Who is Anssi Salmela?

Anssi Salmela is a retired defender from Finland.

What was the last team Anssi Salmela played for?

The last team Anssi played for was Ilves in the Liiga.

How tall is Anssi Salmela?

Anssi Salmela is 182 cm (6'0") tall.

How much does Anssi Salmela weigh?

Anssi Salmela weighs 86 kg (190 lbs).

When was Anssi Salmela born?

Anssi Salmela was born on 1984-08-13 in Nokia, FIN.

Anssi Salmela

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Date of Birth: Aug 13, 1984
Age: 42
Place of Birth: Nokia, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ilves
Position: D
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
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Brother: Topi Salmela

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Anssi Salmela — Career Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
99-00	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja	13	15	12	27	38	-	Playoffs	3	0	4	4	4	-
00-01	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	32	7	3	10	24	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	4	-
01-02	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	6	4	10	12	-	Playoffs	2	2	1	3	0	-
01-02	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	3	4	7	22	-	Playoffs	2	2	1	3	0	-
02-03	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	23	5	9	14	22	3
03-04	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	10	9	19	22	15	Playoffs	12	5	3	8	4	-1
03-04	Tappara	SM-liiga	10	0	0	0	2	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	0
03-04	Suomi U20Loan	Mestis	5	2	2	4	0	0
03-04	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	6	0
04-05	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	2	4	6	6	7	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
04-05	Tappara	SM-liiga	48	1	5	6	49	-7	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	0	-3
05-06	Tappara	SM-liiga	8	0	1	1	0	2
05-06	Pelicans	SM-liiga	48	8	8	16	59	4
06-07	Pelicans	SM-liiga	56	11	12	23	58	-13	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	4	3
07-08	Tappara	SM-liiga	56	16	16	32	40	5	Playoffs	11	0	6	6	14	-6
07-08	Finland	WC	8	0	0	0	37	3
08-09	New Jersey Devils	NHL	17	0	3	3	6	1
08-09	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	9	1	2	3	2	0
08-09	Lowell Devils	AHL	38	8	16	24	41	-6
08-09	Chicago Wolves	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	-2
08-09	Finland	WC	7	1	0	1	2	-1
09-10	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	29	1	4	5	22	4
09-10	New Jersey Devils	NHL	9	1	2	3	0	-5
10-11	New Jersey Devils	NHL	48	1	6	7	14	-11
10-11	Albany Devils	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	-3
10-11	Finland	WC	9	1	2	3	4	5
11-12	Avangard Omsk	KHL	22	6	4	10	14	5	Playoffs	21	1	3	4	16	5
11-12	Finland	WC	7	0	2	2	25	0
12-13	Avangard Omsk	KHL	37	2	12	14	37	3	Playoffs	11	0	1	1	6	0
13-14	MODO Hockey	SHL	8	2	4	6	20	4
13-14	HV71	SHL	36	7	14	21	64	7	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-1
13-14	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	0
14-15	Färjestad BK	SHL	42	6	17	23	28	4	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	4	0
14-15	Finland	WC	8	0	2	2	4	5
14-15	Finland (all)	International	19	1	4	5	24	5
15-16	Brynäs IF	SHL	24	4	11	15	47	5	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-2
15-16	Finland	WC	5	0	1	1	2	6
15-16	Finland (all)	International	15	1	4	5	6	10
16-17	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	10	3	2	5	8	-1
16-17	Linköping HC	SHL	32	4	14	18	28	0	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-1
16-17	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	0
17-18	Dinamo Riga	KHL	33	5	12	17	18	-5
18-19	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	49	10	11	21	28	-3	Playoffs	12	0	5	5	6	5
19-20	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	37	5	11	16	10	-12
20-21	Ilves	Liiga	23	3	5	8	24	0	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-1

