Veini Vehvilainen

Jersey Number: 35

Player information for Veini Vehvilainen

Position

Goalie

Height

6'0" (183cm)

Born

February 13, 1997

Number

35

Catches

Left

Weight

181 lbs (82kg)

Birthplace

Jyväskylä, FIN

Years in Columbus

1

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Player Career Notes

  • Played in his lone NHL game while with the Blue Jackets during the 2020-21 campaign.
  • Stopped four-of-five shots on 10:40 of TOI in relief on Mar. 6, 2021 at Dallas.
  • Played two seasons in the American Hockey League with the Cleveland Monsters and Toronto Marlies from 2019-21, combining for a 11-22-5 record with a 2.82 GAA, .902 SV% and three shutouts in 38 career contests.
  • Made his North American pro debut in 2019-20, going 10-18-4 with a 2.76 GAA, .901 SV% and three shutouts in 33 appearances with Cleveland (AHL).
  • Stopped 30-of-31 shots in his AHL debut to earn a 4-1 win on Oct. 5, 2019 at Laval.
  • Spent parts of two seasons with Brynas IF in Sweden’s SHL from 2021-23 before moving to Finland’s Liiga and competing for JYP (2022-25) and TPS (2024-25).
  • Prior to playing in North America, posted a 64-30-21 record with a 1.83 GAA, .926 SV% and 13 shutouts in 119 career games with Karpat, Sport and JYP in Finland’s top professional league (Liiga) from 2015-19.
  • Captured the Urpo Ylonen Award as the Liiga’s best goaltender and was named to the league’s All-Star Team in back-to-back campaigns in 2017-18 and 2018-19.
  • Led the Liiga in wins, GAA, SV% and shutouts in 2018-19 with a 25-8-5 with a 1.58 GAA, .933 SV% and six shutouts in 38 appearances with Karpat.
  • Ranked second in the Liiga in GAA and SV% and third in wins in 2017-18 with a 20-5-8 record, 1.89 GAA and .925 SV% in 35 outings with Karpat.
  • Has represented Finland at several international tournaments, playing for the country at the 2019 IIHF World Championships (gold medal), 2016 and 2017 IIHF World Junior Championships and 2015 IIHF U18 World Championships (silver).

CBJ Career Regular Season Stats

Season GP W L T OTL GA GAA SV% SA SO G A
2020-2021 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.63 0.750 4 0 0 0
Totals 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.63 0.750 4 0 0 0

Transaction History

  • Drafted by Columbus in the sixth-round, 173rd overall, at the 2018 NHL Draft.
  • Traded by Columbus to Toronto in exchange for D Mikko Lehtonen on Mar. 12, 2021.
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