CAROLINA HURRICANESBorn in Finland#8 ·Defenseman

Juuso Välimäki

ACTIVE

Last game:October 23, 2026(overnight)1 PTS · 1G · 0A · +3 +/- · 14:15 Ice time@Edmonton Oilers

+1 goal in the loss against Edmonton Oilers

2 straight games with points

Next match:October 25, 2026(tomorrow night)@St. Louis Blues

Juuso Välimäki has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He is 28 years old (born in 1998), is originally from Tampere, is 188 cm tall and weighs 91 kg. He has previously played for Calgary Flames, Arizona Coyotes and Utah Mammoth. Välimäki has put up 74 points in 273 games, 12 goals and 62 assists, an average of 0.27 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 34 points in 78 games.

BirthplaceTampere, FINBorn1998 (28 years)Height188 cmWeight91 kgShootsLNHLSeason 7 in the NHL

DRAFT 2017: selected No. 16 in round 1 · Calgary FlamesDEBUT October 4, 2018(8y ago)@Vancouver CanucksCONTRACT $872,132/yr (≈ 720 251 kr/month, 8 643 014 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

Coming soon

The 2026-2027 season2 gamesFollow the season night by night

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#387NHL D#98

Goals

NHL#255NHL D#37

Assists

NHL#388NHL D#122

Form

COLD

Based on the latest 2 outings

Games played

17%

2 of 12

games

Point pace

84P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Very good

+/-

NHL#64NHL D#27

Ice time/game

12:52

NHL#602NHL D#219

Milestones

Recent

Career250 NHL games1y ago

PlayoffsFirst playoff point7y ago

Next up

Match season best: 4 goals

1 now · previous best 4

3left

Career25 career goals13 away

Show all milestones 15

Season

Match season best: 4 goals3 away

Match season best: 34 points32 away

30 goals this season29 away

Match season best: 30 assists29 away

Playoffs

First playoff point7y ago

Career

25 career goals13 away

100 career points26 away

100 career assists38 away

500 NHL games227 away

250 NHL games1y ago

50 career assists2y ago

50 career points3y ago

100 NHL games3y ago

First NHL point8y ago

First NHL goal8y ago