Ossi Väänänen

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Birth place: Vantaa, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Birth place: Vantaa, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 4" (193 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1998 | Team Finland | U18 European Championship | Malung and Mora, Sweden | |
| 19 | 2000 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | TPS Turku defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 20 | 2001 | Team Finland | IIHF World Championship | Nuremberg, Cologne and Hanover, Germany | |
| 24 | 2005 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | Kärpät Oulu defeated Jokerit Helsinki 3‑1 in a best of five gold medal series. | |
| 27 | 2008 | Team Finland | IIHF World Championship | Halifax, Nova Scotia and Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | |
| 30 | 2011 | Team Finland | IIHF World Championship | Bratislava and Košice, Slovakia | |
| 31 | 2012 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | Jokerit Helsinki defeated Blues Espoo 4‑3 in the bronze medal game. | |
| 33 | 2014 | Team Finland | Olympics - Sochi | Sochi, Russia | |
| IIHF U18 European Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Olympic Medals | |||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Mar 26, 2009 | VAN @ STL | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:42 | 10:45 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 11, 2009 | VAN @ COL | (1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:16 | 8:11 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Apr 21, 2009 | VAN @ STL | (3-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:17 | 8:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 5, 2009 | VAN @ CHI | (3-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:47 | 8:43 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 7, 2009 | VAN @ CHI | (1-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:37 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 1997‑98 | Team Finland U18 | | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 1998‑99 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Jokerit Helsinki | EHL | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | ||||
| 1998‑99 | Team Finland U19 | | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 1998‑99 | Team Finland U20 | | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999‑00 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 19 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 1999‑00 | Team Finland | | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1999‑00 | Team Finland U20 | | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000‑01 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 81 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 90 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.8 |
| 2000‑01 | Team Finland | | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001‑02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 21 | 76 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.9 |
| 2001‑02 | Team Finland | | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002‑03 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 22 | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2002‑03 | Team Finland | | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003‑04 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 23 | 67 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 87 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 |
| 2003‑04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004‑05 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 24 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 |
| 2004‑05 | Team Finland | | 24 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2005‑06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 25 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 26 | 74 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 2007‑08 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 27 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Team Finland | | 27 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 28 | 46 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2008‑09 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Dinamo Minsk | KHL | 29 | 52 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 76 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Finland | | 29 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 30 | 60 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Finland | | 30 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 31 | 57 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 98 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Finland | | 31 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 32 | 53 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 |
| 2012‑13 | Team Finland | | 32 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2013‑14 | Jokerit Helsinki | Liiga | 33 | 44 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Finland | | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 34 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 60 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NHL Totals | 479 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 482 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.5 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 339 | 13 | 51 | 64 | 380 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| KHL Totals | 102 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 138 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| SHL Totals | 45 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 102 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 | |||
| European Hockey League Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | |||||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998‑99 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998‑99 | Jokerit Helsinki | European Hockey League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1999‑00 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2001‑02 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003‑04 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004‑05 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005‑06 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Djurgårdens IF | Elitserien | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 31 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2012‑13 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 32 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013‑14 | Jokerit Helsinki | Liiga | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liiga Totals | 51 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| NHL Totals | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| KHL Totals | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| SHL Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| European Hockey League Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U18 European Championship 1998 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 1999 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 World Championship 2000 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2001 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Salt Lake City 2002 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2003 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Cup 2004 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2005 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2008 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2011 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2012 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2013 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Sochi 2014 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 61 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Olympics Totals | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U18 European Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||||
| World Cup Totals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |