Urho Vaakanainen

Career Notes:   2025-26: Skated in 34 games with NHL NYR, scoring six assists. Recorded an assist in back-to-back games on 11/10/25 Vs. NSH & 11/12/25 at TBL…2024-25: Scored one assist in five games w/ NHL ANA prior to trade. Recorded assist on 11/8/24 Vs. MIN. Scored 15 points (2 g, 13 a) in 46 GP w/ NYR following trade. Made NYR debut on 12/17/24 at NSH. Recorded a three-game assist streak (3 a) from 1/21/25 – 1/26/25. Scored three points (1 g, 2 a) on 2/25/25 at NYI. Scored on 2/8/25 at CBJ….2023-24: Appeared in 68 games w/ NHL ANA, scoring 14 points (1 g, 13 a). Recorded two assists on 11/14/23 at NSH. Scored lone goal of the season on 1/25/24 at DAL. .…2022-23: Recorded two assists in 23 GP w/ NHL ANA. Scored assist on 12/30/22 Vs. NSH & 1/28/23 Vs. ARI. Skated in one game w/ AHL SD on 11/26/22 Vs. CV (-1)…2021-22: Scored eight points (1 g, 7 a) in 23 GP w/ AHL PRO. Scored lone goal on 11/10/21 Vs. SPR. Recorded an assist in back-to-back games on 12/15/21 at BRI and 12/17/21 at LAV & 12/31/21 at HFD and 1/2/22 Vs. SPR. Scored four assists in 15 games w/ NHL BOS prior to trade. Started season with three-game assist streak (3 a) from 1/8/22 – 1/12/22. Scored two assists in 14 GP w/ NHL ANA. Made ANA debut on 3/29/22 Vs. DAL. Scored an assist on 3/31/22 Vs. DAL & 4/9/22 at PHI…2020-21: Recorded two assists in nine games w/ NHL BOS. Scored an assist in each of his first two games of the NHL season (2/21/21 Vs. PHI & 2/25/21 at NYI). Appeared in eleven games with AHL PRO, scoring three points (1 g, 2 a). Recorded two assists on 4/16/21 Vs. UTC. Scored a goal on 5/6/21 Vs. HFD…2019-20: Scored an AHL career-high five goals w/ PRO. Finished the season with 14 points (5 g, 9 a) in 54 GP. Recorded two assists on 10/12/19 Vs. ROC & 11/23/19 at SPR. Scored three points (2 g, 1 a) on 11/24/19 Vs. HER. Recorded a three-game point streak from 11/23/19 – 11/27/19 (3 g, 3 a, 6 pts). Appeared in five games w/ NHL BOS (zero pts)…2018-19: Dressed in 30 games w/ AHL PRO as a rookie, scoring a career-high nine assists. Finished the season with 14 points (5 g, 9 a). Made AHL debut on 10/5/18, recording an assist at HFD. Scored two assists on 1/12/19 at SPR. Scored three points (2 g, 1 a) on 3/3/19 Vs. SPR. Scored in back-to-back games on 3/9/19 Vs. HER & 3/10/19 Vs. SPR. Dressed in two games w/ NHL BOS. Made NHL debut on 10/20/18 at VAN (-1, 1 shot)…Trans.: Selected in the first round, 18^th overall, by the Boston Bruins in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Traded by BOS along w/ D John Moore, a 2022 1^st rd pick (Nathan Gaucher), a 2023 2^nd rd pick (Damian Clara) and a 2024 2^nd rd pick (Linus Eriksson) to ANA on 3/19/22 in exchange for D’s Hampus Lindholm & Kodie Curran. Traded by ANA along with a 2025 4^th rd pick to NYR on 12/6/24 in exchange for D Jacob Trouba…Misc.: Won Gold Medal at 2026 World Championships w/ Team Finland. Won Gold Medal at 2019 World Junior Championships w/ Team Finland. Skated in three games for Team Finland at ‘Four Nations Faceoff’ during 2024-25 NHL season. Played for current Wolf Pack Head Coach Jay Leach in Providence (2018-19 – 2020-21 seasons).