Joona Vaisanen
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | July 29, 2004 | Shot: | R |
| Hometown: | Espoo, FIN | Height: | 6'0" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 174 |
| Position: | Defense | Commit: | Western Michigan | 2024 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Entry Draft | 2023 | 2 | 24 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2024 | 6 | 175 | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| unsigned | D | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U18 SM-sarja Second All-Star Team | U18 SM-sarja | 2021-2022 |
| U18 SM-sarja Champion | U18 SM-sarja | 2021-2022 |
| U18 SM-sarja Most Points by Defenseman | U18 SM-sarja | 2021-2022 |
| U18 SM-sarja Most Assists by Defenseman | U18 SM-sarja | 2021-2022 |
| USHL First All-Star Team | USHL | 2023-2024 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Third All-Star Team | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (NCHC) All-Rookie Team | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Champion | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (NCHC) All-Tournament Team | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (NCHC) Regular Season Champion | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (Championship) Winner | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| NCAA (Championship) All-Tournament Team | NCAA | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-2017 | Blues Selects | QC Int PW | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch | U16 SM-sarja Q | 26 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Kiekko-Espoo U16 Ch | U16 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Kiekko-Espoo Blues U18 | U18 Mestis | 15 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 26 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 30 | Playoffs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U18 Ch | U18 SM-sarja | 14 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 20 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 Mestis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 Ch | U20 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Kiekko-Espoo U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 44 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 18 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U19 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Dubuque Fighting Saints | USHL | 53 | 9 | 31 | 40 | 30 | Playoffs | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 42 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 12 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Western Michigan Univ. | NCAA | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | ||||||