EPISODE 16 with VIIVI VAINIKKA

Welcome back to Jocks Next Gen—your home for the future of the PWHL and the game’s next elite stars. Each week, we spotlight top prospects from North America and Europe who are turning heads and emerging as future PWHL standouts. Today we’re joined by an incredibly talented European prospect: an Olympic bronze medalist with Team Finland, a World Championship silver medalist, three-time World Championship bronze medalist, and a five-time SDHL champion…everyone please welcome on, Viivi Vainikka! Which team will be lucky enough to land this player in the upcoming draft? We dive into that and more in this episode! NEW EPISODES EVERY WEDNESDAY! Send us your questions about all things prospects, draft boards, player comparisons, and more to jocksinjills@thepwhl.com to be featured in our segment Break it Down with Buckles & Florence! Make sure you include “Jocks Next Gen” in the subject line. Follow us on Instagram @jocksnextgen for show updates and all the latest news on PWHL prospects! 00:00:00 – Welcome! 00:04:24 – Stock Up, Stock Down 00:21:44 – Coach’s Perspective with Filip Eriksson 00:29:02 – Viivi Vainikka Interview 00:50:25 – PWHL Best Fit 00:54:05 – Break It Down with Buckles & Florence ---   Schedule: http://bit.ly/48QLIvO   Tickets: https://www.thepwhl.com/en/tickets   PWHL Shop: https://shop.thepwhl.com/   Latest News: www.thepwhl.com/category/news     Join the PWHL on Social!   IG: https://www.instagram.com/thepwhlofficial/?hl=en  X: https://x.com/thepwhlofficial  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thepwhlofficial TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepwhlofficial Threads: https://www.threads.com/@thepwhlofficial Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thepwhl.com