URHO VAAKANAINEN

Position:

Defenseman

Height:

6-2

Weight:

202

Shoots:

Left

Birthday:

January 1st, 1999 – 27 years

Birthplace:

Joensuu

Drafted:

Boston Bruins – 2017 1st round (18th overall)

Rangers Debut:

December 17, 2024

Numbers Worn:

Contract Status:

Signed for 1 more year – $1,550,000 AAV (UFA, 2027-28)

Next Rangers Milestones

Games Played

14 away from 100

Goals

98 away from 100

Assists

81 away from 100

Points

79 away from 100

Recent Form • Last 10 Games

0 pts • 0 G • 0 A • 1 shots in last 10

Mar 27 • CHI

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Mar 29 • FLA

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Mar 31 • NJD

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Apr 2 • MTL

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Apr 4 • DET

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Apr 5 • WSH

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Apr 8 • BUF

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Apr 11 • @ DAL

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1 SOG

Apr 13 • @ FLA

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Apr 15 • @ TBL

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Statistics

NYR NHL Other

Regular Season Playoffs

Season	Age	Team	League	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	OTG	GWG	S	S%	FO%	TOI
2011-12	12	Jokipojat U16	Jr. C I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2012-13	13	Jokipojat U18	Jr. B Mestis	13	3	9	12	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2012-13	13	Jokipojat U16	Jr. C SM-sarja	15	5	14	19	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2013-14	14	Blues U18	Jr. B SM-sarja	41	8	25	33	48	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2013-14	14	Blues U16	Jr. C SM-sarja	6	4	6	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2014-15	15	Kiekko-Espoo U20	Jr. A SM-liiga	30	4	8	12	34	+20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2014-15	15	Finland U17	WHC-17	6	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	16	Kiekko-Espoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	18	2	11	13	8	+10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	16	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	16	Blues	Liiga	25	1	5	6	8	-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	16	Blues	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2015-16	16	Finland U18	WJC-18	7	1	2	3	6	+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	JYP	Liiga	41	2	4	6	12	+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	1	1	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	JYP	Champions HL	5	0	1	1	4	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	4	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	JYP-Akatemia	Mestis	3	0	1	1	29	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	JYP U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2016-17	17	Finland U18	WJC-18	5	3	3	6	2	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	18	SaiPa	Liiga	43	4	7	11	24	+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	18	Finland	EHT	5	0	1	1	2	+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2017-18	18	Finland U20	WJC-20	5	0	1	1	2	+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2018-19	19	Boston Bruins	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0%	0.0%	9:06
2018-19	19	Providence Bruins	AHL	30	4	10	14	10	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2018-19	19	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	0	4	4	6	+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2019-20	20	Boston Bruins	NHL	5	0	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0%	0.0%	16:51
2019-20	20	Providence Bruins	AHL	54	5	9	14	18	+18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2020-21	21	Boston Bruins	NHL	9	0	2	2	2	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0.0%	0.0%	18:55
2020-21	21	SaiPa	Liiga	2	1	0	1	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2020-21	21	Providence Bruins	AHL	11	1	2	3	6	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2021-22	22	Boston Bruins	NHL	15	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0.0%	0.0%	19:17
2021-22	22	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	14	0	2	2	6	-5	0	1	0	0	0	0	12	0.0%	0.0%	19:21
2021-22	22	Providence Bruins	AHL	23	1	7	8	20	+6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2022-23	23	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	23	0	2	2	0	-16	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0.0%	0.0%	16:27
2022-23	23	San Diego Gulls	AHL	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	00:00
2023-24	24	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	68	1	13	14	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	67	1.5%	0.0%	17:29
2024-25	25	Anaheim Ducks	NHL	5	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0%	0.0%	13:36
2024-25	25	New York Rangers	NHL	46	2	13	15	16	+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	5.1%	0.0%	16:43
2024-25	25	Finland	4 Nations	3	0	0	0	0	-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.0%	12:55
2025-26	26	New York Rangers	NHL	34	0	6	6	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0.0%	0.0%	13:51

NHL Career Totals			NHL	221	3	43	46	70	-15	0	1	0	1	0	0	205
NYR Career Totals			NHL	80	2	19	21	30	+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
NHL Career Averages			NHL	22	0	4	5	7	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21			16:10
NHL Career Highs			NHL		2	13	15	26	+8	0	1	0	1	0	0	67			19:21

Transactions

Date	Season	Transaction	Partner	Included	Notes
March 7, 2025	2024-25	Resigned	–	–	2 years – $1.55M AAV
December 6, 2024	2024-25	Acquired	Anaheim Ducks	2025 4th Round Pick	Jacob Trouba