Mikko Vainonen

Mikko Vainonen
Born (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 222 lb (101 kg; 15 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
team
Former teams		 Free Agent
HIFK
Milwaukee Admirals
SaiPa
NHL Draft 118th overall, 2012
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2011–present

Mikko Vainonen (born April 11, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent .

Early life

Mikko Vainonen was a hard working defenceman in his childhood. He played a lot of floorball with his friends in residential Helsinki.

Playing career

He made his professional debut playing with HIFK of the SM-liiga during the 2011–12 SM-liiga season. He was selected in the fourth-round, 118th overall, of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. In the following season and in pursuit of his NHL ambition, he moved to North America to play major junior after he was drafted in the 2012 CHL import draft in the 1st round, 6th overall by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League.

In May 24, 2013, he was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Nashville Predators.[1] Vainonen split time between Nashville's farm teams the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL over the next two seasons, before being loaned to Liiga's SaiPa to finish the 2014–15 season.

At the start of the 2015–16 NHL season Vainonen and Nashville agreed to mutually terminate his contract, allowing him to seek employment elsewhere.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 HIFK Liiga 8 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2012–13 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 55 4 18 22 42 4 2 1 3 2
2013–14 Kingston Frontenacs OHL 57 4 14 18 73 7 1 3 4 8
2013–14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2014–15 Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL 31 0 5 5 16 — — — — —
2014–15 SaiPa Liiga 19 0 1 1 14 7 0 2 2 33
Liiga totals 27 0 1 1 16 7 0 2 2 33
Medal record
Representing Finland Finland
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2014 Malmö

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland U17 7th 5 0 2 2 10
2012 Finland WJC18 4th 7 0 4 4 8
2014 Finland WJC 1st, gold medalist(s) 7 0 2 2 4
Junior totals 19 0 8 8 22

References

  1. ↑ "Predators sign 2012 fourth-round pick Mikko Vainonen". Nashville Predators. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
  2. ↑ Tim Wharnsby (2015-10-09). "Mikko Vainonen clears unconditional waivers". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-10-09.


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