CAROLINA HURRICANESBorn in Finland#8 ·Defenseman
Juuso Välimäki
ACTIVEJuuso Välimäki has played in the NHL since 2018–19 and currently plays for the Carolina Hurricanes. He is 28 years old (born in 1998), is originally from Tampere, is 188 cm tall and weighs 91 kg. He has previously played for Calgary Flames, Arizona Coyotes and Utah Mammoth. Välimäki has put up 76 points in 280 games, 14 goals and 62 assists, an average of 0.27 points per game. The best season so far is 2022–23 with 34 points in 78 games.
DRAFT 2017: selected No. 16 in round 1 · Calgary FlamesDEBUT October 4, 2018(8y ago)@Vancouver CanucksCONTRACT $872,132/yr (≈ 723 475 kr/month, 8 681 697 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28
Latest games
November 12@SEASeattle KrakenW4–1+1 goal+1P+1G0+/-4shots13:59toiSecond starNovember 6@NYINew York IslandersW5–3No points-1+/-0shots12:44toiNovember 4@NSHNashville PredatorsL1–4No points0+/-1shots17:58toi
All games and events of the 2026-2027 season9 games2026–27 SEASON
Milestones
Recent
Career250 NHL games1y ago
PlayoffsFirst playoff point7y ago
Next up
Match season best: 4 goals
3 now · previous best 4
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Career100 career points24 away
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Season
Match season best: 4 goals1 away
Match season best: 34 points30 away
30 goals this season27 away
Match season best: 30 assists29 away
Playoffs
First playoff point7y ago
Career
100 career points24 away
25 career goals11 away
100 career assists38 away
500 NHL games220 away
250 NHL games1y ago
50 career assists2y ago
50 career points3y ago
100 NHL games3y ago
First NHL point8y ago
First NHL goal8y ago
Juuso Välimäki's whole career
Stats
Games played
280
Points
76
Points per game
0.27
Goals
14
Assists
62
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0