Sami Vatanen
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Vatanen with JYP in 2011
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Born | Jyväskylä, Finland |
3 June 1991 ||
Height | 5 ft 10.4 in (179 cm) | ||
Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Free Agent JYP Anaheim Ducks New Jersey Devils Carolina Hurricanes Dallas Stars |
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NHL Draft | 106th overall, 2009 Anaheim Ducks |
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Playing career | 2009–present |
Sami Vatanen (born 3 June 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent. He was drafted in the fourth round, 106th overall, by the Anaheim Ducks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
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Playing career
Vatanen was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In the following season, he earned a spot on defending Finnish champions JYP's roster. He broke a record for most points by a rookie defenceman in both the Finnish SM-liiga regular season and playoffs.[1][2]
Vatanen made his NHL debut with Anaheim in the lockout-shortened 2012–13 season, on 1 February 2013. Vatanen was also selected to the AHL First All-Star Team, as well as the AHL All-Rookie Team, despite playing in just 62 games of the 76-game season.
On 22 July 2014, Vatanen signed a new two-year, $2.525 million contract with Anaheim.[3] He recorded 12 goals and 25 assists during the 2014–15 season, his first full NHL season.
At the completion of the 2015–16 season, Vatanen amassed a new career high with 38 points in 71 games. As a restricted free agent, on 18 June 2016, he signed a new four-year contract with Anaheim.[4]
On 30 November 2017, during the 2017–18 season, Vatanen was traded (along with a conditional third-round pick in 2019 or 2020) to the New Jersey Devils in exchange for Joseph Blandisi, Adam Henrique and a third-round pick in 2018.[5] He finished the season with 32 points in 72 games.
On 24 February 2020, Vatanen was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Janne Kuokkanen, Fredrik Claesson and a conditional 2020 fourth-round pick.[6] He appeared in seven postseason games for the club, recording three assists.
On 7 January 2021, Vatanen returned to the Devils on a one-year $2 million contract.[7] On 12 April, Vatanen was claimed off waivers by the Dallas Stars.[8]
International play
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Representing ![]() |
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Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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2009 United States |
In 2010, Vatanen represented Finland internationally at the junior level (2010 World Junior Championships held in Saskatchewan)[9] and at the senior level (2010 World Championships held in Germany).[10] At the end of the 2009–10 season, Vatanen also became the highest-drafted Finnish player in Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) history when he was selected second overall in the 2010 KHL Junior Draft by Metallurg Novokuznetsk.
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Vatanen won a bronze medal when Finland defeated the United States 5–0.[11]
Vatanen represented Finland at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey held in Toronto in September 2016.[12]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2007–08 | JYP | FIN U18 | 26 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | JYP | Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | JYP | FIN.2 U18 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | ||
2008–09 | JYP | Jr. A | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2008–09 | D Team | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | JYP | SM-l | 55 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||
2010–11 | JYP | SM-l | 52 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
2011–12 | JYP | SM-l | 49 | 14 | 28 | 42 | 40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
2012–13 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 62 | 9 | 36 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012–13 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2013–14 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 48 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 67 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | ||
2015–16 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | ||
2016–17 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 71 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | ||
2017–18 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 57 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 50 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 47 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
2020–21 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Dallas Stars | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 473 | 47 | 153 | 200 | 212 | 51 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2008 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
2008 | Finland | WJC18 | 6th | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
2009 | Finland | WJC18 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
2010 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
2010 | Finland | WC | 6th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
2014 | Finland | OG | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
2016 | Finland | WCH | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Junior totals | 29 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 18 | ||||
Senior totals | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Awards and honours
Award | Year | Ref |
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Liiga | ||
Pekka Rautakallio trophy Awarded to the best defenceman in SM-liiga |
2010–11 | [13] |
Matti Keinonen trophy Awarded to the player with the best +/- rating |
2010–11 | [13] |
Pekka Rautakallio trophy | 2011–12 | [13] |
SM-Liiga championship with JYP Jyväskylä | 2011–12 | [14] |
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