Jake Virtanen Biography, Weight, Education, Family, Stats, Career Earnings, Instagram

Canadian ice hockey player Jacob Virtanen (born August 17, 1996) most recently competed for EHC Visp in the Swiss League (SL). In the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Vancouver Canucks selected Virtanen sixth overall.

Jake Virtanen Biography

Virtanen was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, on August 17, 1996. He lived in Langley for his first 12 years before moving to the nearby city of Abbotsford. Virtanen played rugby in grades 7 and 8 while attending Fraser Middle School Hockey Academy.

He contributed to the team’s victories in the Fraser Valley 7s and the Grade 8 15-a-side full-on league. After persuading him to keep playing rugby seriously, his physical education teacher took notice of him and personally taught him the game’s rules.

The Vancouver Canucks selected Virtanen with the sixth overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Since Cam Neely in 1983, he was the first player from British Columbia to be drafted by the Canucks in the first round. Virtanen tweeted on July 25, 2014, that he has agreed to an entry-level deal with the Canucks.

In a post announcing his signing, he stated, “Such a privilege to join the Vancouver Canucks! I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has supported me, especially my family!”

He spent his final year of major junior hockey with the Hitmen before being transferred to the Utica Comets, an American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, after they were eliminated from the WHL Playoffs.

Jake Virtanen Weight

Jake Virtanen stands 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) tall.

Jake Virtanen Education

Virtanen attended Yale Hockey Academy in addition to the W.A. Fraser Skills Academy, which was directly connected to his middle school. Billy Wilms, the executive director of the hockey academy, commended Virtanen for his wrist shot while he was a student at Yale Secondary School, which collaborated with them.

Jake Virtanen Family

Finnish-born Rainer is his father. He was born in New Westminster, British Columbia, and raised for the majority of his formative years there until moving to Abbotsford.

Jake Virtanen Stats

Season	Team	Lge	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2011-12	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	9	3	1	4	4	3	5	0	0	0	4
2012-13	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	62	16	18	34	67	25	15	2	4	6	27
2013-14	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	71	45	26	71	100	23	6	1	3	4	4
2014-15	Calgary Hitmen	WHL	50	21	31	52	82	15	14	5	8	13	28
2014-15	Utica Comets	AHL	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	0	1	1	6
2015-16	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	55	7	6	13	45	-7	—	—	—	—	—
2015-16	Utica Comets	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
2016-17	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	10	0	1	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
2016-17	Utica Comets	AHL	65	9	10	19	48	-11	—	—	—	—	—
2017-18	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	75	10	10	20	46	-11	—	—	—	—	—
2018-19	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	70	15	10	25	44	-4	—	—	—	—	—
2019-20	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	69	18	18	36	41	-4	16	2	1	3	25
2020-21	Vancouver Canucks	NHL	38	5	0	5	41	-4	—	—	—	—	—
2021-22	Moscow Spartak	KHL	36	9	7	16	24	-5	—	—	—	—	—
2022-23	Visp EHC	Swiss-Sw	21	15	10	25	44	0
NHL Totals	317	55	45	100	219	16	2	1	3	25

Jake Virtanen Career Earnings

YEAR	TEAM	AWARDS	SALARY	SIGNING BONUS	INCENTIVE	TOTAL CASH
2015-2016	$832,500	–	–	$832,500
2016-2017	$832,500	–	–	$832,500
2017-2018	$832,500	–	–	$832,500
2018-2019	$800,000	$200,000	–	$1,000,000
2019-2020	$1,400,000	$100,000	–	$1,500,000
2020-2021	$1,700,000	–	–	$1,700,000
2021-2022	$500,000	–	–	$500,000
2022-2023	$500,000	–	–	$500,000
Est. Earnings (8 seasons)			$7,397,500	$300,000	–	$7,697,500