Juuso Valimaki

Arizona Coyotes logo
Age 24 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 logo

Transaction History
Apr 9, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched an assist and two hits in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 31, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki provided a goal in a 5-2 loss to Dallas on Friday.
Mar 26, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched an assist, two shots on goal and two blocked shots in Sunday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
Mar 18, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki scored a goal on four shots, added two assists, posted two hits, logged two PIM and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Mar 14, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded two assists in a 4-3 overtime win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Mar 12, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded two assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Minnesota Wild.
Mar 5, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki produced two assists and blocked six shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Mar 1, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded two assists in the Arizona Coyotes' 4-2 loss to Dallas on Wednesday.
Feb 22, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki posted a power-play assist, three blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Feb 19, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched a power-play assist, two hits and two PIM in Saturday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
Feb 11, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki produced four assists, three blocked shots and two PIM in Saturday's 6-5 overtime loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Feb 10, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki produced an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.
Feb 6, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki logged an assist and five shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Jan 24, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki signed a one-year, $1 million contract extension with the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday.
Jan 22, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki logged an assist in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jan 12, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Thursday's 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Jan 3, 2023 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki posted an assist, two shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Dec 29, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dec 27, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki picked up assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Dec 21, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki scored a goal and blocked two shots in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Dec 3, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki recorded an assist in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Nov 25, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki (upper body) logged 15:53 of ice time in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to Detroit.
Nov 25, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki (upper body) will draw into the lineup Friday against the Detroit Red Wings.
Nov 23, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki will sit out Wednesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes with an upper-body injury, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.
Nov 13, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched a power-play assist in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Nov 8, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Nov 3, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.
Oct 26, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki posted a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Oct 22, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki registered a power-play assist Saturday in a 6-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Oct 17, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki still doesn't have his US visa, but he can play in Toronto on Monday, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.
Oct 15, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki (not injury related) remains out of the lineup for Saturday's game in Boston, Jack Edwards of NESN reports.
Oct 13, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki will not be in the Arizona Coyotes' lineup Thursday due to visa issues, Craig Morgan of PHNX Sports reports.
Oct 9, 2022 Arizona Coyotes | Juuso Valimaki | Arizona claimed Valimaki off waivers from Calgary on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Oct 8, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki has been placed on waivers Saturday, according to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic.
May 27, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was sent to AHL Stockton on Friday, per CBS Sports.
May 18, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was promoted from AHL Stockton on Wednesday.
Apr 14, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was sent back to AHL Stockton on Thursday.
Apr 11, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was recalled from AHL Stockton on Monday, per CBS Sports.
Apr 10, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was reassigned to AHL Stockton on Sunday, per CBS Sports.
Apr 4, 2022 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was elevated from the minors Monday.
Dec 9, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valikmaki was demoted to AHL Stockton on Thursday, per Pat Steinberg of Sportsnet 960 The Fan.
Dec 2, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki was sent down to AHL Stockton on Thursday.
Nov 21, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki notched an assist, two blocked shots and two PIM in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Boston Bruins.
Oct 16, 2021 Calgary Flames | Juuso Valimaki | Valimaki logged an assist and two shots on goal in Saturdays' 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
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 Vancouver 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 Vancouver 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 Edmonton 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 Ottawa 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 Vancouver 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 Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg 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 Winnipeg 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 Toronto Maple Leafs.
Dec 10, 2020 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 Calgary Flames | Assigned D Juuso Valimaki to Tampereen Ilves (Finland).
Apr 1, 2019 Calgary Flames | Recalled D Juuso Valimaki from Stockton (AHL).
Jan 23, 2019 Calgary Flames | Assigned D Juuso Valimaki to Stockton (AHL).
Sep 26, 2017 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.
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Juuso Valimaki
GP G A P +/- PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes logo 78 4 30 34 -10 59 1,159 48.20 50.60 7.80 49.60 6.00 0.10 0.88
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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
2021-2022 Calgary Flames NHL 9 0 2 2 10 130 50.00 46.60 -4.40 50.00 -4.20 0.92
2021-2022 Stockton Heat AHL 35 2 16 18 26 Playoffs 10 0 2 2 0
2022-2023 Arizona Coyotes NHL 78 4 30 34 59 1,159 48.20 50.60 7.80 49.60 6.00 0.10 0.88
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Active Contract

Signing Team Arizona Coyotes logo
Signing Date January 24, 2023
Signing Status RFA
Agent Dave Cowan
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $1,000,000
Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,000,000 1.20% of cap space
2023-2024
Cap Hit $1,000,000
RFA
AAV $1,000,000
Performance Bonuses $0
Base Salary $1,000,000
Signing Bonuses $0
Total Salary $1,000,000
Minors Salary $1,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy It Out

Contract History

Signing Team Calgary Flames logo
Signing Date August 20, 2021
Signing Status RFA
Agent Dave Cowan
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $1,860,000
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
Signing Team Calgary Flames logo
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