Juuso Välimäki #4

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Selected by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round (No. 16) of the 2017 NHL Draft, he has 72 points (11 goals, 61 assists) in 271 regular-season games for the Calgary Flames, the Arizona Coyotes and the Utah Hockey Club. He also has 1 playoff points (0 goals, 1 assists) in 2 games.

Country:	FIN
Age:	27.1 yrs (06.10.1998)
Height / Weight:	188 cm / 90 kg
Shoots:	L
Drafted:	16th in 2017
Draft Team:	Calgary Flames
Awards:	-
Injury:	Day to Day with Knee Injury

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66

Overall Rating

Offense:Off: 141st of 266 Defensemen

Defense:Def: 207th of 266 Defensemen

Season by Season Ratings:

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Actual AAV:	$2.000M
Player Contract Value:	$1.900M
Remaining:	1 year(s)
Contract Ends:	2027 UFA
Age at the end:	27.7 yrs (06.10.1998)

Juuso Välimäki

Recent Games

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
18.01.2025	Blues	1	0	1	1	0	16:18	1	0.0%	0
20.01.2025	Jets	1	0	0	0	1	14:43	1	0.0%	0
23.01.2025	Wild	1	0	0	0	1	16:58	2	0.0%	0
24.01.2025	Jets	1	0	0	0	0	15:40	0		0
26.01.2025	Senators	1	0	0	0	0	15:46	1	0.0%	2
Total		5	0	1	1	2		5	0.0%	2

Regular Season

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2018-19	Flames	24	1	2	3	-2	15:28	28	3.6%	12
2020-21	Flames	49	2	9	11	-2	15:25	72	2.8%	26
2021-22	Flames	9	0	2	2	0	15:41	11	0.0%	10
2022-23	Arizona Coyotes	78	4	30	34	-10	18:10	93	4.3%	59
2023-24	Arizona Coyotes	68	2	15	17	12	19:06	69	2.9%	12
2024-25	Utah Hockey Club	43	2	3	5	-5	16:33	40	5.0%	14
Total		271	11	61	72	-7		313	3.5%	133

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	TOI/G	S	S%	PIM
2018-19	Flames	2	0	1	1	1	16:46	3	0.0%	0
Total		2	0	1	1	1		3	0.0%	0

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