| Age: | 26.9 yrs (01.01.1999) |
| Height / Weight: | 188 cm / 91 kg |
| Shoots: | L |
| Drafted: | 18th in 2017 |
| Draft Team: |
 Boston Bruins
|
| Awards: | - |
Player RatingPowered by CORE
65
Overall Rating
Offense:Off: 191st of 266 Defensemen
Defense:Def: 202nd of 266 Defensemen
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Season by Season Ratings:
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $1.550M |
| Player Contract Value: | $1.700M |
| Remaining: | 2 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2028 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 28.5 yrs (01.01.1999) |
Recent Games
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.11.2025 |
Kraken
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:34 | 0 | 2 | |
| 08.11.2025 |
Islanders
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:49 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 10.11.2025 |
Predators
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:31 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12.11.2025 |
Lightning
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:49 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15.11.2025 |
Blue Jackets
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:28 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | ||
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 |
| 2025-26 |
Rangers
|
14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14:45 | 10 | 0.0% | 10 |
| Season Projection | 76 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14:45 | 54 | 0.0% | 54 | |
| Total | 201 | 3 | 40 | 43 | -12 | 192 | 1.6% | 66 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No games played | ||||||||||
Player MatchPowered by CORE
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urho Vaakanainen | |
D | 26.9 yrs | 188 cm / 91 kg | 0.21 | 0.21 | 59 | 69 | $1.550M | |
| 88% | Henri Jokiharju | |
D | 26.4 yrs | 183 cm / 93 kg | 0.20 | 0.24 | 60 | 70 | $3.000M |
| 87% | Jacob Bernard-Docker |  |
D | 25.4 yrs | 185 cm / 88 kg | 0.10 | 0.16 | 58 | 71 | $0.875M |
| 86% | Dennis Cholowski |  |
D | 27.8 yrs | 188 cm / 95 kg | 0.14 | 0.25 | 60 | 64 | $0.775M |
| 86% | Brayden Pachal |  |
D | 26.2 yrs | 188 cm / 91 kg | 0.23 | 0.16 | 57 | 70 | $1.188M |