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Kristian Vesalainen

age26

posLW,RW

shotl

h6'4"

w207lbs

Cap Relief

No Current Contract

Previous Cap Hit

$894,167$894K

Term

3 Years

Expiry Status

RFA 2022 age 23

Qualifying Offer

$874,125$874K

Offer Sheet Eligible

Yes

Kristian Vesalainen is a Restricted Free Agent. His last contract was 3 years, $2,682,501 with a cap hit of $894,167 per season with the Winnipeg Jets. It expired at the end of the 2021-22 season.

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Draft Team

Round1

Pick24

Year2017

Agent Mika Rautakallio

Birthdate Jun 1, 1999

Birthplace Helsinki

Nationality Finland

UFA Year 2026

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $1.02M

HIFK

(Liiga)

GP40

G17

A19

P36

PPG0.9

PIM12

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP70

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.07

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.03

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HIFK

(Liiga)

GP40

G17

A19

P36

PPG0.9

PIM12

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP70

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.07

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.03

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	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	25		International	Finland (all)	5	0	0	0	2
2024-25	25		EHT	Finland	2	0	0	0	0
2024-25	25		Liiga	HIFK	40	17	19	36	12									Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2023-24	24		International	Finland (all)	3	0	1	1	0
2023-24	24		EHT	Finland	3	0	1	1	0
2023-24	24		Liiga	HIFK	58	14	23	37	10									Playoffs	7	1	1	2	0
2022-23	23		Spengler Cup	HIFK	3	1	2	3	0									Playoffs	12	2	3	5	0
2022-23	23		Liiga	HIFK	40	16	21	37	8									Playoffs	12	2	3	5	0
2022-23	23		SHL	Malmö Redhawks	15	1	2	3	0
2021-22	22	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	17	3	3	6	6									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
2021-22	22	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	53	2	1	3	6	448	38.70	44.60	-5.90	46.00	-4.60	0.27	0.40
2020-21	21	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	6	1	4	5	0
2020-21	21	$894,167 $894K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	12	0	1	1	0	102		34.80	-10.70	43.80	-6.00			Playoffs	4	0	0	0	0
2020-21	21	$894,167 $894K	Liiga	HPK	10	4	4	8	4
2019-20	20	$894,167 $894K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	60	12	18	30	10
2018-19	19	$925,000 $925K	KHL	Jokerit	31	6	11	17	0									Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
2018-19	19	$925,000 $925K	AHL	Manitoba Moose	22	4	9	13	10
2018-19	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Winnipeg Jets	5	0	1	1	0	33	50.00	44.85	-3.96	48.53	-2.42	0.00	1.83
2017-18	18		Liiga	Kärpät	5	3	1	4	0									Playoffs	18	4	4	8	0
2017-18	18		WJC-20	Finland U20	5	2	4	6	2
2017-18	18		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	10	3	6	9	6
2017-18	18		Liiga	HPK	44	19	20	39	6
2016-17	17		International-Jr	Finland U18 (all)	9	6	7	13	10
2016-17	17		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	6	7	13	8
2016-17	17		International-Jr	Finland U20 (all)	12	4	3	7	4
2016-17	17		U20 Nationell	Frölunda HC U20	10	4	0	4	14									Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0
2016-17	17		WJC-20	Finland U20	6	1	1	2	0
2016-17	17		Liiga	HPK	9	1	0	1	0
2016-17	17		Champions HL	Frölunda HC	6	2	1	3	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2016-17	17		SHL	Frölunda HC	26	1	5	6	2									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2015-16	16		WJC-18	Finland U18	7	2	4	6	6
2015-16	16		U18 Nationell	Frölunda HC U18	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2015-16	16		Champions HL	Frölunda HC	3	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2015-16	16		WHC-17	Finland U17	5	4	4	8	4
2015-16	16		SHL	Frölunda HC	19	1	1	2	0									Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
2015-16	16		U20 Nationell	Frölunda HC U20	37	15	19	34	0									Playoffs	1	0	1	1	0
2015-16	16		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Finland U18	5	0	0	0	0
2014-15	15		U16 SM-sarja	HIFK U16	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	1	2	1	3	0
2014-15	15		EYOF	Finland U17	3	2	1	3	2
2014-15	15		U20 SM-sarja	HIFK U20	17	1	1	2	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2014-15	15		WHC-17	Finland U17	6	3	2	5	4
2014-15	15		International-Jr	Finland U17 (all)	24	8	5	13	8
2014-15	15		U18 SM-sarja	HIFK U18	18	10	5	15	29									Playoffs	12	5	3	8	0
2013-14	14		U16 Mestis	HJK U16	1	1	0	1	0
2013-14	14		U16 SM-sarja	HIFK U16	28	18	21	39	8									Playoffs	3	2	2	4	0
2013-14	14		U18 Mestis	HJK U18	3	2	3	5	2
2013-14	14		U18 SM-sarja	HIFK U18	9	1	1	2	0
2013-14	14		U16 SM-sarja Q	HIFK U16	9	8	12	20	0									Playoffs	3	2	2	4	0
2012-13	13		U16 SM-sarja	HIFK U16	5	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
2012-13	13		U16 SM-sarja Q	HIFK U16	4	2	3	5	0									Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0
NHL Totals					70	2	3	5
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Signings & Trades

08/26

2018

Vesalainen, Kristian

3yrs

$894,167

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

03/19

2022

Vesalainen, Kristian

Vesalainen was assigned to AHL Manitoba on Saturday.

01/13

2022

Vesalainen, Kristian

Vesalainen (undisclosed) was cleared to return on Thursday, per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press.

01/11

2022

Vesalainen, Kristian

Vesalainen is considered day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, Mitchell Clinton of the Winnipeg Jets' official site reports.

01/4

2022

Vesalainen, Kristian

Vesalainen registered an assist in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Coyotes.

12/30

2021

Vesalainen, Kristian

Vesalainen cleared the NHL's COVID-19 protocols Thursday, Mitchell Clinton of the Winnipeg Jets' official site reports.

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Contract History

2018-2022 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,682,501$2.68M

cap hit$894,167$894K

expiry 2022 RFA age 23

Signed On Aug 26 2018

Signing Agent Mika Rautakallio

Signed By

Signing GM Kevin Cheveldayoff

% Cap Contract Start 1.16%

Signing Status age 19

Qualifying Offer $874,125$874K

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	RFAage 23
AAV	$1,492,000$1.49M	$1,461,167$1.46M	$1,461,167$1.46M	$1,461,167$1.46M
Base	-	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	-	$567,000$567K	$567,000$567K	$567,000$567K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$832,500$833K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
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