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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

Bruins logo.
Draft Team
Round1
Pick18
Year2017
Birthdate Jan 1, 1999
Birthplace Joensuu
Nationality Finland
UFA Year 2026
ELC Year 19
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $5,575,000

2024-25 Stats

Ducks logo.
Regular Season
GP5
G0
A1
P1
PPG0.2
PIM2
EV TOI/GM 12.78
G60 0.94
P60 13.15
GF% 50.00
DFF% 56.60
REL DFF% 16.30
CF% 55.70
REL CF% 12.30
Rangers logo.
Regular Season
GP45
G2
A13
P15
PPG0.33
PIM16
EV TOI/GM 15.67
G60 0.08
P60 1.17
GF% 54.20
DFF% 44.70
REL DFF% -5.10
CF% 45.80
REL CF% -5.30

Extension

2025-2027 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$3,100,000$3.10M
cap hit$1,550,000$1.55M

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.

Signed On Mar 7 2025
Signing Agent Mika Rautakallio
Signed By
Rangers logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.62%
Signing Status RFAage 26
Abbreviated $Amounts
2025-26
2026-27
2027
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
UFA Year

2024-2025 Standard Contract
1yr
value$1,100,000$1.10M
cap hit$1,100,000$1.10M

Signed On Jul 1 2024
Signing Agent Mika Rautakallio
Signed By
Ducks logo.
% 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
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
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
2024-25
$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
$1.10M
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
$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
$850K
NHL Anaheim Ducks 23 0 2 2 0 361 21.40 41.10 2.40 44.40 2.20 0.33
2021-22
$894K
NHL Anaheim Ducks 14 0 2 2 6 248 40.60 39.00 -8.10 39.20 -6.30 0.48
2021-22
$894K
NHL Boston Bruins 15 0 4 4 4 245 42.90 47.10 -9.10 48.80 -4.20 0.49
2020-21
$894K
NHL Boston Bruins 9 0 2 2 2 149 27.30 44.50 -3.50 47.30 -1.40 0.80
2019-20
$894K
NHL Boston Bruins 5 0 0 0 0 75 75.00 40.20 -16.80 39.60 -9.60
2018-19
$925K
NHL Boston Bruins 2 0 0 0 0 17 0.00 32.21 -27.12 59.26 8.01 0.00 0.00
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

7
Mar
$1,550,000AAV
12/6
2024
Trouba, Jacob
Rangers logo.
Ducks logo.
Vaakanainen, Urho 2025 Round 4
07/1
2024
$1,100,000AAV
07/22
2022
$850,000AAV
03/19
2022
Vaakanainen, Urho
+4 more...
Bruins logo.
Ducks logo.
Curran, Kodie Lindholm, Hampus

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.
19
Mar
Vaakanainen notched an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
7
Mar
Vaakanainen inked a two-year, $3.1 million contract extension Friday.
26
Feb
Vaakanainen recorded a goal and two assists in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the New York Islanders.

Contract History

2022-2024 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$1,700,000$1.70M
cap hit$850,000$850K

Signed On Jul 22 2022
Signing Agent Mika Rautakallio
Signed By
Ducks logo.
% Cap Contract Start 1.03%
Signing Status RFAage 23
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023-24
2024
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
Clauses
UFA Year

2018-2022 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$2,682,501$2.68M
cap hit$894,167$894K

Signed On Jun 13 2018
Signing Agent Mika Rautakallio
Signed By
Bruins logo.
% 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 $1,333,333$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
Clauses
UFA Year
Slide Year

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