Juho Piiparinen

Juho Piiparinen
Born (2008-08-10) 10 August 2008
Lahti, Finland
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 91.2 kg (201 lb; 14 st 5 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Vegas Golden Knights
Tappara (Liiga)
NHL draft 29th overall, 2026
Vegas Golden Knights
Playing career 2025–present

Juho Piiparinen (born 10 August 2008) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who is a defenceman for Tappara of the Liiga while under contract to the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 29th overall by the Golden Knights in the 2026 NHL entry draft.[1][2]

Playing career

Piiparinen played for team Finland at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.[3]

On 15 July 2026, Piiparinen signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Vegas Golden Knights.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Ellis, Steven. "2026 World Juniors Preview: Can Finland thrive without its top prospect?". Daily Faceoff. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Kujansuu, Valtteri (2025-12-20). "Juho Piiparinen, 17, ei kesällä edes ajatellut nuorten MM-kisoja – nyt hänestä povataan NHL:n huippuvarausta" [Juho Piiparinen, 17, didn't even think about the World Junior Championships in the summer – now he is tipped to be a top NHL draft pick]. Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 2026-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ O'Brien, Derek. "Finland's Roster For 2025 Hlinka Gretzky CupFinland's Roster For 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup". The Hockey News. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Golden Knights Sign Juho Piiparinen to Entry-Level Contract". Vegas Golden Knights. July 15, 2026.


This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.