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Mikko Vainonen
Finnish ice hockey defenceman

Mikko Vainonen

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Finnish ice hockey defenceman
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Place of birth
Helsinki, Helsinki sub-region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency
Age
30 years
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Biography

Mikko Vainonen (born April 11, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman currently under contract with Krefeld Pinguine in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).

Early life

Mikko Vainonen was a hard working defenceman in his childhood. He played a lot of floorball with his friends in residential 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. Vainonen split time between Nashville's farm teams the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League and the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL over the next two seasons, before being loaned to Liiga's SaiPa to finish the 2014–15 season.

At the start of the 2015–16 NHL season Vainonen and Nashville agreed to mutually terminate his contract, allowing him to seek employment elsewhere. He returned to his native Finland, coming to terms with Ässät Pori of the top tier Liiga.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2011–12HIFKLiiga80002
2012–13Kingston FrontenacsOHL55418224242132
2013–14Kingston FrontenacsOHL57414187371348
2013–14Milwaukee AdmiralsAHL20000
2014–15Cincinnati CyclonesECHL3105516
2014–15SaiPaLiiga1901114702233
2015–16ÄssätLiiga3915663
2016–17ÄssätLiiga150116
2016–17Krefeld PinguineDEL2841534
Liiga totals8117885702233

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2011FinlandU177th502210
2012FinlandWJC184th70448
2014FinlandWJC01 !1st, gold medalist(s)70224
Junior totals1908822
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