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Urho Vaakanainen
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Urho Vaakanainen

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D Two-Way Defenseman Non-Reasonable Capitals
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
5-Game Scoring Drought
CK64
FG39
DI84
SK38
ST80
EN82
DU68
PH37
FO30
PA50
SC45
DF72
PS51
EX71
LD70
MO33
OV56

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: January 01, 1999
Age: 27 yrs
Height / Weight: 188 cm • 93 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2017 • #25 overall (1st Round) by Predators
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $1,600,000
Cap Percentage: 1.78%
Remaining Cap Hit: $1,214,359
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: NHL Scratched

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP5
G0
A0
PTS0
+/-0
PIM0
TOI/G00:00
PPG0
GWG0
S%0%
HITS0
82G Pace0P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 61th Pct
Solid Starter
Shooting & Finishing 54th Pct
Solid Starter
Playmaking & Vision 66th Pct
Solid Starter
Defense 60th Pct
Solid Starter
Physical & Grit 35th Pct
Depth Asset
Character & IQ 59th Pct
Solid Starter

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 0% (0G / 0S) Career: 7.6%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 0G (50%) • 0A (50%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
0.00
Points / GP
0.00
Goals / GP
0.00
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 00:00 TOI/G
5v5: 00:00 (75%)
PP: 00:00 (15%)
PK: 00:00 (10%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP181
G7
A38
PTS45
+/--1
P/G0.25
PIM56
TOI/G15:00
PPG0
BKS213
S%7.6%
FO%0%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 2 2021-22
Assists 14 2024-25
Points 14 2024-25
+/- +7 2023-24
Hits 76 2024-25
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 13:00
PP: 00:26
PK: 01:34

11 pts

Career Stars (2-2-1)

0 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-0-0

Career Fights

178

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2021-22 VAN 11 2 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 7 28.6% 6 18 0.0% 20:30 0.36
2022-23 VAN 25 2 10 12 -4 14 0 0 0 26 7.7% 47 62 0.0% 21:08 0.48
2023-24 VAN 29 1 9 10 7 4 0 0 0 11 9.1% 21 16 0.0% 14:37 0.34
2024-25 WSH 79 0 14 14 3 24 0 0 0 25 0.0% 76 83 0.0% 14:00 0.18
2025-26 WSH 32 2 3 5 -9 12 0 0 0 23 8.7% 28 34 0.0% 13:29 0.16
2026-27 WSH 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 00:00 0.00
ON PACE (82G) 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 00:00 0.00
NHL CAREER TOTAL 181 7 38 45 -1 56 0 0 92 7.6% 178 213 0.0% 15:00 0.25

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2020-21 VAN 82 7 26 33 13 6 1 0 1 64 10.9% 73 99 0.0% 19:45 0.40
2021-22 VAN 71 9 24 33 11 18 2 0 1 87 10.3% 82 89 0.0% 21:23 0.46
2022-23 VAN 57 6 23 29 -5 24 4 0 0 66 9.1% 58 97 0.0% 23:39 0.51

AHL Calder Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2021-22 VAN 4 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 3 7 0.0% 21:50 0.25

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Adam Boqvist PHI • 26 yrs • 0 PTS (8 GP)
$1,200,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 10, 2025
CK 64
SK 39
PH 37
PA 49
SC 46
DF 70
Jacob Bryson NSH • 28 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Sep 14, 2025
CK 64
SK 37
PH 38
PA 49
SC 47
DF 72
Lassi Thomson VAN • 26 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Aug 04, 2026
CK 65
SK 37
PH 37
PA 51
SC 46
DF 71
Daemon Hunt CBJ • 24 yrs • 2 PTS (5 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 16, 2026
CK 67
SK 37
PH 37
PA 50
SC 45
DF 73
Joel Nystrom NYR • 24 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$700,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026
CK 63
SK 37
PH 36
PA 51
SC 46
DF 72
Declan Chisholm DAL • 26 yrs • 2 PTS (6 GP)
$900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 28, 2025
CK 65
SK 37
PH 38
PA 51
SC 47
DF 72
Jack Ahcan NYR • 29 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$600,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 23, 2026
CK 65
SK 37
PH 36
PA 49
SC 45
DF 70
Scott Morrow UTA • 24 yrs • 0 PTS (0 GP)
$800,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jul 01, 2025
CK 64
SK 39
PH 38
PA 52
SC 45
DF 70
Total Remaining Contract
--
2 yr(s) remaining • $1,600,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing
13.06.2025 23:17
Urho Vaakanainen signed with Capitals for $1,600,000 for 3 year(s).
Official League Trade 26.02.2025 0:15
Capitals receives:
Jonas Siegenthaler, Urho Vaakanainen, Frederik Andersen, 1st MIN 2025 (#27 overall), 2nd MIN 2027
Wild receives:
Timo Meier, Brandon Saad, Sergei Bobrovsky, $400,000 (Salary Cap Year 1), 4th WSH 2026
Official League Trade 16.06.2024 20:33
Wild receives:
Urho Vaakanainen, 4th VAN 2025
Canucks receives:
Alexandre Texier (P)
Contract Signing
10.08.2023 20:20
Urho Vaakanainen signed with Canucks for $1,200,000 for 2 year(s).
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
18.07.2021 0:00
Urho Vaakanainen signed with Canucks for $900,000 for 2 year(s) .
Official League Trade 25.05.2018 8:08
Canucks receives:
Urho Vaakanainen (P), 1st NSH 2018 (#20 overall)
Predators receives:
1st VAN 2018 (#9 overall), 4th CHI 2018
NHL Entry Draft
2017
Selected in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft (#25th overall, 1st Round) by Predators