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Finland Saku Salmela

#90 KalPa / Liiga - 23/24

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Saku Salmela Facts

Date of Birth
May 16, 1990
Position
D/F
Age
33
Height
5'10" / 177 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Shakers
Contract
23/24
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Saku Salmela Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 KJT U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 2* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
KJT U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 0* 4* 4* 4* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 11* 0* 2* 2* 4* -* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2006-07 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 26* 4* 6* 10* 22* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 0* 0* 10* -* |
2007-08 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 16* 5* 13* 18* 59* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 22* 2* 4* 6* 14* -2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
2008-09 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 42* 2* 15* 17* 26* -6* | Relegation 10 5 6 11 8 5
2009-10 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 16* 4* 3* 7* 10* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 29 3
HCK Suomi-sarja 7* 0* 3* 3* 4* -* |
2010-11 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 1* 4* 5* 8* 8* |
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Qualification 4 0 2 2 4 -
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 18* 1* 2* 3* 4* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 27 1
2011-12 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 37* 10* 8* 18* 16* 18* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -3
2012-13 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 43* 4* 5* 9* 6* 2* | Relegation 3 0 1 1 0 -2
Bewe TuusKi Suomi-sarja 1* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2013-14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 56* 2* 15* 17* 32* -6* | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 2
2014-15 Ilves Liiga 56* 8* 7* 15* 16* -6* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015-16 Ilves Liiga 55* 2* 15* 17* 16* 0* |
2016-17 HIFK Liiga 44* 4* 9* 13* 18* 7* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 2 1
2017-18 HIFK Liiga 57* 2* 4* 6* 53* -5* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 2
2018-19 Ässät Liiga 58* 3* 9* 12* 12* -19* |
2019-20 Ässät Liiga 56* 2* 10* 12* 22* -5* |
2020-21 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 2* 0* 0* 0* 2* -4* |
Dornbirner EC ICEHL 16* 2* 4* 6* 0* -8* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 8 -3
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* -1* |
Tappara Liiga 9* 1* 1* 2* 0* 2* |
KalPa Liiga 28* 0* 7* 7* 8* -5* |
2022-23 KalPa Liiga 44* 3* 7* 10* 8* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2023-24 KalPa Liiga 31* 3* 2* 5* 10* 4* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 0 4

Saku Salmela Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 HIFK Champions HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 2* 1* |
2017-18 HIFK Champions HL 6* 1* 0* 1* 2* -3* |
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Suomen Cup 5* 1* 4* 5* 2* -* |
2023-24 KalPa Spengler Cup 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
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Saku Salmela Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2024-04-19T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ Kärpät
2024-04-13T14:00:00+0000 KalPa @ Tappara
2024-04-12T15:30:00+0000 KalPa vs Tappara
2024-04-09T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ Tappara
2024-04-06T14:00:00+0000 KalPa vs Tappara
2024-04-05T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ Tappara
2024-03-29T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ Ilves
2024-03-27T15:30:00-0100 KalPa vs Ilves
2024-03-25T15:30:00-0100 KalPa @ Ilves
2024-03-23T14:00:00-0100 KalPa vs Ilves
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Saku Salmela Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL 1 16* 2* 4* 6* 0.38* 0* -8* | 1 6 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.17 * 8 * -3 *
International-Jr 3 18* 1* 0* 1* 0.06* 20* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 9 438* 28* 71* 99* 0.23* 163* -20* | 5 35 3 * 4 * 7 * 0.20 * 4 * 8 *
Mestis 6 162* 18* 32* 50* 0.31* 64* 9* | 4 15 3 * 3 * 6 * 0.40 * 35 * -2 *
Spengler Cup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomen Cup 1 5* 1* 4* 5* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomi-sarja 2 8* 2* 3* 5* 0.63* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 2* 0* 3* 3* 1.50* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 11* 0* 2* 2* 0.18* 4* -* | 1 6 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 4 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 5* 0* 4* 4* 0.80* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 42* 9* 19* 28* 0.67* 81* -* | 2 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 8* 0* 3* 3* 0.38* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 I-divisioona 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 1 4 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.50 * 4 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 86* 9* 26* 35* 0.41* 58* 1* | 2 16 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.81 * 37 * 8 *

Saku Salmela Skill Rating

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Puckhandling
14
Acceleration
14
Speed
13
Shot Blocking
13

Saku Salmela Career Highlights

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Saku Salmela Connections

Player Period Teams
Micke-Max Åsten (F) 2008-2018 7 HIFK, HIFK U20, Kiekko-Vantaa
Juuso Salmi (D) 2007-2018 7 HIFK, HIFK U18, HIFK U20, Kiekko-Vantaa
Teemu Tallberg (F) 2006-2018 6 HIFK, HIFK U18, HIFK U20, Kiekko-Vantaa
Niko Piiparinen (F) 2006-2012 6 HIFK U18, HIFK U20, Kiekko-Vantaa
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
04/22/2022
04/22/2022 Extension KalPa KalPa
01/05/2022
01/05/2022 Extension KalPa KalPa
11/07/2021
11/07/2021 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo KalPa
10/16/2021
10/16/2021 Loan Kiekko-Espoo Tappara
06/22/2021
06/22/2021 Confirmed Dornbirner EC Kiekko-Espoo
01/20/2021
01/20/2021 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Dornbirner EC
11/19/2020
11/19/2020 Confirmed Ässät Kiekko-Vantaa
05/04/2018
05/04/2018 Confirmed HIFK Ässät
05/27/2016
05/27/2016 Confirmed Ilves HIFK
05/02/2015
05/02/2015 Extension Ilves Ilves
06/03/2014
06/03/2014 Extension Ilves Ilves
04/24/2014
04/24/2014 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Ilves
06/11/2013
06/11/2013 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
04/18/2012
04/18/2012 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
06/10/2011
06/10/2011 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
09/08/2010
09/08/2010 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
06/23/2010
06/23/2010 Confirmed HIFK U20 Kiekko-Vantaa
11/03/2009
11/03/2009 Confirmed HIFK U20 HCK

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Saku Salmela Biography and Trivia


Memorable dates
- 2016-02-12 • Played 100th Liiga game (vs. SaiPa)
- 2014-10-24 • Scored first Liiga goal (assisted by T.Kivistö and S.Sandell)(PP), vs. SaiPa(J.Markkanen)
- 2014-09-12 • Made Liiga debut against Tappara +/-: 0 PIM: 0 S: 2 TOI: 20:11

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