Veeti Vainio

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Veeti Vainio
Born (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)
Espoo, Finland
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
EIHL team
Former teams		 Sheffield Steelers
Espoo Blues
KooKoo
SaiPa
Lahti Pelicans
IF Björklöven
NHL draft 141st overall, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2015–present

Veeti Vainio (born 16 June 1997) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with Sheffield Steelers in the Swedish Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL). He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2013–14 Espoo Blues Jr. A3591423461155102
2014–15Espoo BluesJr. A421331444252574
2014–15 Espoo Blues Liiga 2011010000
2015–16 Espoo BluesLiiga3004447—————
2015–16 KeuPa HT Mestis 614518—————
2015–16Espoo BluesJr. A1000022022
2016–17 KooKoo Liiga70114—————
2016–17 Peliitat Mestis21122—————
2017–18 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis1122429—————
2018–19 SaiPa Liiga80004—————
2019–20 SaiPaLiiga478182670—————
2020–21 SaiPaLiiga1713416—————
2020–21 Lahti Pelicans Liiga142351051014
2021–22 IF Björklöven Allsv 131453120110
Liiga totals12511304115161014

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2014 Finland IH18 5th401114
2015 Finland U18 Silver medal icon.svg701110
Junior totals1102224

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References

  1. ↑ "Blue player statistics". jatkoaika.com. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "SaiPa signs Veeti Vainio from KooKoo". SaiPa (in Finnish). 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2015.


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