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Vili Saarijärvi Facts

Date of Birth
May 15, 1997
Position
D
Age
26
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Rovaniemi, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
RoKi
Contract
24/25
NHL Rights
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks / Unsigned
Drafted
2015 round 3 #73 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Defenseman 1
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Vili Saarijärvi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 RoKi U16 U16 I-divisioona 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 RoKi U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 8* 4* 5* 9* 4* -* |
RoKi U16 U16 I-divisioona 25* 4* 11* 15* 47* -* |
2012-13 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 8* 2* 5* 7* 8* -* | Playoffs 9 5 9 14 10 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 38* 5* 25* 30* 24* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 0
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 3* 4* 24* -8* |
2013-14 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 8* 3* 7* 10* 2* -* |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 7* 21* 28* 10* 15* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 6 0
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 15* 2* 9* 11* 12* 9* |
2014-15 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 57* 6* 17* 23* 14* -3* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 3* 6* 9* 4* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 4* 8* 12* 6* 2* |
2015-16 Flint Firebirds OHL 59* 12* 31* 43* 32* -15* |
Toledo Walleye ECHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 4* 4* 2* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 5* 6* 4* 0* |
2016-17 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 34* 11* 20* 31* 14* 20* | Playoffs 20 5 10 15 8 10
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 3* 4* 7* 10* 2* |
2017-18 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 42* 0* 11* 11* 10* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Toledo Walleye ECHL 10* 2* 4* 6* 2* 2* |
2018-19 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70* 2* 14* 16* 20* 19* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 0
2019-20 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 25* 0* 6* 6* 4* 0* |
2020-21 Lukko Liiga 50* 9* 27* 36* 26* 25* | Playoffs 11 0 7 7 4 4
Finland (all) International 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* -2* |
2021-22 Lukko Liiga 52* 17* 26* 43* 12* 19* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 4 1
Finland (all) International 9* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
2022-23 SCL Tigers NL 49* 11* 22* 33* 12* -12* | Relegation 6 0 8 8 4 2
Finland (all) International 10* 1* 3* 4* 2* 7* |
2023-24 SCL Tigers “A” NL 50* 8* 29* 37* 10* -8* |
Finland (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2024-25 Langnau NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Vili Saarijärvi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* -1* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* -2* |
2021-22 Lukko Champions HL 8* 4* 3* 7* 2* 3* |
Finland EHT 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Finland EHT 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
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Vili Saarijärvi Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
International
2024-04-18T18:30:00+0300 Finland (all) vs Sweden (all)
2024-04-11T19:30:00+0300 Finland (all) @ Latvia (all)
2024-04-10T19:30:00+0300 Finland (all) @ Latvia (all)
NL
2024-03-04T18:45:00+0000 Langnau @ ZSC
2024-03-02T18:45:00+0000 Langnau vs Kloten
2024-02-25T19:00:00+0000 Langnau vs Zug
2024-02-23T18:45:00+0000 Langnau @ Lugano
2024-02-17T18:45:00+0000 Langnau @ Gottéron
2024-02-16T18:45:00+0000 Langnau vs Ajoie
2024-02-03T18:45:00+0000 Langnau vs Bern
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Vili Saarijärvi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 150* 2* 32* 34* 0.23* 36* 13* | 2 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 8* 4* 3* 7* 0.88* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 15* 3* 7* 10* 0.67* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 4 21* 4* 4* 8* 0.38* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 30* 4* 6* 10* 0.33* 12* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 64* 11* 29* 40* 0.63* 56* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 102* 26* 53* 79* 0.77* 38* 44* | 2 18 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.56 * 8 * 5 *
NL 3 99* 19* 51* 70* 0.71* 22* -20* | 1 6 0 * 8 * 8 * 1.33 * 4 * 2 *
OHL 2 93* 23* 51* 74* 0.80* 46* 5* | 1 20 5 * 10 * 15 * 0.75 * 8 * 10 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona 2 28* 5* 12* 17* 0.61* 47* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 8* 4* 5* 9* 1.13* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 8* 2* 5* 7* 0.88* 8* -* | 1 9 5 * 9 * 14 * 1.56 * 10 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 2* 2* 2* 4* 2.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 46* 8* 32* 40* 0.87* 26* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 43* 7* 22* 29* 0.67* 10* 11* | 2 14 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.07 * 10 * 0 *
USHL 1 57* 6* 17* 23* 0.40* 14* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 6* 9* 1.29* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 2* 6* 8* 0.62* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Vili Saarijärvi Skill Rating

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Acceleration
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Puckhandling
15
Passing
15
Agility
15
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Vili Saarijärvi Connections

Player Period Teams
Julius Mattila (F) 2012-2024 9 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Lukko
Arttu Ruotsalainen (F) 2012-2024 7 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
Christian Heljanko (G) 2012-2024 7 Finland (EHT), Finland (all), Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all)
Jonne Tammela (F) 2012-2021 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), Lukko
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/09/2023
10/09/2023 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
03/01/2023
03/01/2023 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks
12/05/2022
12/05/2022 Loan SCL Tigers HC Ambrì-Piotta
02/17/2022
02/17/2022 Confirmed Lukko SCL Tigers
05/15/2020
05/15/2020 Confirmed Tucson Roadrunners Lukko
11/30/2019
11/30/2019 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Arizona Coyotes
06/24/2016
06/24/2016 Confirmed Flint Firebirds Mississauga Steelheads
08/12/2015
08/12/2015 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Flint Firebirds
07/04/2015
07/04/2015 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Detroit Red Wings
07/21/2014
07/21/2014 Confirmed Kärpät Green Bay Gamblers
05/19/2014
05/19/2014 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät

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Vili Saarijärvi Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #9 overall by Flint Firebirds in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2014, 5 #207 overall by Jokerit in the KHL Draft


Career transactions
- 2015-08-12 • Signed to a contract with the Flint Firebirds (OHL), reassignment by the Detroit Redwings
- 2015-07-03 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Redwings
- 2014-07-21 • Transferred from Kärpät to Green Bay Gamblers(USHL), still contracted to Kärpät
- 2014-05-19 • Signed to a three-year contract with Kärpät
- 2012-Sum. • Transferred from RoKi U16 to Kärpät U16

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-10-16 • Scored first OHL goal (assisted by W.Bitten and Z.Grzelewski), vs. the Ottawa 67’s(L.Herbst)
- 2015-09-24 • Made OHL debut (vs. Saginaw Spirit) and scored first OHL assist point at the same game. +/-: 0 PIM: 0 S: 2
- 2015-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster

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