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Revision as of 22:25, 6 July 2008
Ossi Väänänen | |||
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Born |
Vantaa, FIN | August 18, 1980||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) | ||
Position | Defense | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Phoenix Coyotes Colorado Avalanche | ||
NHL draft |
43rd overall, 1998 Phoenix Coyotes | ||
Playing career | 1998–present |
Ossi Väänänen (born August 18, 1980 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He plays defense for the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL.
Playing career
He was drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft as their second-round pick, 43rd overall.
Väänänen became a Jokerit player at the age of five. He played in the Jokerit SM-liiga team from 1998 to 2000 and during the NHL lockout, winning the SM-liiga silver medal in 2000 and again in 2005 during the lockout. He played three complete seasons for the Coyotes, from 2000-01 to 2002-03, and 67 games in the 2003–04 NHL season before being traded to the Colorado Avalanche. He recently signed a 1-year contract with the Philadelphia Flyers.
International play
Väänänen has represented Finland in several IIHF World Championships, as well as the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, where he scored one goal and two assists. He was named to Team Finland for the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Career statistics
Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1998–99 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
1999–2000 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 49 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
2000–01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2001–02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 76 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
2002–03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003–04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 67 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 87 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2003–04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
2004–05 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
2005–06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2006–07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 74 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
2007–08 | Djurgårdens IF | SEL | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
NHL totals | 430 | 12 | 45 | 57 | 460 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
External links
- 1980 births
- Colorado Avalanche players
- Djurgårdens IF Hockey players
- Finnish ice hockey players
- Ice hockey players at the 2002 Winter Olympics
- Jokerit players
- Living people
- Olympic ice hockey players of Finland
- People from Vantaa
- Phoenix Coyotes draft picks
- Phoenix Coyotes players
- Finnish ice hockey biography stubs