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Juuso Valimaki

age26

posD

shotl

h6'3"

w220lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$2,000,000$2.00M

Year 1 of 2

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 27

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick16

Year2017

Agent Dave Cowan

Birthdate Oct 6, 1998

Birthplace Tampere

Nationality Finland

Stick Warrior Covert QR6 Pro

UFA Year 2026

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $8,875,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP43

PPG0.12

PIM14

EV TOI/GM 14.82

G60 0.19

P60 0.47

GF% 46.90

DFF% 50.80

REL DFF% -1.50

CF% 50.70

REL CF% -1.90

2024-2026 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$4,000,000$4.00M

cap hit$2,000,000$2.00M

Juuso Valimaki is signed to a 2 year, $4,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $2,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Utah Hockey Club. His contract was signed on June 29, 2024, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Valimaki will be 27 years old.

Signed On Jun 29 2024

Signing Agent Dave Cowan

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 2.27%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	UFAage 27
AAV	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Base	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Buy Out		Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$2,000,000 $2.00M	AHL	Tucson Roadrunners	1	0	0	0	2
2024-25	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL 4 Nations	Finland	0	0	0	0	0
2024-25	$2,000,000 $2.00M	NHL	Utah Hockey Club	43	2	3	5	14	637	46.90	50.80	-1.50	50.70	-1.90	0.19	0.47
2023-24	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	68	2	15	17	12
2022-23	$1,550,000 $1.55M	NHL	Arizona Coyotes	78	4	30	34	59
2021-22	$1,550,000 $1.55M	AHL	Stockton Heat	35	2	16	18	26									Playoffs	10	0	2	2	0
2021-22	$1,550,000 $1.55M	NHL	Calgary Flames	9	0	2	2	10	130	50.00	46.60	-4.40	50.00	-4.20		0.92
2020-21	$894,166 $894K	NHL	Calgary Flames	49	2	9	11	26	652	47.50	51.20	-2.40	53.30	0.90	0.18	0.92
2020-21	$894,166 $894K	Liiga	Ilves	19	2	17	19	20
2019-20	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Calgary Flames	0	0	0	0	0
2018-19	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Stockton Heat	20	4	10	14	18
2018-19	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Calgary Flames	24	1	2	3	12	331	43.48	50.46	-3.57	49.58	-5.23	0.18	0.54	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2017-18	$925,000 $925K	WJC-20	Finland U20	5	1	3	4	4
2017-18	$925,000 $925K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	16	2	5	7	12
2017-18	$925,000 $925K	WHL	Tri-City Americans	43	14	31	45	34									Playoffs	12	4	13	17	0
2016-17	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	15	4	1	5	16
2016-17	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Finland U20	6	2	0	2	6
2016-17	$0 $0K	WHL	Tri-City Americans	60	19	42	61	34									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Finland U18	6	0	2	2	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	5	1	0	1	4
2015-16	$0 $0K	WHL	Tri-City Americans	56	7	25	32	24
2014-15	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	3	0	2	2	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Finland U18	7	0	1	1	6
2014-15	$0 $0K	EYOF	Finland U17	3	0	2	2	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	23	0	5	5	8
2014-15	$0 $0K	U20 SM-sarja	Ilves U20	44	5	15	20	20									Playoffs	10	1	3	4	0
2014-15	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	4	0	1	1	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	7	0	1	1	6
2013-14	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Finland U16 (all)	5	0	3	3	4
2013-14	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	Ilves U16	9	2	8	10	6
2013-14	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	Ilves U16	1	0	0	0	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	U18 SM-sarja	Ilves U18	44	7	26	33	22									Playoffs	10	2	4	6	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	IIHF Dev. Camp	Team White	6	1	5	6	4
2012-13	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja	Ilves U16	27	2	10	12	10									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2012-13	$0 $0K	U16 SM-sarja Q	Ilves U16	8	3	3	6	2									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

06/29

2024

Valimaki, Juuso

2yrs

$2,000,000AAV

01/24

2023

Valimaki, Juuso

1yr

$1,000,000AAV

08/20

2021

Valimaki, Juuso

2yrs

$1,550,000AAV

07/21

2017

Valimaki, Juuso

3yrs

$894,167AAV

Transactions & Updates

Mar

Valimaki, Juuso

Valimaki will be out 8-9 months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn ACL, Utah announced Monday.

Feb

Valimaki, Juuso

Valimaki was placed on waivers Sunday.

Jan

Valimaki, Juuso

Valimaki notched an assist and three blocked shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

12/23

2024

Valimaki, Juuso

Valimaki notched an assist in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

12/10

2024

Valimaki, Juuso

Valimaki scored a goal on four shots, added two hits and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild.

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Contract History

2023-2024 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$1,000,000$1.00M

cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M

expiry 2024 RFA age 25

Signed On Jan 24 2023

Signing Agent Dave Cowan

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.20%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Qualifying Offer $1,000,000$1.00M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2023-24	2024
Cap Hit	$1,000,000$1.00M	RFAage 25
AAV	$1,000,000$1.00M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	-
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2021-2023 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$3,100,000$3.10M

cap hit$1,550,000$1.55M

expiry 2023 RFA age 24

Signed On Aug 20 2021

Signing Agent Dave Cowan

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.90%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $1,860,000$1.86M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2021-22	2022-23	2023
Cap Hit	$1,550,000$1.55M	$1,550,000$1.55M	RFAage 24
AAV	$1,550,000$1.55M	$1,550,000$1.55M
Base	$1,100,000$1.10M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,100,000$1.10M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Minors Salary	$1,100,000$1.10M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2017-2021 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,682,500$2.68M

cap hit$894,167$894K

expiry 2021 RFA age 22

Signed On Jul 21 2017

Signing Agent Dave Cowan

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.23%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,166$894K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,350,000$1.35M	$1,319,167$1.32M	$1,319,167$1.32M	$1,319,166$1.32M
Base	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	$92,500$93K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year