2017 NHL Entry Draft

Urho Vaakanainen

URHO VAAKANAINENFinland

BOSTON • ROUND: 1 OVERALL: 18

 

Previous Team: Jyvaskyla JYP (Liiga)

Hockey Draft Central Ranking: No. 26

Vital Statistics

Position: D • Height: 6-1 • Weight: 187 • Shoots: Left
Birthdate: Jan. 1, 1999 • Hometown: Joensuu, Finland

Additional Information

Current Status: ACTIVE | STATS
Previous Team: Espoo Blues (Finland Liiga)
Post-Draft Teams: Lappeenranta (Liiga)
CHL Import Draft: 2016 by Windsor (Round 1, No. 39 Overall)
Finland Liiga Debut: Nov. 13, 2015 (Espoo at Jyvaskyla)
First Liiga Goal: Jan. 9, 2016 (Espoo vs. Turku)

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