Mikko Vainonen
Mikko Vainonen | |||
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Born |
Helsinki, Finland | 11 April 1994||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
Weight | 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
Liiga team Former teams |
Sport HIFK Milwaukee Admirals SaiPa Ässät Pori Krefeld Pinguine | ||
NHL draft |
118th overall, 2012 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 2011–present |
Mikko Vainonen (born 11 April 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently under contract with Vaasan Sport in the Liiga.
Early life
Mikko Vainonen was a hard working defenceman in his childhood. He played a lot of floorball with his friends in residential Helsinki.
Playing career
He made his professional debut playing with HIFK of the SM-liiga during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season. He was selected in the fourth-round, 118th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. In the following season and in pursuit of his NHL ambition, he moved to North America to play major junior after he was drafted in the 2012 CHL import draft in the 1st round, 6th overall by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.
In 24 May 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Nashville Predators.[1] Vainonen split time between Nashville's farm teams the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL over the next two seasons, before being loaned to Liiga's SaiPa to finish the 2014–15 season.
At the start of the 2015–16 NHL season Vainonen and Nashville agreed to mutually terminate his contract, allowing him to seek employment elsewhere.[2] He returned to his native Finland, coming to terms with Ässät Pori of the top tier Liiga.
After parts of two seasons with German club, Krefeld Pinguine of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, Vainonen returned again to the Liiga, securing a one-year deal with his fourth Finnish club, Vaasan Sport, on 29 March 2018.[3]
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 | ||
2011–12 | HIFK | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 55 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
2013–14 | Kingston Frontenacs | OHL | 57 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 73 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
2013–14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | Cincinnati Cyclones | ECHL | 31 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2014–15 | SaiPa | Liiga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | ||
2015–16 | Ässät | Liiga | 39 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Ässät | Liiga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 28 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 44 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 81 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing ![]() | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
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2014 Malmö |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2011 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
2012 | Finland | WJC18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
2014 | Finland | WJC | ![]() |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Junior totals | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
References
- ^ "Predators sign 2012 fourth-round pick Mikko Vainonen". Nashville Predators. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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(help) - ^ Tim Wharnsby (9 October 2015). "Mikko Vainonen clears unconditional waivers". Twitter. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Mikko Vainonen confirmed signing for Sport" (in Finnish). Vaasan Sport. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
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External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Ässät players
- Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish ice hockey players
- HIFK (ice hockey) players
- Kingston Frontenacs players
- Krefeld Pinguine players
- Milwaukee Admirals players
- Nashville Predators draft picks
- SaiPa players
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs