 Vaskivuo returned to North America and to Florida, signing for the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears on September 29, 2017.It would ultimately be a brief spell with the Solar Bears, playing just nine games for the team.He followed with brief spell with the ECHL's Florida Everblades for three and Brest Albatros Hockey in the French Division 1 for six games before wrapping up the season in the United Kingdom's Elite Ice Hockey League for the Nottingham Panthers.