Kalle Väisänen
| Kalle Väisänen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 January 2003 Kotka, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 178 lb (81 kg; 12 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Boston Bruins 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 currently playing as a prospect to the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL)
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 TPS during the 2021–22 season.
On 2 April 2024, the Rangers signed Väisänen to a three-year, entry-level contract.[2] He joined the Wolf Pack for the end of the 2023–24 season after the end of TPS's season. He was loaned to Ives of Liiga for the 2024–25 season, and returned to Hartford for the 2025–26 AHL season.
After completing a full season with the Wolf Pack, Väisänen was traded by the Rangers along with a 2028 fourth-round pick to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Joonas Korpisalo on 1 July 2026.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2022 Canada | |
Väisänen represented Finland under-18 team at the 2021 World U18 Championships where he recorded one assist in five games.[4] He represented Finland junior team at the 2022 World Junior Championships and won a silver medal.[5]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2020–21 | TPS | U20 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2021–22 | TPS | U20 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | TPS | Liiga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | TPS | Liiga | 47 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | TPS | U20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | TPS | Liiga | 58 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ilves | Liiga | 48 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 51 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 185 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 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.
- ↑ "Rangers Agree to Terms with Kalle Vaisanen". NHL.com. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ↑ "Bruins acquire Kalle Väisänen and fourth-round pick from New York Rangers". Boston Bruins. 1 July 2026. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
- ↑ 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