Defense · LD
Juuso Välimäki
Carolina Hurricanes left defenceman with a $900K cap hit in 2026–27; last appeared for the Utah Hockey Club in 2024–25.
Born
Oct 6, 1998
Birthplace
Tampere, FIN
Nationality
FIN
FIN
Height
6 ft 2 in / 188 cm
Weight
201 lb / 91 kg
Shoots
L
Current team
Carolina Hurricanes
Draft
2017 · CGY · Round 1 · No. 16
Team appearances
Season statistics
| Season | Team | Cap hit | Regular season | Postseason | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | |||
| 2026–27 |  CAR |
$900,000 | — | Playoffs not started | ||||||||||||
| Signed with CAR on June 24, 2026 · 1 year x $900,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025–26 | CAR |
$2,000,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Traded to CAR on January 5, 2026 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–25 |  UTA |
$2,000,000 | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 14 | 40 | — | ||||||
| Signed with UTA on June 29, 2024 · 2 years x $2,000,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–24 |  ARI |
$1,000,000 | 68 | 2 | 15 | 17 | +12 | 12 | 69 | — | ||||||
| Signed with UTA on January 24, 2023 · 1 year x $1,000,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | ARI |
$1,550,000 | 78 | 4 | 30 | 34 | -10 | 59 | 93 | — | ||||||
| Claimed on waivers by ARI on October 9, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–22 |  CGY |
$1,550,000 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 10 | 11 | — | ||||||
| Signed with CGY on August 20, 2021 · 2 years x $1,550,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–21 | CGY |
$894,166 | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 26 | 72 | — | ||||||
| 2019–20 |  CGY |
$894,167 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | CGY |
$894,167 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 12 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | CGY |
$925,000 | — | — | ||||||||||||
| Signed with CGY on July 21, 2017 · 3 years x $925,000 AAV | ||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by CGY in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft · Round 1 · No. 16 overall | ||||||||||||||||
Game log
Recent performances
Card checklist
Juuso Välimäki cards
One card for every evidence-backed team appearance from 2020–21 onward.
