Petri Vehanen

Infobox Ice Hockey Player


team=Lukko
former_teams = Mestis
Jääkotkat
FPS
Elitserien
Mora IK
RSL
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
GET-ligaen
Viking Hockey
Serie A
HC Val Pusteria Wolves
league = SM-l
position = Goaltender
catches = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 1
weight_lb = 180
nickname =
nationality = FIN
birth_date = birth date and age|1977|10|09
birth_place = Rauma, FIN
draft =
draft_year =
draft_team =
career_start = 1995

Petri Vehanen (b. October 9, 1977, Rauma, Finland is a Finnish professional ice hockey Goaltender who currently plays for Lukko in Finnish SM-liiga

Playing Career

M-liiga career

Vehanen has played his entire SM-liiga career for Lukko which is his hometown team. Vehanen has established himself as the number #1 goaltender for Lukko and played a solid season in 2007-08 SM-liiga season, earning himself a spot at the Finnish National Team roster.

Vehanen also has played for Mestis teams Jääkotkat and FPS.

Career across Europe

Vehanen has played in Europe for Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk of Russia, Viking Hockey of Norway, HC Val Pusterial Wolves in Italy and Mora IK in Sweden.

International Play

Vehanen played in his first International tournament in 2008, when he was selected to Finnish national team to play in 2008 Ice Hockey World Championships. Vehanen's World Championship debut came when he played against Norway which Finland won 3-2 after overtime.