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Finnish ice hockey player

Ice hockey player
Veeti Vainio
Veeti Vainio in 2024
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.

Playing career

Vainio made his Liiga debut playing with Espoo Blues during the 2014–15 Liiga season.

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.

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 — — — — —
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

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Finland IH18 5th 4 0 1 1 14
2015 Finland U18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 0 1 1 10
Junior totals 11 0 2 2 24

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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