Veeti Vainio

Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player

Veeti Vainio

Born|  (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 26)
Espoo, Finland
Height|  6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight|  185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position|  Defence
Shoots|  Right
Allsv team
Former teams|  IF Björklöven
Espoo Blues
KooKoo
SaiPa
Lahti Pelicans
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 IF Björklöven in the Swedish HockeyAllsvenskan (Allsv). He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the fifth round, 141st overall, of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

## Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

### Regular season and playoffs[edit]

|  | Regular season |  | Playoffs

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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  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2019–20 | SaiPa  | Liiga  | 47  | 8  | 18  | 26  | 70  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2020–21 | SaiPa  | Liiga  | 17  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 16  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2020–21  | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga  | 14  | 2  | 3  | 5  | 10  | 5  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4
2021–22 | IF Björklöven | Allsv | 13  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 31  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0
Liiga totals  | 125  | 11  | 30  | 41  | 151  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4

### International[edit]

Year  | Team  | Event  | Result  |  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM

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2014 | Finland | IH18 | 5th  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 14
2015 | Finland  | U18 |  | 7  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 10
Junior totals  | 11  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 24

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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