Kalle Väisänen
| Kalle Väisänen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 January 2003 Kotka, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team | HC TPS | ||
| NHL Draft |
106th overall, 2021 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Kalle Väisänen (born 28 January 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for HC TPS of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career[]
Väisänen was drafted in the fourth round, 106th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He made his professional debut for HC TPS during the 2021–22 season.
International play[]
Koivunen represented Finland at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded one assist in five games.[2] He will represent Finland at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | HC TPS | U20 SM-sarja | 27 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| U20 SM-sarja totals | 27 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||||
International[]
| Year | T1eam | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "The Fourth Round picks for the Rangers". nyrangersnews.com. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Bell, Josh (18 April 2021). "Tuomaala, Lambert headline Finland's U18 roster". nhlentrydraft.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Rangers prospects to watch at the World Junior Championship". bluelinestation.com. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Finnish ice hockey players
- HC TPS players
- New York Rangers draft picks
- People from Kotka
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs