Juuso Valimaki

Age 22 Oct 6, 1998
Tampere FIN
Defense shoots left
6'2" 188 cm
212 lbs 96 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 18
UFA Year 2026
Agent Dave Cowan
Draft Year 2017
Drafted Overall 16
Draft Round 1
Draft Team Calgary Flames
  • Cap Hit: $1,550,000
  • 1.9% of team cap space
  • Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
  • Year 1 of 2 year contract
  • Expiry Status RFA | 2023 | 24 yrs old
  • Career Earnings: $3,875,000

Transaction History
Aug 20, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki landed a two-year, $1.55 million AAV contract with Calgary on Friday.
May 19, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded an assist, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Canucks.
May 16, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 6-5 overtime win over the Canucks.
Apr 13, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win versus Toronto.
Apr 10, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded an assist and two blocked shots in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Oilers.
Mar 29, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki has been a healthy scratch for the last two games.
Feb 27, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki scored a goal on three shots, blocked two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Senators.
Feb 17, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki posted an assist and four shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Canucks.
Feb 9, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki collected an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Jets.
Feb 4, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Jets.
Feb 1, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched an assist and two shots on goal in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over the Jets.
Jan 26, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki produced an assist, three blocked shots and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Dec 10, 2020 Recalled Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | The Flames have recalled Valimaki from his loan with Tampereen Ilves of Finland's Liiga, Wes Gilbertson of the Calgary Sun reports.
Sep 30, 2020 Assigned Calgary Flames | assigned D Juuso Valimaki to Tampereen Ilves (Finland).
Apr 1, 2019 Recalled Calgary Flames | recalled D Juuso Valimaki from Stockton (AHL).
Jan 23, 2019 Assigned Calgary Flames | assigned D Juuso Valimaki to Stockton (AHL).
Sep 26, 2017 Assigned Calgary Flames | assigned D Juuso Valimaki to Tri-City (WHL).
Jul 21, 2017 Calgary Flames | signed D Juuso Valimaki to a three-year, entry-level contract.
2020-2021 Regular Season Stats

Juuso Valimaki		 GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Calgary Flames 49 2 9 11 -2 26 652 47.50 51.20 -2.40 53.30 0.90 0.18 0.92
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Career Stats
Season Team League GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60 Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
2012-2013 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8 3 3 6 2 Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
2012-2013 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 27 2 10 12 10 Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0
2012-2013 Team White IIHF Dev. Camp 6 1 5 6 4
2013-2014 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 44 7 26 33 22 Playoffs 10 2 4 6 0
2013-2014 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1 0 0 0 0
2013-2014 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 9 2 8 10 6
2013-2014 Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5 0 3 3 4
2013-2014 Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 7 0 1 1 6
2014-2015 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 1 1 0
2014-2015 Ilves U20 U20 SM-sarja 44 5 15 20 20 Playoffs 10 1 3 4 0
2014-2015 Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 23 0 5 5 8
2014-2015 Finland U17 EYOF 3 0 2 2 0
2014-2015 Finland U18 WJC-18 7 0 1 1 6
2014-2015 Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 3 0 2 2 0
2015-2016 Tri-City Americans WHL 56 7 25 32 24
2015-2016 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5 1 0 1 4
2015-2016 Finland U18 WJC-18 6 0 2 2 0
Draft Yr 2016-2017 Tri-City Americans WHL 60 19 42 61 34 Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0
Draft Yr 2016-2017 Finland U20 WJC-20 6 2 0 2 6
Draft Yr 2016-2017 Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 15 4 1 5 16
2017-2018 Tri-City Americans WHL 43 14 31 45 34 Playoffs 12 4 13 17 0
2017-2018 Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16 2 5 7 12
2017-2018 Finland U20 WJC-20 5 1 3 4 4
2018-2019 Calgary Flames NHL 24 1 2 3 12 331 43.48 50.46 -3.57 49.58 -5.23 0.18 0.54 Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0
2018-2019 Stockton Heat AHL 20 4 10 14 18
2020-2021 Ilves Liiga 19 2 17 19 20
2020-2021 Calgary Flames NHL 49 2 9 11 26 652 47.50 51.20 -2.40 53.30 0.90 0.18 0.92
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Active Contract

Signing Team
Signing Date August 20, 2021
Signing Status RFA
Agent Dave Cowan
Buyout Calculator
Standard Contract | 2 Years $3,100,000 1.90% of cap space
2021-2022 2022-2023
Cap Hit $1,550,000 $1,550,000
RFA
AAV $1,550,000 $1,550,000
Performance Bonuses $0 $0
Base Salary $1,100,000 $2,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0 $0
Total Salary $1,100,000 $2,000,000
Minors Salary $1,100,000 $2,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
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Contract History

Signing Team
Signing Date July 21, 2017
Agent Dave Cowan
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,682,500 1.23% of cap space
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021
Cap Hit $925,000 $894,167 $894,167 $894,166
RFA
AAV $1,350,000 $1,319,167 $1,319,167 $1,319,166
Performance Bonuses $0 $425,000 $425,000 $425,000
Base Salary $0 $832,500 $832,500 $832,500
Signing Bonuses $92,500 $92,500 $92,500 $0
Total Salary $92,500 $925,000 $925,000 $832,500
Minors Salary $0 $70,000 $70,000 $70,000
Clauses
UFA Year