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Juuso Välimäki
Born (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 25)
Tampere, Finland
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb; 15 st 2 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team Calgary Flames
NHL draft 16th overall, 2017
Calgary Flames
Playing career 2018–present

Juuso Välimäki (born 6 October 1998) is a Finnish ice hockey defenceman for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Flames in the first-round, 16th overall, in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Välimäki was born in Tampere, Finland, but grew up in Nokia, Finland.[1] Välimäki received an invitation to the Finnish Independence Day Reception in 2016.[2]

Välimäki was selected 14th overall by the Tri-City Americans in the 2015 CHL Import draft.[3] He played three seasons with the Americans before signing a three-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames on 21 July 2017.[4]

Välimäki made his NHL debut on 3 October against the Vancouver Canucks.[5] He scored his first NHL goal on 17 October 2018, the third Flames goal in a 5–2 victory over the Boston Bruins; Välimäki scored the goal on Tuukka Rask, who had lost control of the puck after initially catching a piece of Välimäki's shot.[6]

International play

Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
IIHF World U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 United States
Silver medal – second place 2015 Switzerland

Välimäki captained the gold medal-winning team at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships.[7] In December 2017, Välimäki was named captain of Team Finland at the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[8]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2014–15 Ilves Jr. A 44 5 15 20 20 10 1 3 4 6
2015–16 Tri-City Americans WHL 56 7 25 32 24 — — — — —
2016–17 Tri-City Americans WHL 60 19 42 61 34 4 0 1 1 8
2017–18 Tri-City Americans WHL 43 14 31 45 34 12 4 13 17 4
2018–19 Calgary Flames NHL 24 1 2 3 12 2 0 1 1 0
2018–19 Stockton Heat AHL 20 4 10 14 18 — — — — —
NHL totals 24 1 2 3 12 2 0 1 1 0

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland IH18 5th 4 0 1 1 0
2015 Finland WJC18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 6
2015 Finland IH18 4th 5 1 0 1 4
2016 Finland WJC18 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 0 2 2 0
2017 Finland WJC 9th 6 2 0 2 6
2018 Finland WJC 6th 5 1 3 4 4
Junior totals 33 4 7 11 20

Awards and honours

Award Year
WHL
Second All-Star Team (West) 2017, 2018

References

  1. ^ "Juuso Välimäki's NHL Draft Profile". National Hockey League. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
  2. ^ Salo, Tapani (23 November 2016). "18-vuotias nokialaiskiekkoilija sai kutsun Linnaan: "Lähden ylpeänä"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 April 2017. Nokialla varttunut nuorukainen pääsee juhlimaan Suomen itsenäisyyspäivää Linnan juhliin 6. joulukuuta.
  3. ^ "Americans Draft Finnish Defenseman in 2015 CHL Import Draft". amshockey.com. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Flames sign Juuso Valimaki". Calgary Flames. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
  5. ^ Woodley, Kevin (3 October 2018). "Flames at Canucks preview". NHL.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ Dittrick, Ryan (18 October 2018). "'IT'S AWESOME. UNBELIEVABLE, REALLY'". NHL.com. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ Hurmerinta, Eero (26 April 2016). "Juuso Välimäki: "Kapteenin on oltava pelillinen johtaja"". Jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 April 2017. Suomen joukkueen kapteenina toimi puolustaja Juuso Välimäki.
  8. ^ Gilbertson, Wes (25 December 2017). "Flames prospect Valimaki leads as Finland's captain at world juniors". Calgary Sun. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Calgary Flames' first round draft pick
2017 		Succeeded by


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