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Finland Kristian Vesalainen
#10 HIFK / Liiga - 24/25
1-time J18 SM Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Points 1
1-time U18 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
Jun 01, 1999
Position
LW/RW
Age
25
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HIFK
Contract
24/25
NHL Rights
Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg Jets / Unsigned
Drafted
2017 round 1 #24 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Agency
PREMIUM

Brother: Henrik Vesalainen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Kristian Vesalainen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2012-13 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 4* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -
2013-14 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 8* 12* 20* 0* -* |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 28* 18* 21* 39* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 2 2 4 2 -
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
HJK U16 U16 Mestis 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
HJK U18 U18 Mestis 3* 2* 3* 5* 2* -* |
2014-15 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 2 1 3 0 -
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 18* 10* 5* 15* 29* -* | Playoffs 12 5 3 8 4 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 17* 1* 1* 2* 0* -3* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland U17 WHC-17 6* 3* 2* 5* 4* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 24* 8* 5* 13* 8* 1* |
2015-16 Frölunda HC J18 J18 Allsvenskan 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 1
Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 37* 15* 19* 34* 0* 14* | Playoffs 1 0 1 1 0 1
Frölunda HC SHL 19* 1* 1* 2* 0* 3* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 1
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 4* 4* 8* 4* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 4* 6* 6* 8* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC J20 J20 SuperElit 10* 4* 0* 4* 14* -7* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 -2
Frölunda HC SHL 26* 1* 5* 6* 2* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
HPK Liiga 9* 1* 0* 1* 0* -1* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 6* 7* 13* 8* 5* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 9* 6* 7* 13* 10* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* -4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 4* 3* 7* 4* -4* |
2017-18 HPK Liiga 44* 19* 20* 39* 6* 0* |
Kärpät Liiga 5* 3* 1* 4* 0* 1* | Playoffs 18 4 4 8 14 -2
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 2* 4* 6* 2* 6* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 3* 6* 9* 6* -* |
2018-19 Winnipeg Jets NHL 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 22* 4* 9* 13* 10* -1* |
Jokerit KHL 31* 6* 11* 17* 0* 3* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 4 0
2019-20 Manitoba Moose AHL 60* 12* 18* 30* 10* -16* |
2020-21 HPK Liiga 10* 4* 4* 8* 4* 0* |
Winnipeg Jets NHL 12* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Manitoba Moose AHL 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* -2* |
2021-22 Winnipeg Jets NHL 53* 2* 1* 3* 6* -8* |
Manitoba Moose AHL 17* 3* 3* 6* 6* -3* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 Malmö Redhawks SHL 15* 1* 2* 3* 0* -6* |
HIFK Liiga 40* 16* 21* 37* 8* 7* | Playoffs 12 2 3 5 6 5
2023-24 HIFK Liiga 58* 14* 23* 37* 10* 1* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 0 -1
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
2024-25 HIFK “A” Liiga 23* 12* 15* 27* 8* 9* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Projected Liiga 60* 31* 39* 70* 21* 23* |

Kristian Vesalainen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 2* 1* 3* 2* 4* |
2015-16 Frölunda HC Champions HL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
2016-17 Frölunda HC Champions HL 6* 2* 1* 3* 0* 3* |
2022-23 HIFK Spengler Cup 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* |
2024-25 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |

Kristian Vesalainen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 4 105* 20* 34* 54* 0.51* 26* -22* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
Champions HL 2 9* 2* 1* 3* 0.33* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 2* 1* 3* 1.00* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 3 55* 21* 21* 42* 0.76* 28* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Allsvenskan (J18 Nationell) 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 1 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 1 *
J20 SuperElit (J20 Nationell) 2 47* 19* 19* 38* 0.81* 14* 7* | 2 6 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.67 * 0 * -1 *
KHL 1 31* 6* 11* 17* 0.55* 0* 3* | 1 6 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.17 * 4 * 0 *
Liiga 6 189* 69* 84* 153* 0.81* 36* 17* | 3 37 7 * 8 * 15 * 0.41 * 20 * 2 *
NHL 3 70* 2* 3* 5* 0.07* 6* -8* | 1 4 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
SHL 3 60* 3* 8* 11* 0.18* 2* -4* | 2 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * 1 *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 1* 2* 3* 1.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 Mestis 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 3 33* 18* 21* 39* 1.18* 8* -* | 3 5 4 * 3 * 7 * 1.40 * 2 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 13* 10* 15* 25* 1.92* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 3* 2* 3* 5* 1.67* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 27* 11* 6* 17* 0.63* 29* -* | 1 12 5 * 3 * 8 * 0.67 * 4 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 17* 1* 1* 2* 0.12* 0* -3* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -1 *
WHC-17 2 11* 7* 6* 13* 1.18* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 8* 11* 19* 1.36* 14* 13* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 11* 3* 5* 8* 0.73* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Kristian Vesalainen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/13/2024
06/13/2024 Extension HIFK HIFK
02/02/2023
02/02/2023 Extension HIFK HIFK
11/09/2022
11/09/2022 Confirmed Malmö Redhawks HIFK
05/23/2022
05/23/2022 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets Malmö Redhawks
10/21/2020
10/21/2020 Loan Winnipeg Jets HPK
11/23/2018
11/23/2018 Loan Winnipeg Jets Jokerit
08/26/2018
08/26/2018 Confirmed HPK Winnipeg Jets
02/21/2018
02/21/2018 Loan HPK Kärpät
04/28/2017
04/28/2017 Confirmed Frölunda HC HPK
11/15/2016
11/15/2016 Loan Frölunda HC HPK
05/13/2016
05/13/2016 Extension Frölunda HC J20 Frölunda HC
08/27/2015
08/27/2015 Confirmed HIFK U20 Frölunda HC J20
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #19 overall by SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2016, 2 #68 overall by Flint Firebirds in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2015, 4 #54 overall by Waterloo Black Hawks in the USHL Futures Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #17 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #9 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #15 by TSN/McKenzie

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #7 by NHL Central Scouting