Juuso Välimäki
#4 · Defence · Utah Mammoth
Born Oct 6, 1998 in Tampere, FIN (age 28) · 6'2", 201 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 16th overall in 2017 by CGY (round 1)
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | CGY | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 12 | 28 | 21 | 0.13 | $894K |
| 2020-21 | CGY | 49 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 26 | 72 | 28 | 0.22 | $894K |
| 2021-22 | CGY | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 0.22 | $1.55M |
| 2022-23 | ARI | 78 | 4 | 30 | 34 | -10 | 59 | 93 | 53 | 0.44 | $1.55M |
| 2023-24 | ARI | 68 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 69 | 69 | 0.25 | $1M |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 43 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 14 | 40 | 23 | 0.12 | $2M |
| 6 seasons | Career | 271 | 11 | 61 | 72 | -7 | 133 | 313 | 202 | 0.27 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | CGY | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
| 1 season | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.50 |
2026-27 season totals
This player has no games in this season.
Contract
His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. The season is still being played, so each rating is projected over the whole season: the games played so far, plus the games left at the rate of the last three seasons and this one. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 652 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.
The contract
Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on Jun 24, 2026, as an extension of the contract he was on: 1 year and $900K, beginning in 2026-27. It runs through 2026-27, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.
| Season | Cap hit |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 | $900K |
Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | Carolina Hurricanes | Extension | 2026-27 to 2026-27 | 1 | $900K | $900K |
| Jun 30, 2024 | Utah Hockey Club | Extension | 2024-25 to 2025-26 | 2 | $4M | $2M |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Arizona Coyotes | Extension | 2023-24 to 2023-24 | 1 | $1M | $1M |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Calgary Flames | New contract | 2021-22 to 2022-23 | 2 | $3.1M | $1.55M |
| Jul 21, 2017 | Calgary Flames | Entry-level | 2018-19 to 2020-21 signed for 2017-18, slid | 3 | $4.05M | $894K |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2026-27 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.