
Urho Vaakanainen
#18
age26
posD
shotl
h6'2"
w205lbs
Depth Chart
LD3
Current Contract
Extension signed
Cap Hit
$1,100,000$1.10M
Year 1 of 1
24/25
Expiry Status
RFA
2025 age 26
Next Cap Hit
$1,550,000$1.55M
Term
2 Years
Next Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 28
Profile
Agent
Mika Rautakallio
Birthdate
Jan 1, 1999
Birthplace
Joensuu
Nationality
Finland
Stick
CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro
Extension
2025-2027
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$3,100,000$3.10M
cap hit$1,550,000$1.55M
expiry
2027
UFA
age 28
Urho Vaakanainen is signed to a 2 year, $3,100,000 contract extension with a cap hit of $1,550,000 per season. He currently plays for the New York Rangers. His contract was signed on March 7, 2025 for the 2025-26 season and expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Vaakanainen will be 28 years old.
% Cap Contract Start
1.62%
Signing Status
RFAage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
|
2026-27
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2027 |
|
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Cap Hit | $1,550,000$1.55M | $1,550,000$1.55M | UFAage 28 |
AAV | $1,550,000$1.55M | $1,550,000$1.55M | |
Base | $1,400,000$1.40M | $1,450,000$1.45M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | $250,000$250K | - | |
Total Salary | $1,650,000$1.65M | $1,450,000$1.45M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,650,000$1.65M
|
$1,450,000$1.45M
|
|
Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | UFA | |
UFA Year |
2024-2025
Standard Contract
1yr
value$1,100,000$1.10M
cap hit$1,100,000$1.10M
% Cap Contract Start
1.25%
Signing Status
UFA no QOage 25
Qualifying Offer
$1,100,000$1.10M
Arbitration Eligible
Abbreviated $Amounts
2024-25
|
2025 |
|
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Cap Hit | $1,100,000$1.10M | RFAage 26 |
AAV | $1,100,000$1.10M | |
Base | $1,100,000$1.10M | |
Performance Bonuses | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | |
Total Salary | $1,100,000$1.10M | |
Minors Salary |
$1,100,000$1.10M
|
|
Clauses | ||
Year Type | RFA | |
UFA Year | ||
Buy Out |
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Career Stats By Contract
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Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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2024-25 | $1,100,000 $1.10M |
NHL | New York Rangers | 45 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 721 | 54.20 | 44.70 | -5.10 | 45.80 | -5.30 | 0.08 | 1.17 | |||||||
2024-25 | $1,100,000 $1.10M |
NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 50.00 | 56.60 | 16.30 | 55.70 | 12.30 | 0.94 | 13.15 | |||||||
2023-24 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 68 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 1,033 | 48.20 | 46.30 | 0.50 | 48.30 | 2.80 | 0.06 | 0.76 | |||||||
2022-23 | $850,000 $850K |
NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 361 | 21.40 | 41.10 | 2.40 | 44.40 | 2.20 | 0.33 | ||||||||
2021-22 | $894,167 $894K |
NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 248 | 40.60 | 39.00 | -8.10 | 39.20 | -6.30 | 0.48 | ||||||||
2021-22 | $894,167 $894K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 245 | 42.90 | 47.10 | -9.10 | 48.80 | -4.20 | 0.49 | ||||||||
2020-21 | $894,167 $894K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 149 | 27.30 | 44.50 | -3.50 | 47.30 | -1.40 | 0.80 | ||||||||
2019-20 | $894,167 $894K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 75.00 | 40.20 | -16.80 | 39.60 | -9.60 | |||||||||
2018-19 | $925,000 $925K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | 32.21 | -27.12 | 59.26 | 8.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
Player Updates
Signings & Trades
Transactions & Updates
10
Apr
Vaakanainen registered two assists, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 8-5 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
29
Mar
Vaakanainen notched two assists and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Contract History
2022-2024
Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,700,000$1.70M
cap hit$850,000$850K
expiry
2024
UFA no QO
age 25
% Cap Contract Start
1.03%
Signing Status
RFAage 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
|
2023-24
|
2024 |
|
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Cap Hit | $850,000$850K | $850,000$850K | UFA no QOage 25 |
AAV | $850,000$850K | $850,000$850K | |
Base | $800,000$800K | $900,000$900K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | - | |
Signing Bonuses | - | - | |
Total Salary | $800,000$800K | $900,000$900K | |
Minors Salary |
$800,000$800K
|
$900,000$900K
|
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Clauses | |||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year |
2018-2022
Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,682,501$2.68M
cap hit$894,167$894K
expiry
2022
RFA
age 23
% 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 |
|
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Cap Hit | $925,000$925K | $894,167$894K | $894,167$894K | $894,167$894K | RFAage 23 |
AAV | $1,333,333$1.33M | $1,302,500$1.30M | $1,302,500$1.30M | $1,302,500$1.30M | |
Base | - |
$832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | $832,500$833K | |
Performance Bonuses | - | $300,000$300K | $425,000$425K | $500,000$500K | |
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
|
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Clauses | |||||
Year Type | RFA | RFA | RFA | RFA | |
UFA Year | |||||
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