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Finland Tapio Sammalkangas

#74 Tappara / Liiga - 16/17

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Tapio Sammalkangas Facts

Date of Birth
Mar 16, 1980
Position
D
Age
44
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Tampere, FIN
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U18 EJC Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2

Father: Timo Sammalkangas
Cousin: Samuli Kankaanperä, Markus Kankaanperä

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Tapio Sammalkangas Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 29* 7* 6* 13* 38* -* |
1995-96 Ilves U16 U16 SM-sarja 23* 1* 5* 6* 62* -* |
Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1996-97 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 34* 6* 3* 9* 79* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 37 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 4* 2* 1* 3* 2* -* |
1997-98 Ilves U18 U18 SM-sarja 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 16* 1* 1* 2* 22* -* | Relegation 14 3 5 8 20 -
Ilves SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U18 EJC-18 6* 1* 0* 1* 8* -* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 17* 1* 2* 3* 30* -* |
1998-99 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 30* 4* 7* 11* 64* -* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 8 -
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 12* -* |
1999-00 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 9* 1* 2* 3* 55* -* |
Ilves SM-liiga 47* 0* 3* 3* 56* -15* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 2
Finland U20 (all) “C” International-Jr 20* 1* 2* 3* 55* -* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 0* 0* 35* 1* |
2000-01 Ilves U20 U20 SM-liiga 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Ilves SM-liiga 54* 3* 4* 7* 34* -6* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 4 1
2001-02 Ässät SM-liiga 52* 5* 10* 15* 70* -18* |
2002-03 Ilves SM-liiga 51* 0* 1* 1* 22* -24* |
2003-04 Fresno Falcons ECHL 70* 1* 18* 19* 84* -* |
2004-05 AaB Ishockey Denmark 29* 2* 5* 7* 46* -* | Playoffs 16 1 1 2 31 -
2005-06 AaB Ishockey Denmark 36* 4* 11* 15* 65* -* | Playoffs 17 3 6 9 50 -
2006-07 Ässät SM-liiga 49* 9* 4* 13* 98* -18* |
2007-08 Ässät SM-liiga 49* 1* 6* 7* 42* -24* |
2008-09 Ässät SM-liiga 55* 2* 4* 6* 116* 4* | Relegation 14 3 3 6 14 6
2009-10 Ässät SM-liiga 24* 1* 0* 1* 16* -4* |
LeKi Mestis 4* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2010-11 Ässät SM-liiga 48* 2* 6* 8* 77* 2* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 6 -3
2011-12 Ässät “A” SM-liiga 55* 3* 8* 11* 71* 14* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 27 -2
2012-13 Ässät “A” SM-liiga 56* 1* 8* 9* 38* 17* | Playoffs 16 1 1 2 6 3
2013-14 Ässät “A” Liiga 24* 1* 3* 4* 41* -7* |
2014-15 Ässät “A” Liiga 38* 1* 2* 3* 63* 1* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -3
2015-16 Ässät Liiga 42* 0* 3* 3* 47* 3* |
2016-17 Tappara Liiga 27* 1* 2* 3* 12* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0

Tapio Sammalkangas Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Tappara Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* 0* |
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S Team League Role on Team Notes
2018-19 Ässät Liiga Mental Coach
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Tapio Sammalkangas Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Denmark 2 65* 6* 16* 22* 0.34* 111* -* | 2 33 4 * 7 * 11 * 0.33 * 81 * - *
ECHL 1 70* 1* 18* 19* 0.27* 84* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 47* 4* 5* 9* 0.19* 99* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 16 671* 30* 64* 94* 0.14* 803* -73* | 9 56 5 * 4 * 9 * 0.16 * 59 * 4 *
Mestis 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 52* 8* 11* 19* 0.37* 100* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 39* 6* 4* 10* 0.26* 83* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 37 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 56* 6* 10* 16* 0.29* 141* -* | 2 23 3 * 6 * 9 * 0.39 * 28 * - *
WJC-20 1 7* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 35* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Tapio Sammalkangas Career Highlights

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Tapio Sammalkangas Connections

Player Period Teams
Ville Uusitalo (D) 2008-2016 8 Ässät
Ville Hirvonen (F) 1994-2007 8 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), Ilves, Ilves U16, Ilves U18, Ilves U20, Ässät
Veli-Matti Savinainen (F) 2007-2017 7 Tappara, Ässät
Tuomas Huhtanen (F) 2006-2015 7 Ässät
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/30/2017
07/30/2017 Confirmed Tappara Retired
05/12/2016
05/12/2016 Confirmed Ässät Tappara
09/05/2013
09/05/2013 Extension Ässät Ässät
12/21/2011
12/21/2011 Extension Ässät Ässät
12/22/2010
12/22/2010 Extension Ässät Ässät
03/20/2009
03/20/2009 Extension Ässät Ässät

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