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Thank you for the recap, what a career! If there is a v21, Ill be most definitely using the random superstar again!Adaari Vaal @Adaari Vaal
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Adaari Vaal
Drafted 68th Overall in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators
Position: C
National Team Played For: Netherlands
Career Earnings: $9,932,000
NHL Seasons: 9 Seasons in between (2025-2036)
NHL Stanley Cup Finals Appearances: 1 (2036)
Olympic Appearances: 0
NHL All-Star Appearances: 0
AHL All-Star Appearances: 1 (2026)
ESL All-Star Appearances: 2 (2038 & 2039)
NHL Hall of Fame Induction:
Career Goal Accomplishment:
Records Held:
Teams Played For:
- ZSC Record Holder for Most Points by a Center in a single season (66 points in 2038/39)
- 9th in ESL History for Most Points in a single season (66 points in 2038/39)
Cities Lived In:
- HCB Tricino Rockets (2022-2025)
- Nashville Predators (2025-26 & 2029-30)
- Milwaukee Admirals (2025-2030)
- Vancouver Canucks (2030-2032)
- Abbortsford Canucks (2030-2032)
- Columbus Blue Jackets (2031-2032)
- Calgary Flames (2032-2035)
- Toronto Maple Leafs (2035-2036)
- Sokol Krasnoyarsk (2036-2037)
- ZSC Lions (2037-2039)
- Vaasan Sport (2039-2040)
- Leksand IF (2040-2041)
- Saryarka Karaganda (2041-2042)
- Dinamo-Molodenchno (2042-2044)
Transactions:
- Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Biasca, Switzerland
- Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
- Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Krasnoyarsk, Russia
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Vaasa, Finland
- Leksand, Sweden
- Karaganda, Kazakhstan
- Molodechno, Belarus
Important Awards Won:
- April 28th, 2023 – First international game for Netherlands against Serbia aged 15
- June 21st, 2025 – Drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft (Round 2)
- July 13th, 2025 – Signed a 1-year ELC with the Nashville Predators
- December 31st, 2025 – Signed a 1-year extension with the Nashville Predators
- May 2nd, 2029 – Signed a 1-year extension with the Nashville Predators
- May 2nd, 2030 – Signed a 1-year extension with the Nashville Predators
- September 27th, 2030 – Claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets
- October 7th, 2030 – Claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks
- January 5th, 2031 – Signed a 1-year extension with the Vancouver Canucks
- July 20th, 2031 – Traded by the Vancouver Canucks to the Anaheim Ducks
- September 27th, 2031 – Claimed off waivers by the Vancouver Canucks
- February 9th, 2032 – Claimed off waivers by the Columbus Blue Jackets
- March 2nd, 2032 – Signed a 1-year extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets
- July 6th, 2033 – Signed a 2-year deal with the Calgary Flames as a UFA
- October 6th, 2035 – Signed a 1-year deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs as a UFA
- November 13th, 2036 – Signed a 1-year deal with Sokol as a UFA
- May 7th, 2037 – Signed a 2-year deal with the ZSC Lions as a UFA
- May 27th, 2039 – Signed a 1-year deal with Sport as a UFA
- May 6th, 2040 – Signed a 1-year deal with KooKoo as a UFA
- July 7th, 2040 – Signed a 1-year deal with Leksand as a UFA
- May 11th, 2041 – Signed a 1-year deal with Saryarka as a UFA
- May 12th, 2042 – Signed a 1-year deal with Molodenchno as a UFA
- May 21st, 2043 – Signed a 1-year deal with Molodenchno as a UFA
European Awards:
AHL Awards:
- 2 HCB Tricino Fans Player of the Year Awards (2023/24, 2024/25)
- 1 Vaasan Sport Fans Player of the Year Awards (2038/40)
- 1 ESL All-Star Game Fastest Skater Award (2038)
- 1 ESL Second All-Star Team Award (2038/39)
- 1 ESL Third All-Star Team Award (2037/38)
- 1 SHL First All-Star Team Award (2040/41)
NHL Awards:
- 1 AHL All-Star Game MVP Award (2025/25)
- 1 AHL All-Star Game Fastest Skater Award (2026)
- 1 Milwaukee Admirals Fans Player of the Year Award (2028/29)
- 1 Abbortsford Canucks Fans Player of the Year Award (2030/31)
- 1 AHL Second All-Star Team Award (2030/31)
International Awards:
- N/A
Competition Medals/Trophies:
- 2 Western Europe Top Scorer Awards (2024 & 2037)
- 2 Western Europe Top Forward Awards (2024 & 2037)
- 1 Western Europe Most Valuable Player (2024)
- 3 Western Europe All-Star Team Awards (2024, 2025 & 2037)
- 2 World Championships Div 1A Top Forward Awards (2032 & 2034)
- 2 World Championships Div 1A First All-Star Team Awards (2032 & 2034)
- 1 World Championships Div 1B First All-Star Team Award (2040)
- 1 World Championships Div 1B Second All-Star Team Award (2038)
NHL Stanley Cups:
NHL American Championship Trophy:
- 1 – (2036 TOR)
NHL Canadian Championship Trophy:
- 0
Turner Cup Championship Trophy:
- 0
Olympic Medals:
- 0
World Championships Medals:
- - 0
- - 0
- - 0
World Championships Div 1B Medals:
- – 0
- – 0
- – 0
World Junior Championships Medals:
- – 1 (2040)
- – 0
- – 1 (2038)
- – 0
- – 0
- – 0
What an assortment of jersey's for Adaari Vaal! One of the best suitcases in all of HF Boards history. What a career it's been for this guy. I would say he is a bit of a European legend and a high end player outside of the NHL. Adaari Vaal from the outset was a guy that many scouts didn't see too much upside in, but there may have been some who thought he could be a serviceable guy in your bottom six. One of Vaal's main sticking points was his speed. He was lightning quick and could pass a puck. Vaal had a good start in Europe and it was enough to make him a second round pick to the Nashville Predators. Vaal had some great stints in the AHL. In my opinion he is one of the best AHL players I've seen out of this superstar. He was very skilled and able to put up quite a bit of points and he got a cup of tea with the Predators and did decently well based on his play time. The next few years of his life was a whirl wind, Vaal bounced between teams getting claimed off waivers multiple times. Then he found some stability with the Calgary Flames which kind of put him in position to be signed by the eventual cup winners the Toronto Maple Leafs. There he had one of his better seasons as a depth player having 32 points in 52 games. However it was his last NHL season before going over and being a force in Europe. It's sad that NHL teams couldn't see the value in Vaal as a fourth line center that can bring speed and skill to the line up. I am glad that he was able to extend his career in Europe for a further 8 seasons and not just be a run of the mill player, but a star player on the teams he was on. Congrats on a great career!
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