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Anssi Salmela — Tournament Statistics
S	Team	League	Regular Season						Postseason
S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
06-07	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	1
07-08	Finland	EHT	6	0	2	2	18	2
09-10	Finland	EHT	1	1	0	1	0	1
10-11	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	-1
13-14	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	0
14-15	Finland	EHT	7	1	1	2	20	0
15-16	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	-2
16-17	Linköping HC	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	0	0
17-18	Dinamo Riga"A"	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	0	-3
18-19	EHC Biel-Bienne	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	1	0	-
19-20	EHC Biel-Bienne	Champions HL	10	1	3	4	0	0
19-20	EHC Biel-Bienne	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	1	0	-

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2020-2021

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Thu 22/04		vs
Tue 20/04		@
Mon 19/04		@
Fri 16/04		vs
Thu 15/04		@

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Anssi Salmela — Career Totals
League	Regular Season								Postseason
League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	42	8	16	24	0.57	41	-11	0
Champions HL	2	12	1	4	5	0.42	0	0	0
EHT	7	28	3	4	7	0.25	42	1	0
International	4	40	2	10	12	0.30	34	15	0
KHL	4	102	16	30	46	0.45	77	2	2	32	1	4	5	0.16	22	5
Liiga (SM-liiga)	6	249	39	47	86	0.35	232	-10	5	33	1	7	8	0.24	24	-7
Mestis	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	0	0	0
NHL	3	112	4	17	21	0.19	44	-11	0
NL	2	86	15	22	37	0.43	38	-15	1	12	0	5	5	0.42	6	5
SHL	4	142	23	60	83	0.58	187	20	4	17	2	6	8	0.47	12	-4
Spengler Cup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
Swiss Cup	2	3	1	1	2	0.67	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	13	15	12	27	2.08	38	-	1	3	0	4	4	1.33	4	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	43	13	7	20	0.47	36	-	2	4	2	2	4	1.00	4	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	86	20	26	46	0.53	72	25*	3	15	7	4	11	0.73	4	-2*
WC	6	44	2	7	9	0.20	74	18	0
WJC-20	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	6	0	0

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Anssi Salmela — Career Totals

League

AHL

Champions HL

EHT

International

KHL

102

Liiga

249

Mestis

NHL

112

SHL

142

Spengler Cup

Swiss Cup

U16 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

WJC-20

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Anssi Salmela Career Highlights

Anssi Salmela — Awards by Season
Season	Awards by Season
2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga Champion U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Bronze Medal SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (16) World Championship Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2013-2014	SHL Highest ATOI (24:34)
2015-2016	World Championship Silver Medal
2024-2025	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#284)

Transactions

Anssi Salmela — Transactions
Date	Status	From	To	Source
02/26/2021	Extension	Ilves	Ilves	Details
01/27/2021	Confirmed	No team	Ilves	Details
12/04/2018	Extension	EHC Biel-Bienne	EHC Biel-Bienne	Details
06/05/2018	Confirmed	Dinamo Riga	EHC Biel-Bienne	Details
09/24/2017	Confirmed	Linköping HC	Dinamo Riga	Details
11/14/2016	Confirmed	Kunlun Red Star	Linköping HC	Details
07/05/2016	Confirmed	Brynäs IF	Kunlun Red Star	Details
09/07/2015	Confirmed	Färjestad BK	Brynäs IF	Details
10/18/2014	Confirmed	HV71	Färjestad BK	Details
10/20/2013	Confirmed	MODO Hockey	HV71	Details
09/27/2013	Confirmed	Donbass Donetsk	MODO Hockey	Details
09/04/2013	Confirmed	Donbass Donetsk	Unknown	Details
05/01/2013	Confirmed	Avangard Omsk	Donbass Donetsk	Details
07/15/2011	Confirmed	New Jersey Devils	Avangard Omsk	Details
02/04/2010	Confirmed	Atlanta Thrashers	New Jersey Devils	Details

Anssi Salmela Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for EHC Biel-Bienne
Cult/Star player for Lowell Devils

Career transactions
- 2010-02-04 • Traded to New Jersey Devils with Ilya Kovalchuk & a 2010 2nd round pick for Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier, a 2010 1st round pick & a 2010 2nd round pick
- 2009-03-02 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Niclas Hävelid & Myles Stoesz
- 2009-06-04 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2008-05-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils