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Ossi Väänänen

1980 - Today

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Ossi Reijo Juhani Väänänen (born August 18, 1980) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was the captain of Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), with whom he has previously won two silver medals as runner-up for the Kanada-malja in 2000 and 2005 in the Finnish Liiga. He was originally drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes and has additionally played for the Colorado Avalanche, Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Ossi Väänänen is the 457th most popular hockey player (down from 374th in 2024), the 698th most popular biography from Finland (down from 673rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Ossi Väänänen ranks 457 out of 676. Before him are Tomáš Surový, Sven Andrighetto, Filip Kuba, Antti Miettinen, Semyon Varlamov, and Radek Dvořák. After him are Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Johan Franzén, Andrej Sekera, Mattias Weinhandl, and Zbyněk Michálek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ossi Väänänen ranks 1,175. Before him are Henriette Mikkelsen, Javier Baraja, Tonel, Franco Semioli, Mats Larsson, and Marlene Weingärtner. After him are Danny O'Donoghue, Rastislav Staňa, Rikke Skov, Ryta Turava, Iván Zarandona, and Rebecca Romero.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ossi Väänänen ranks 698 out of 751. Before him are Rasmus Schüller (1991), Mikko Ronkainen (1978), Petteri Forsell (1990), Juuso Hietanen (1985), Mikaela Ingberg (1974), and Antti Miettinen (1980). After him are Janne Saarinen (1977), Arttu Lappi (1984), Antti Kasvio (1973), Teemu Rannikko (1980), Krista Pärmäkoski (1990), and Alexander Ring (1991).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Ossi Väänänen ranks 48. Before him are Teemu Hartikainen (1990), Jori Lehterä (1987), Antero Niittymäki (1980), Aki Berg (1977), Juuso Hietanen (1985), and Antti Miettinen (1980). After him are Patrik Laine (1998), Lasse Kukkonen (1981), Harri Pesonen (1988), Mika Pyörälä (1981), Juhamatti Aaltonen (1985), and Tuomas Grönman (1974).

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