Sami Vatanen

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Born
1991 (34 years old)
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Jyväskylä

Position
Defenceman

Status
Active

Ethnicity
White

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Height
5'10" / 179 cm

Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg

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Ice Hockey

Team
Servette

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League
Swiss National League

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Sami Vatanen (born 3 June 1991) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman for Genève-Servette HC of the National League (NL).
He was drafted 106th overall by the Anaheim Ducks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.
Vatanen was drafted by the Anaheim Ducks in the fourth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. In the following season, he earned a spot on defending Finnish champions JYP's roster. He broke a record for most points by a rookie defenseman in both the Finnish SM-liiga regular season and playoffs.
During the 2017–18 season, on November 30, 2017, Vatanen was traded along with a conditional third-round pick in 2019 or 2020 to the New Jersey Devils.

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