Juuso Valimaki
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
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
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Juuso Valimaki |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Arizona Coyotes
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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 | ||
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| 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
Signing Date January 24, 2023
Signing Status RFA
Agent Dave Cowan
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $1,000,000
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 
Signing Date August 20, 2021
Signing Status RFA
Agent Dave Cowan
Qualifying Offer on Expiry $1,860,000
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
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,682,500 1.23% of cap space