Sami VATANEN

Finland

Ice Hockey

Date of Birth: 3 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.79/5'10''

Place of birth: JYVASKYLA

Birth Country:

Finland

Residence: GENEVA

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Ice Hockey	Men FIN Finland	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #4 FIN Finland 6 SVK Slovakia 2	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #10 LAT Latvia 1 FIN Finland 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Preliminary Round - Group C #16 FIN Finland 4 SWE Sweden 3	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Quarterfinals #25 FIN Finland 5 SUI Switzerland 1	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Play-offs Semifinals #27 FIN Finland 2 SVK Slovakia 0	Finished
National Indoor Stadium	Men's Gold Medal Game #30 FIN Finland 2 ROC ROC 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

Olympic Games
Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Men	2014	Sochi, RUS

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location
6	Men	2010	Cologne / Mannheim / Gelsenkirchen, GER

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Father, Pentti. Mother, Jaana.

Languages spoken:

Finnish, English

Club name:

Geneve-Servette HC

Position style:

Defence

Hand:

Right

Debut:

2010 World Championships

National league:

National League (NL)

Award:

AHL All-Rookie Team (2013)
AHL First Team All-Star (2013)
SM-Liiga All-Star Team (2012)

General Interest

PLAYING CAREER
JyP Jyvaskyla, FIN (2009-12); Norfolk Admirals, USA (2012-14); Anaheim Ducks, USA (2012-18); New Jersey Devils, USA (2017-21); Carolina Hurricanes, USA (2020); Dallas Stars, USA (2021); Geneve-Servette HC, SUI (2021- ).

NHL DRAFT
Selected by the Anaheim Ducks with the 106th-overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Milestones

In 2012, won the SM-Liiga championship with JyP.

Legend

#:: Game
:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event

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