Topias Vilén
Born (2003-04-01) 1 April 2003
Lahti, Finland
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 New Jersey Devils
Utica Comets (AHL)
Lahti Pelicans
NHL Draft 129th overall, 2021
New Jersey Devils
Playing career 2020–present

Topias Vilén (born 1 April 2003) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player for the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect to the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] He was selected 129th overall in the fifth round of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Devils.[2]

Playing career

Vilén made his Liiga debut in 2020 with the Lahti Pelicans. Following the 2020–21 season, in which he played primarily in the Liiga, he was drafted in the fifth round (129th overall) of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils.[2] He remained in Finland for the 2021–22 season.

On 13 May 2022, Vilén was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with New Jersey, but was loaned back to the Pelicans for the 2022–23 season.[3] Following a run to the Liiga finals with Lahti, Vilén joined the Devils' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Utica Comets, making his AHL debut on 3 May 2023, in a playoff game against the Toronto Marlies.[4][5]

He was assigned to the Comets for the 2023–24 season.[6] He recorded his first AHL point and first AHL multi-point game with two assists against the Syracuse Crunch on 27 October 2023.[7] From 24 to 26 November 2023, Vilén was assigned to the Adirondack Thunder, the ECHL affiliate of the Devils and Comets.[8][9] He had an assist in each of two games against the Worcester Railers.[10][11]

International play

Vilén represented Finland at the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
2019–20 Lahti Pelicans U20 40471116 10110
2019–20 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 10000 —————
2019–20 Peliitat Mestis 30110 —————
2020–21 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 353586 —————
2020–21 Peliitat Mestis 61010 —————
2021–22 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 5006612 30002
2021–22 Lahti Pelicans U20 10220 10000
2022–23 Lahti Pelicans Liiga 4198176 1845931
2022–23 Utica Comets AHL ————— 10000
Liiga totals 12712193124 2145933

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2019 Finland U17 7th 41010
2021 Finland U18 4th 70444
2023 Finland WJC 5th 50110
Junior totals 161564

References

  1. ↑ "Topias Vilén player profile". EliteProspects.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Devils pick Topias Vilen at 129th overall in the fifth round". allaboutthejersey.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Topias Vilen signs three-year, entry-level contract". New Jersey Devils. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Liiga". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ↑ JamesJTracy (9 May 2023). "New Jersey Devils Prospects AHL Update: Comets Downed by Marlies". All About The Jersey. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Stein, Amanda (29 September 2023). "Devils Make Next Round of Cuts". NHL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Topias Vilen - AHL". theahl.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Friday's Transactions". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Official Site of The ECHL | ECHL Transactions - Nov. 26". ECHL. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Adirondack Thunder | ORGEL SCORES AGAIN IN 4-3 OT LOSS TO RAILERS". Adirondack Thunder. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Worcester Railers @ Adirondack Thunder". Worcester Railers. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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