2017 NHL Draft
Urho Vaakanainen in the 2017 NHL Draft
Boston Bruins selected Urho Vaakanainen 18th overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 23 Finns selected that year. It was the first of the 6 picks Boston Bruins made in the draft. Of the 217 players selected in 2017, 105 have played in the NHL regular season. His 221 games put him 46th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 18
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 18
- Drafting team
- BOSBoston Bruins
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 15–21 in the 2017 draft
- 15Erik BrännströmD294 GP · 77 PVGKVegas Golden Knights
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD280 GP · 76 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 17Timothy LiljegrenD328 GP · 94 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 19Josh NorrisC302 GP · 199 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 20Robert ThomasC549 GP · 474 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 21Filip ChytilC412 GP · 175 PNYRNew York Rangers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2017 class
3rd
of 23 Finns selected
7th
of 79 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Finns selected
- 3Miro HeiskanenD567 GP · 357 PDALDallas Stars
- 16Juuso VälimäkiD280 GP · 76 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 24Kristian VesalainenL70 GP · 5 PWPGWinnipeg Jets
- 29Henri JokiharjuD448 GP · 112 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 30Eeli TolvanenR443 GP · 196 PNSHNashville Predators
- 40Aleksi HeponiemiC25 GP · 6 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 42Eetu LuostarinenC467 GP · 167 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 46Robin SaloD32 GP · 9 PNYINew York Islanders
- 54Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG202 GP · 98 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 13 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Urho Vaakanainen made his NHL debut on October 20, 2018, 1 year and 119 days after the draft.
221
Games
3
Goals
43
Assists
46
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Boston Bruins picks in the 2017 draft
- 18Urho VaakanainenD221 GP · 46 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 53Jack StudnickaC129 GP · 16 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 111Jeremy SwaymanG259 GP · 141 WBOSBoston Bruins
- 173Cedric PareCBOSBoston Bruins
- 195Victor BerglundDBOSBoston Bruins
- 204Daniel BukacDBOSBoston Bruins