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His rapid rise has Urho Vaakanainen checking in at #4

Related Topics: Urho Vaakanainen, Sky plc

Age: 19

Last season: SaiPa (Finland) - 52 GP, 4G, 8A, 12 PTS

Dan’s grade: 8

Sky’s grade: 8

Shawn’s grade: 8

Jake’s grade: 8

Matt’s grade: 8

Colin’s grade: 6

Weighted average: 7.7

When the Bruins selected Urho Vaakanainen 18th overall in 2017, the collective question was “who?” It was nothing personal, just that few Bruins fans had heard much about the Finnish teenager with the awesome name.