Urho Vaakanainen's NHL career
Defenceman Urho Vaakanainen was drafted 18th overall by Boston Bruins in 2017. He has played 8 seasons for 3 clubs, since 2018. So far that is 221 games and 46 points, 3 goals and 43 assists.
Below: the whole of Urho Vaakanainen's career, season by season.
- Year 20172017 NHL Draft
Urho Vaakanainen is drafted 18 overall by Boston Bruins
First off the board- 1Nico HischierNJD
- 2Nolan PatrickPHI
- 3Miro HeiskanenDAL
Swedes from the same draft
Elias Pettersson554 GP · 517 P- Jesper Boqvist392 GP · 107 P
- Fabian Zetterlund337 GP · 152 P
- 1 year, 3 months and 27 days later · 2 seasonsYear 20182018-2019 seasonNHL debut
Urho Vaakanainen makes his NHL debut
Urho was 19 years old ·
Rogers Arena, CanadaOther Swedes on the ice:
Joakim Nordström, Jacob Markström, Alexander Edler, among others.Season2018-2019
Urho Vaakanainen's first NHL season: 0 points
Events80games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2018-2019Points0NHL#811Games2 of 822%Goals0NHL#732Assists0NHL#779P/GP0.00+/--1NHL#419PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues0 of 24 games0 pointsFirst roundTORToronto Maple Leafs4–3Second roundCBJColumbus Blue Jackets4–2Conference finalCARCarolina Hurricanes4–0Stanley Cup FinalSTLSt. Louis Blues3–4 - Year 2019Season
2019-2020
Urho Vaakanainen plays only 5 games for 0 points
Events65games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2019-2020Points0NHL#799Games5 of 707%Goals0NHL#711Assists0NHL#768P/GP0.00+/-+2NHL#253PlayoffsEliminated by Tampa Bay Lightning0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundCARCarolina Hurricanes4–1Second roundTBLTampa Bay Lightning1–4 - Year 2021Season
2020-2021
Urho Vaakanainen plays only 9 games for 2 points
Events47games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2020-2021Points2NHL#687Games9 of 5616%Goals0NHL#688Assists2NHL#629P/GP0.22+/--3NHL#575PlayoffsEliminated by New York Islanders0 of 11 games0 pointsFirst roundWSHWashington Capitals4–1Second roundNYINew York Islanders2–4 - Year 2022Season
2021-2022
Urho Vaakanainen plays only 29 games for 6 points
Events53games missedThe whole season2021-2022Points6NHL#654Games29 of 8235%Goals0NHL#781Assists6NHL#571P/GP0.21NHL#560+/--5NHL#678 - Year 2023Season
2022-2023
Urho Vaakanainen plays only 23 games for 2 points
Events59games missedThe whole season2022-2023Points2NHL#739Games23 of 8228%Goals0NHL#760Assists2NHL#692P/GP0.09+/--16NHL#861 - Year 2024Season
2023-2024
Urho Vaakanainen scores 14 points
The whole season2023-2024Points14NHL#489Games68 of 8283%Goals1NHL#651Assists13NHL#387P/GP0.21NHL#543+/-0NHL#368 - Year 2025Season
2024-2025
Urho Vaakanainen scores 16 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points season31games missedThe whole season2024-2025Points16NHL#461Games51 of 8262%Goals2NHL#572Assists14NHL#360P/GP0.31NHL#393+/-+8NHL#156 - Year 2026Season
2025-2026
Urho Vaakanainen plays only 34 games for 6 points
EventsUpper body11 games missedThe whole season2025-2026Points6NHL#645Games34 of 8241%Goals0NHL#748Assists6NHL#575P/GP0.18NHL#593+/-0NHL#376