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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Ossi Väänänen is the 401st most popular hockey player (down from 369th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from Finland (up from 673rd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Finnish Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Ossi Väänänen ranks 401 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, Zbyněk Michálek, and Dominik Kahun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Ossi Väänänen ranks 1,076. Before him are Patrick Staudacher, Diego Junqueira, Javier Baraja, Franco Semioli, Mats Larsson, and Marlene Weingärtner. After him are Danny O'Donoghue, Rikke Skov, Ryta Turava, Iván Zarandona, Rebecca Romero, and Yuki Yokosawa.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Ossi Väänänen ranks 656 out of 751. Before him are Aki Berg (1977), Niki Mäenpää (1985), Rasmus Schüller (1991), Petteri Forsell (1990), Juuso Hietanen (1985), and Antti Miettinen (1980). After him are Janne Saarinen (1977), Arttu Lappi (1984), Teemu Rannikko (1980), Krista Pärmäkoski (1990), Alexander Ring (1991), and Patrik Laine (1998).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Finland

Among hockey players born in Finland, Ossi Väänänen ranks 42. Before him are Jukka Hentunen (1974), 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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