 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Virtanen ṣe ere hockey junior pẹlu Calgary Hitmen ti Western Hockey League WHL ati pe o ti ṣe aṣoju Canada ni igba marun ni idije kariaye ni 2013 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, 2013 U-18 Junior World Cup, 2014 IIHF World U18 Championships, 2015 IIHF World U20 Championships ati 2016 IIHF World U20 Championships : ó ṣe tán. 