Stanley Cup of Chowder · Sep 24, 2018
His rapid rise has Urho Vaakanainen checking in at #4
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.
A little over a year later, nearly every fan knows who this kid is, and most expect to seem him sporting the spoked B on a regular basis sooner rather than later.