| Kalle Väisänen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Väisänen at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships | |||
| Born |
28 January 2003 Kotka, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Winger | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Liiga team | HC TPS | ||
| NHL Draft |
106th overall, 2021 New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 2021–present | ||
Kalle Väisänen (born 28 January 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for HC TPS of the Finnish Liiga.
Playing career
Väisänen was drafted in the fourth round, 106th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He made his professional debut for HC TPS during the 2021–22 season.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 2022 Canada | |
Koivunen represented Finland at the 2021 IIHF World U18 Championships where he recorded one assist in five games.[2] He represented Finland at the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and won a silver medal.[3]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | HC TPS | U20 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC TPS | U20 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | HC TPS | Liiga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC TPS | Liiga | 47 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC TPS | U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 79 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Finland | WJC |  |
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||
References
- ↑ "The Fourth Round picks for the Rangers". nyrangersnews.com. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ Bell, Josh (18 April 2021). "Tuomaala, Lambert headline Finland's U18 roster". nhlentrydraft.com. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ↑ "Rangers prospects to watch at the World Junior Championship". bluelinestation.com. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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