Saku Salmela is a defender from Finland who plays for HIFK in the Liiga.

What team does Saku Salmela play for?

Saku plays for HIFK in the Liiga.

How tall is Saku Salmela?

Saku Salmela is 177 cm (5'10") tall.

How much does Saku Salmela weigh?

Saku Salmela weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).

When was Saku Salmela born?

Saku Salmela was born on 1990-05-16 in Helsinki, FIN.

Saku Salmela

#90 HIFK / Liiga - 26/27

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Games	GP	G	A	TP	+/-
Last 5 games	4	0	1	1	1
Last 10 games	4	0	1	1	1

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Date of Birth: May 16, 1990
Age: 36
Place of Birth: Helsinki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Shakers
Position: D/F
Height: 177 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

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Saku Salmela — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
05-06	KJT U16	U16 I-divisioona Q	2	0	3	3	0	-
05-06	KJT U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	1	0	0	0	0	-
05-06	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	5	0	4	4	4	-
05-06	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	11	0	2	2	4	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	4	-
05-06	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	5	0	0	0	2	-
06-07	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja Q	7	0	3	3	2	-
06-07	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	4	6	10	22	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
06-07	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	0	0	10	-
07-08	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	16	5	13	18	59	-	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	2	-
07-08	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	22	2	4	6	14	-2
07-08	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	4	1	0	1	8	-
08-09	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	42	2	15	17	26	-6	Relegation	10	5	6	11	8	5
09-10	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	16	4	3	7	10	1	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	29	3
09-10	HCKLoan	Suomi-sarja	7	0	3	3	4	-
10-11	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	1	4	5	8	8
10-11	Kiekko-Vantaa U20	U20 I-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0	-	Qualification	4	0	2	2	4	-
10-11	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	18	1	2	3	4	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	27	1
11-12	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	37	10	8	18	16	18	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	6	-3
12-13	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	43	4	5	9	6	2	Relegation	3	0	1	1	0	-2
12-13	Bewe TuusKiLoan	Suomi-sarja	1	2	0	2	0	-
13-14	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	56	2	15	17	32	-6	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	2	2
14-15	Ilves	Liiga	56	8	7	15	16	-6	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
15-16	Ilves	Liiga	55	2	15	17	16	0
16-17	HIFK	Liiga	44	4	9	13	18	7	Playoffs	14	1	1	2	2	1
17-18	HIFK	Liiga	57	2	4	6	53	-5	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	2
18-19	Ässät	Liiga	58	3	9	12	12	-19
19-20	Ässät	Liiga	56	2	10	12	22	-5
20-21	Kiekko-Vantaa	Mestis	2	0	0	0	2	-4
20-21	Dornbirner EC	ICEHL	16	2	4	6	0	-8	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	8	-3
21-22	Kiekko-Espoo	Mestis	6	1	2	3	4	-1
21-22	TapparaLoan	Liiga	9	1	1	2	0	2
21-22	KalPa	Liiga	28	0	7	7	8	-5
22-23	KalPa	Liiga	44	3	7	10	8	7	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	1
23-24	KalPa	Liiga	31	3	2	5	10	4	Playoffs	13	2	2	4	0	4
24-25	KooKoo	Liiga	45	2	3	5	10	19	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0	1
25-26	KalPa	Liiga	14	0	1	1	2	-6
25-26	HIFK	Liiga	36	1	7	8	8	-2	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0	1
26-27	HIFK	Liiga	4	0	1	1	0	1
26-27	Projected	Liiga	58	0	15	15	0	15

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Saku Salmela — Tournament Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
16-17	HIFK	Champions HL	6	0	2	2	2	1
17-18	HIFK	Champions HL	6	1	0	1	2	-3
21-22	Kiekko-Espoo	Suomen Cup	5	1	4	5	2	-
23-24	KalPa	Spengler Cup	1	0	0	0	2	0
25-26	KalPa	Champions HL	4	0	1	1	2	2
25-26	HIFK	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	0	-4

Saku Salmela Game Log

2026-2027

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Saku Salmela — 2026-2027 Game Log
Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Wed 16/09		vs
Wed 09/09		@
Sat 05/09		@
Fri 04/09		vs

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Saku Salmela — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Champions HL	3	16	1	3	4	0.25	6	0	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	12	537	31	83	114	0.21	183	-8	7	44	4	4	8	0.18	4	10
Mestis	6	162	18	32	50	0.31	64	9	4	15	3	3	6	0.40	35	-2
Spengler Cup	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-4	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 — Career Totals

League

Champions HL

ICEHL

International-Jr

Liiga

537

114

Mestis

162

Spengler Cup

Suomen Cup

Suomi-sarja

U16 I-divisioona Q

U16 SM-sarja

U16 SM-sarja Q

U18 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja Q

U20 I-divisioona

U20 SM-liiga

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Saku Salmela — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2005-2006	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2009-2010	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2010-2011	U20 I-divisioona to Jr. A SM-liiga Promotion (Kiekko-Vantaa)
2017-2018	Liiga Bronze Medal

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Saku Salmela — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
04/20/2026	Extension	HIFK	HIFK	Details
11/02/2025	Confirmed	KalPa	HIFK	Details
09/15/2025	Extension	KalPa	KalPa	Details
09/03/2025	Extension	KalPa	KalPa	Details
08/22/2025	Confirmed	KooKoo	KalPa	Details
10/23/2024	Extension	KooKoo	KooKoo	Details
08/19/2024	Confirmed	KalPa	KooKoo	Details
04/22/2022	Extension	KalPa	KalPa	Details
01/05/2022	Extension	KalPa	KalPa	Details
11/07/2021	Confirmed	Kiekko-Espoo	KalPa	Details
10/16/2021	Loan	Kiekko-Espoo	Tappara	Details
06/22/2021	Confirmed	Dornbirner EC	Kiekko-Espoo	Details
01/20/2021	Confirmed	Kiekko-Vantaa	Dornbirner EC	Details
11/19/2020	Confirmed	Ässät	Kiekko-Vantaa	Details
05/04/2018	Confirmed	HIFK	Ässät	Details
05/27/2016	Confirmed	Ilves	HIFK	Details
05/02/2015	Extension	Ilves	Ilves	Details
06/03/2014	Extension	Ilves	Ilves	Details
04/24/2014	Confirmed	Kiekko-Vantaa	Ilves	Details
06/11/2013	Extension	Kiekko-Vantaa	Kiekko-Vantaa	Details
04/18/2012	Extension	Kiekko-Vantaa	Kiekko-Vantaa	Details
06/10/2011	Extension	Kiekko-Vantaa	Kiekko-Vantaa	Details
09/08/2010	Extension	Kiekko-Vantaa	Kiekko-Vantaa	Details
06/23/2010	Confirmed	HIFK U20	Kiekko-Vantaa	Details
11/03/2009	Confirmed	HIFK U20	HCK	Details

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