Jake Virtanen
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Virtanen at the 2014 CHL Top Prospects Game
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August 17, 1996 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 208 lb (94 kg; 14 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
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NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Vancouver Canucks Utica Comets (AHL) |
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| NHL Draft | 6th overall, 2014 Vancouver Canucks |
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| Playing career | 2015–present | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
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2014 Finland | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
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2013 Czech Republic/Slovakia | |
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
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2015 Canada | |
Jake Virtanen (born August 17, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for the Utica Comets in the American Hockey League (AHL). Virtanen was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks sixth overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Virtanen played junior hockey with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and has represented Canada five times in international competition at the 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, 2013 U-18 Junior World Cup, 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships , 2015 IIHF World U20 Championships, and 2016 IIHF World U20 Championships
Virtanen was born August 17, 1996 in New Westminster, British Columbia, and spent his first 12 years living in Langley, British Columbia, before settling in nearby Abbotsford. He attended Yale Secondary School, in Abbotsford, as well as the Yale Hockey Academy. He played minor hockey in Abbotsford. His father, Rainer, is originally from Finland. Virtanen acquired jus sanguinis Finnish citizenship through his father.
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