Somehow in the middle of both deals, they played a game that night, beating the Penguins 4-2 at Madison Square Garden, and turning a new page in welcoming former Duck Urho Vaakanainen to the mess ...

Hockey is a business. Team owners and general managers are consistently trying to do what’s best for their team and make ...

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

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

Urho Vaakanainen of the Rangers skates against Morgan Geekie of the Bruins during the second period at TD Garden on Feb. 1, 2025, in Boston. Getty Images Explore More ...

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 ...

Vaakanainen Could Play a Bigger Role With the Rangers The Rangers recently signed right-handed defenseman Will Borgen to a five-season, $20.5 million extension but left-handed defenseman Ryan ...

It won’t be a one-man solution. “It will be just more like a collective effort as a team,’’ defenseman Urho Vaakanainen said. “Obviously, I don’t think anyone, as a player, can really ...

One of those shots that hit the post came off the unlikely stick of self-styled defensive defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, who had just stepped out of the penalty box when he found the puck coming to ...

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 ...

Zac Jones will take Urho Vaakanainen's spot for the Rangers on Wednesday night against the Bruins. Urho Vaakanainen will be out for the New York Rangers’ Wednesday night game against the Boston ...

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 ...