Veeti Vainio
Veeti Vainio (born 16 June 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with SaiPa in the Finnish Liiga. He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
| Veeti Vainio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 June 1997 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
SaiPa Espoo Blues KooKoo | ||
| NHL Draft |
141st overall, 2015 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
Vainio made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2014–15 Liiga season.[1]
Following two seasons under contract within the KooKoo organization, Vainio left as a free agent prior to the 2018–19 season and agreed to continue in the Liiga by signing an optional two-year contract with SaiPa on May 3, 2018.[2]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2013–14 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 35 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 46 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 42 | 13 | 31 | 44 | 42 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 30 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | KeuPa HT | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Espoo Blues | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | KooKoo | Liiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Peliitat | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 11 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 47 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
- "Blue player statistics". jatkoaika.com. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- "SaiPa signs Veeti Vainio from KooKoo". SaiPa (in Finnish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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