Urho Vaakanainen, who had been a healthy scratch the previous three games, was reinstalled in the lineup for Friday night’s 5 ...

The Rangers face the Ducks and former captain Jacob Trouba on Friday, three-plus months following their messy and public ...

After making a pair of moves Thursday, the New York Rangers turned their attention to signing Urho Vaakanainen to a two-year, ...

Sends pair of helpers ...

In a three-month span, the Blueshirts went from only have two regular defensemen under contract for next season to five.

Urho Vaakanainen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman who plays for the New York Rangers in the NHL as of 2025. Born on January 1, 1999, in Joensuu, Finland, he was drafted 18th overall ...

Vaakanainen notched an assist in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Flames. Vaakanainen ended a 10-game point drought, though he had a three-point outing prior to that slump. In Tuesday's contest, he set ...

Regardless, Urho Vaakanainen, who had been a healthy scratch the previous three games, was reinstalled in the lineup for Friday night’s 5-4 overtime loss to the Ducks, the team from which he was ...

Urho Vaakanainen signed a two-year, $3.1 million contract with the New York Rangers on Friday. It has an average annual value of $1.55 million. The 26-year-old defenseman has nine points (two ...

ST. PAUL, Minnesota – All it took was three short months for New York City to feel like home for Urho Vaakanainen and his fiancée, Iina. The soon-to-be-married couple dove into the diverse ...