Mikko Vainonen
| Mikko Vainonen | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 11, 1994 Helsinki, Finland |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL) HIFK Milwaukee Admirals |
| 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 playing with the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL as a prospect for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Childhood
Mikko Vainonen was hard working defensman in his childhood, he played lot of floorball with his friends in residential area 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]
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 | SM-l | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 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 |  |
7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 22 | ||||
References
- ↑ "Predators sign 2012 fourth-round pick Mikko Vainonen". Nashville Predators. 2013-05-24. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
External links
- Mikko Vainonen's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Mikko Vainonen's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Mikko Vainonen profile at Eurohockey.com