Valtteri Piironen
5 Valtteri Piironen
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    208
  • Hometown:
    Pyhäselkä, Finland
  • Position:
    Defenseman
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Team:
    Long Island (NCAA)
  • S/C:
    L
  • gp
    29
  • p
    8
  • g
    1
  • a
    7
  • pim
    14
  • +/-
    -6

Bio

2024-25 (Long Island, Junior): Had a career-high 11 assists and tied his career-best with 12 points…appeared in 34 games…led the Sharks with 61 blocked shots…had three multi-point efforts…finished tied for second on the team with a +8 rating…tied a career high with nine blocks against Providence Nov. 23.

2023-24 (Long Island, Sophomore): Registered a career-best three goals…finished with 12 points in 31 games played…tallied a career-high three points against Stonehill Feb. 2…finished second on the team with 65 blocked shots…scored one power play goal…had three multi-point efforts and five games with four or more blocked shots...AHCA-Krampade All-American Scholar.

2022-23 (Long Island, Freshman): Finished with 10 points on one goal and nine assists as a freshman…first collegiate goal was an empty-netter Jan. 28 against Princeton…first point was an assist against Stonehill Oct. 8, 2022…first career multi-point game was the same night…had three multi-point performances…finished second on the team with 60 blocked shots…blocked nine shots against Quinnipiac Oct. 9.

Before Long Island: Played for the Sioux Falls Stampede from 2018-2020 and then 2021-22…totaled one goal, five assists and six points in 96 games with the Stampede…competed for Finland’s U17 squad in 2017-18.

Personal: Son of Henna and Juha Piironen…born Sept. 11, 2001…native of Pyhäselkä, Finland…shoots left…participated in the Colorado Avalanche’s development camp in 2023-24…goes by Wade.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 Northern Michigan W, 6-0
Feb 26 at Lake Superior State W, 5-2
Feb 27 at Lake Superior State L by SO, 2-2
Mar 6 at Minnesota State L, 5-1
Mar 7 at Minnesota State W, 2-1
Mar 8 at Minnesota State L, 2-0
  Overall Conf
Games 29 22
Points 8 8
Goals 1 1
Assists 7 7
PIM 14 10
+/- -6 0
Power-play goals 0 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 20 14
Game-winning goals 0 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 22 12
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s fo fow fol fo%
Oct 3 at Miami (Ohio) L, 6-4 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Oct 4 at Miami (Ohio) L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 9 at #1 Western Michigan W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 10 #1 Western Michigan L, 6-4 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 17 at Simon Fraser W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at USNTDP U-18 W, 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 24 at Michigan Tech L, 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 25 at Michigan Tech L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Oct 31 Lindenwood (Mo) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
Nov 1 Lindenwood (Mo) L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
Nov 7 Augustana (S.D.) L, 4-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Nov 8 Augustana (S.D.) W, 2-0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Nov 14 at Bowling Green State L, 9-5 1 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Bowling Green State L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 Lake Superior State L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000
Nov 22 Lake Superior State W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 5 at #13 Minnesota State L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Dec 6 at #13 Minnesota State W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Dec 12 Michigan Tech L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
Dec 13 Michigan Tech L, 5-2 1 1 0 1 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -
Dec 28 vs. #3 Michigan State L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Dec 29 vs. Miami (Ohio) L, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 .000
Jan 2 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 5-3 1 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jan 3 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 8-4 1 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jan 9 Bowling Green State L, 3-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Bowling Green State L, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 16 at #15 Augustana (S.D.) L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jan 17 at #15 Augustana (S.D.) L, 4-3 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jan 30 Minnesota State L, 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Jan 31 Minnesota State L, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 .500
Feb 6 at Bemidji State W, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000
Feb 7 at Bemidji State L, 4-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 .000
Feb 13 Northern Michigan W by SO, 4-4 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Feb 14 Northern Michigan W, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 .000
Feb 26 at Lake Superior State W, 5-2 1 0 4 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
Feb 27 at Lake Superior State L by SO, 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Mar 6 at Minnesota State L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Mar 7 at Minnesota State W, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 8 at Minnesota State L, 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 14 at CCHA Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 at CCHA Tournament   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
2025-26 29 1 7 8 14 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 2 8 .200
Total 29 1 7 8 14 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 2 8 .200
    gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s fo fow fol fo%
Event Total 29 1 7 8 14 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 10 2 8 .200
Conference 22 1 7 8 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 9 2 7 .222
Exhibition - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 - - -
Location Home 11 1 1 2 6 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 2 3 .400
Away 16 0 6 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 4 .000
Neutral 2 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 .000
Result Wins 5 0 5 5 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 .000
Losses 22 1 2 3 12 -13 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 5 2 3 .400
Ties 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -
Month October 5 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 -
November 5 0 1 1 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 1.000
December 6 1 0 1 8 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 .000
January 6 0 2 2 2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 .500
February 6 0 4 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 6 .000
March 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -