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Finland Sami Venäläinen

#38 Fischtown Pinguins / DEL - 16/17

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2. Anthony Romani 68 58 53 111
3. Dalyn Wakely 66 39 65 104
4. Quentin Musty 53 43 59 102
5. Denver Barkey 64 35 67 102
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Sami Venäläinen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
42
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2

Sami Venäläinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 32* 21* 17* 38* 31* -* | Playoffs 4 2 1 3 0 -
1997-98 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 2* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* | Playoffs 6 4 5 9 6 -
Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 33* 18* 7* 25* 12* -* |
1998-99 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 31* 27* 17* 44* 45* -* |
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 10* 3* 2* 5* 29* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* 3* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 3* 3* 2* -* |
1999-00 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 37* 8* 9* 17* 18* -* | Playoffs 10 3 4 7 6 -
2000-01 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 21* 6* 13* 19* 12* -* | Playoffs 9 3 1 4 0 -
Tappara SM-liiga 36* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 3* 3* 6* 4* -* |
2001-02 Tappara SM-liiga 56* 5* 8* 13* 24* 4* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 8 0
2002-03 Tappara SM-liiga 55* 5* 9* 14* 48* 5* | Playoffs 13 0 0 0 10 -1
2003-04 Tappara SM-liiga 56* 18* 15* 33* 22* 0* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 2
2004-05 Tappara SM-liiga 55* 5* 6* 11* 32* -4* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 6 0
2005-06 Tappara SM-liiga 56* 10* 12* 22* 48* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 12 -5
2006-07 Tappara SM-liiga 54* 14* 7* 21* 67* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -2
2007-08 Tappara SM-liiga 54* 16* 8* 24* 52* 9* | Playoffs 11 0 2 2 10 -1
2008-09 TPS SM-liiga 56* 7* 18* 25* 42* -1* | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 6 0
2009-10 TPS SM-liiga 43* 10* 10* 20* 66* 4* | Playoffs 15 1 6 7 4 3
2010-11 TPS “A” SM-liiga 58* 10* 24* 34* 32* -13* |
2011-12 Tappara “A” SM-liiga 58* 8* 17* 25* 55* 0* |
2012-13 Tappara SM-liiga 30* 3* 4* 7* 26* -4* | Playoffs 10 2 0 2 6 2
LeKi Mestis 8* 3* 2* 5* 2* -4* |
2013-14 LeKi Mestis 11* 4* 5* 9* 2* 6* |
SaiPa Liiga 45* 3* 12* 15* 49* 9* | Playoffs 13 1 1 2 2 0
2014-15 SaiPa Liiga 58* 4* 9* 13* 38* -10* | Playoffs 7 1 1 2 2 -1
2015-16 SaiPa Liiga 59* 10* 14* 24* 49* 11* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 2
2016-17 Fischtown Pinguins DEL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Sami Venäläinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 TPS ET 8* 4* 5* 9* 8* -* | Playoffs 3 3 0 3 0 -
2011-12 Tappara “A” ET 8* 4* 2* 6* 14* -* |
2012-13 Tappara ET 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 4 -
2014-15 SaiPa Champions HL 10* 2* 1* 3* 8* 2* |
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Sami Venäläinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 10* 2* 1* 3* 0.30* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 19* 9* 7* 16* 0.84* 22* -* | 2 4 3 * 0 * 3 * 0.75 * 4 * - *
International-Jr 2 23* 3* 6* 9* 0.39* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 16 829* 128* 174* 302* 0.36* 652* 22* | 14 116 10 * 17 * 27 * 0.23 * 72 * -1 *
Mestis 2 19* 7* 7* 14* 0.74* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 34* 23* 17* 40* 1.18* 31* -* | 2 10 6 * 6 * 12 * 1.20 * 6 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 2 64* 45* 24* 69* 1.08* 57* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 68* 17* 24* 41* 0.60* 59* -* | 2 19 6 * 5 * 11 * 0.58 * 6 * - *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 3* 3* 0.43* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
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Sami Venäläinen Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/20/2017
06/20/2017 Confirmed Fischtown Pinguins Retired
07/04/2016
07/04/2016 Confirmed SaiPa Fischtown Pinguins
02/28/2015
02/28/2015 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
05/23/2014
05/23/2014 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
12/14/2013
12/14/2013 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
10/20/2013
10/20/2013 Confirmed Tappara SaiPa
09/10/2013
09/10/2013 Loan Tappara LeKi
12/19/2012
12/19/2012 Loan Tappara LeKi
04/12/2011
04/12/2011 Confirmed TPS Tappara
03/15/2010
03/15/2010 Extension TPS TPS

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Sami Venäläinen Biography and Trivia

Missed 16/17 season due to injury

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