Topias Vilén | |||
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Born |
Lahti, Finland | 1 April 2003||
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 | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2019–20 | Lahti Pelicans | U20 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Peliitat | Mestis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Peliitat | Mestis | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 50 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2021–22 | Lahti Pelicans | U20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Lahti Pelicans | Liiga | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 31 | ||
2022–23 | Utica Comets | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Liiga totals | 127 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 33 |
International
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2019 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
2023 | Finland | WJC | 5th | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 16 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
References
- ↑ "Topias Vilén player profile". EliteProspects.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Devils pick Topias Vilen at 129th overall in the fifth round". allaboutthejersey.com. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ↑ "Topias Vilen signs three-year, entry-level contract". New Jersey Devils. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ↑ "Liiga". liiga.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ JamesJTracy (9 May 2023). "New Jersey Devils Prospects AHL Update: Comets Downed by Marlies". All About The Jersey. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Stein, Amanda (29 September 2023). "Devils Make Next Round of Cuts". NHL.com. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "Topias Vilen - AHL". theahl.com. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ↑ "Friday's Transactions". The Edwardsville Intelligencer. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "Official Site of The ECHL | ECHL Transactions - Nov. 26". ECHL. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- ↑ "Adirondack Thunder | ORGEL SCORES AGAIN IN 4-3 OT LOSS TO RAILERS". Adirondack Thunder. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ↑ "Worcester Railers @ Adirondack Thunder". Worcester Railers. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database