Vaskivuo was born in Helsinki, Finland, to a Russian mother and Finnish father, and he grew up in Florida, where the family had moved when he was five years old.
He made his professional debut with Hokki of Mestis in 2008 before joining the Dayton Gems of the International Hockey League the following year.
In June 2014, Vaskivuo returned to Europe to sign for the Aalborg Pirates of Denmark's Metal Ligaen where he scored 23 goals and 42 points in 36 games.
He played just four games for Sport without scoring a point[4] before moving to HC Thurgau of the Swiss National League B in October 2016.
[5] He also played three games for National League A team HC Davos during their playoff run, scoring a goal and an assist.