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Finland Vili Saarijärvi

#46 SCL Tigers / NL - 23/24

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10
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Database: 1 052 895 players
Last added: Diego Landry
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Olivier Archambault 16 8 19 27
2. Mitchell Miller 17 6 20 26
3. Hunter Fejes 17 11 12 23
4. Mitch Hults 17 8 15 23
5. Peter Zuzin 17 12 10 22
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Vili Saarijärvi Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
26
Height
178 cm / 5'10"
Place of Birth
Weight
83 kg / 183 lbs
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
24/25
Agency
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

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 20 3 10 13 2 -3 |
Projected NL 51 8 26 34 5 -8 |

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 |

Vili Saarijärvi Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
NL
2023-11-04T18:45:00+0000 Langnau @ Gottéron
2023-11-03T18:45:00+0000 Langnau vs Biel-Bienne
2023-10-31T18:45:00+0000 Langnau vs Rapperswil-Jona
2023-10-28T19:45:00+0200 Langnau @ Ambrì-Piotta
2023-10-24T19:45:00+0200 Langnau @ Davos
2023-10-21T19:45:00+0200 Langnau vs Lausanne
2023-10-20T19:45:00+0200 Langnau @ Genève-Servette
2023-10-18T19:45:00+0200 Langnau vs Bern
2023-10-14T19:45:00+0200 Langnau vs Lugano
2023-10-13T19:45:00+0200 Langnau @ ZSC
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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 3 18 4 4 8 0.44 8 1 | 0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4 1 3 4 1.00 2 -1 | 0
International 3 25 4 6 10 0.40 10 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 2 69 14 32 46 0.67 14 -15 | 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
16
Puckhandling
15
Passing
15
Agility
15
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Vili Saarijärvi Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
09/10/2023
09/10/2023 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
01/03/2023
01/03/2023 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks
05/12/2022
05/12/2022 Loan SCL Tigers HC Ambrì-Piotta
17/02/2022
17/02/2022 Confirmed Lukko SCL Tigers
15/05/2020
15/05/2020 Confirmed Tucson Roadrunners Lukko
30/11/2019
30/11/2019 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Arizona Coyotes
24/06/2016
24/06/2016 Confirmed Flint Firebirds Mississauga Steelheads
12/08/2015
12/08/2015 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Flint Firebirds
04/07/2015
04/07/2015 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Detroit Red Wings
21/07/2014
21/07/2014 Confirmed Kärpät Green Bay Gamblers
19/05/2014
19/05/2014 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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