Veeti Vainio
Finnish ice hockey player
Ice hockey player
Veeti Vainio | |||
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Born | (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27) Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Allsv team Former teams | IF Björklöven Espoo Blues KooKoo SaiPa Lahti Pelicans | ||
NHL draft | 141st overall, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
Playing career | 2015–present |
Veeti Vainio (born 16 June 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with IF Björklöven in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
Vainio made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2014–15 Liiga season.[1]
Following two seasons under contract within the KooKoo organization, Vainio left as a free agent prior to the 2018–19 season and agreed to continue in the Liiga by signing an optional two-year contract with SaiPa on May 3, 2018.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2013–14 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 35 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 42 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | KooKoo | Liiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Peliitat | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 47 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | SaiPa | Liiga | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
2021–22 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
Liiga totals | 125 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 151 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2014 | Finland | IH18 | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
2015 | Finland | U18 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
References
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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