Sami Vatanen

Finland
Born on:
Birth place: Jyväskylä, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
5 ' 10" (179 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Drafted by: Anaheim Ducks, 4. round (#106 overall), in 2009 NHL Entry Draft


Championships & Medals

AgeYearTeamEventTournament Location / Series Result
Bronze172009Team FinlandU18 World ChampionshipFargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota, United States
Bronze182010JYP JyväskyläSM-LiigaJYP Jyväskylä defeated KalPa Kuopio 4‑0 in the bronze medal game.
Gold202012JYP JyväskyläSM-LiigaJYP Jyväskylä defeated Pelicans Lahti 4‑1 in a best of seven series.
Bronze222014Team FinlandOlympics - SochiSochi, Russia
Gold302022Team FinlandOlympics - BeijingBeijing, China
Gold302022Team FinlandWorld ChampionshipTampere and Helsinki, Finland
Championship312023Genève-Servette HCNLAGenève‑Servette HC defeated EHC Biel‑Bienne 4‑3 in a best of seven series.
IIHF U18 World Championship MedalsBronze
IIHF World Championship MedalsGold
Olympic MedalsGoldBronze
Swiss ChampionshipsChampionship
Finnish Championship MedalsGoldBronze
OverallTime on IceGoalsAssistsPointsper 60 All Situationsper 60 Even-Strengthper 60 Power-PlayShotsDefensiveFaceoffs
DateGameScoreGAPPIM+/-TOIESPPSHESGPPGSHGGWGOTGESAPPASHAGWAOTAESPPPPSHPGWPOTPPPP%G/60A/60P/60ESG/60ESA/60ESP/60PPG/60PPA/60PPP/60SHOTSSH%HITSBSFOWFOLFO%
Apr 20, 2021DET @ DAL(2-5)0002019:0517:560:510:180000000000000000.0%0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00010.0%14000.00%
Apr 24, 2021DAL @ DET(2-1)0000013:4113:410:000:000000000000000000.0%0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00020.0%01000.00%
Apr 26, 2021CAR @ DAL(3-4)0000118:5518:540:000:010000000000000000.0%0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00030.0%10000.00%
May 1, 2021DAL @ NSH(0-1)0000015:2414:221:020:000000000000000000.0%0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00030.0%01000.00%
May 3, 2021DAL @ FLA(4-5)0000-112:0412:040:000:000000000000000000.0%0.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.0000.00010.0%01000.00%
GAME LOG
Stripe:   
SeasonTeamLGEAgeGPGAPPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGSH%
2006‑07Team Finland U16 1531230-310012.5
2007‑08Team Finland U18 1660334-20000.0
2008‑09Team Finland U20Mestis172000200000.0
2008‑09D Team JyväskyläMestis1751128-21004.8
2008‑09Team Finland U18 1714178388100
2009‑10Team Finland U20Mestis181000210000.0
2009‑10JYP JyväskyläSM-Liiga18557233044-14012.2
2009‑10Team Finland U20 181066122440016.2
2009‑10Team Finland 18100008-10000.0
2010‑11Team Finland U20Mestis1910000-1000
2010‑11JYP JyväskyläSM-Liiga195211203130306033.9
2010‑11Team Finland 193011200000.0
2010‑11Team Finland U20 196044470000.0
2011‑12JYP JyväskyläSM-Liiga204914284240116004.7
2011‑12Team Finland 2032130010022.2
2012‑13Norfolk AdmiralsAHL2162936454405036.7
2012‑13Anaheim DucksNHL2182020310033.3
2013‑14Norfolk AdmiralsAHL228257401014.3
2013‑14Anaheim DucksNHL2248615212292008.2
2013‑14Team Finland 226055030000.0
2014‑15Anaheim DucksNHL23671225373657119.8
2015‑16Anaheim DucksNHL2471929382084026.4
2016‑17Anaheim DucksNHL2571321243032002.6
2016‑17Team Finland 2530002-30000.0
2017‑18Anaheim DucksNHL26151348-60004.5
2017‑18New Jersey DevilsNHL26573252832-11002.4
2018‑19New Jersey DevilsNHL27504131722-173003.7
2019‑20New Jersey DevilsNHL28475182322-121005.3
2019‑20Carolina HurricanesNHL28
2020‑21New Jersey DevilsNHL29302461820004.9
2020‑21Dallas StarsNHL299000210000.0
2021‑22Genève-Servette HCNLA3038930391217037.9
2021‑22Team Finland 302121113107000
2022‑23Genève-Servette HCNLA3113113146101003.1
2023‑24Genève-Servette HCNLA3248929381025027.0
2024‑25Genève-Servette HCNLA3333315184-71003.7
NHL Totals47347153200212-521135.5
Liiga Totals15632711031144016043.5
NLA Totals132228710932614056.2
AHL Totals701141524806037.4
Mestis Totals911212-2100

Playoff Stats

SeasonTeamLGEAgeGPGAPPIM+/-PPGSHGGWGSH%
2009‑10JYP JyväskyläSM-Liiga1814347612013.9
2010‑11JYP JyväskyläSM-Liiga1931120400011.1
2011‑12JYP JyväskyläSM-Liiga204202421018.0
2013‑14Norfolk AdmiralsAHL22503342000.0
2013‑14Anaheim DucksNHL2250110-20000.0
2014‑15Anaheim DucksNHL23163811850008.6
2015‑16Anaheim DucksNHL247134640018.3
2016‑17Anaheim DucksNHL25121564-51004.5
2017‑18New Jersey DevilsNHL2641010-100011.1
2019‑20Carolina HurricanesNHL2870336-10000.0
2021‑22Genève-Servette HCNLA302101011008.3
2022‑23Genève-Servette HCNLA311776132440117.5
2023‑24Genève-Servette HCNLA3220000-10000.0
NHL Totals51620262401016.1
Liiga Totals2165111073025.5
NLA Totals2186142450114.0
AHL Totals503342000.0

National Team Stats - Major Tournaments

National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments