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Finland Sakari Salminen

#23 Västerås IK / HockeyAllsvenskan - 22/23

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Last added: Pim Sweers
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jerry Turkulainen 18 9 17 26
2. Sami Niku 18 9 16 25
3. Anton Levtchi 20 6 19 25
4. Reid Gardiner 18 6 16 22
5. Nick Halloran 20 11 10 21
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Sakari Salminen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW/LW
Age
35
Height
179 cm / 5'10"
Place of Birth
Weight
75 kg / 165 lbs
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Contract
22/23
Highlights
1-time Liiga Golden Helmet 1
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1

Salminen is a fleet-footed winger with smooth hands. Offensive-minded, he has good hockey sense and vision. A skilled passer, too. Lacking in size, which can be a hinderance at times.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2016)

Sakari Salminen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2002-03 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 3 0 0 0 0 - |
2003-04 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 16 8 7 15 6 - | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 0 -
2004-05 Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 26 8 7 15 12 - |
Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 0 0 0 0 0 - | Relegation 3 0 0 0 0 -
2005-06 Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 20 20 16 36 6 - | Playoffs 8 6 10 16 6 -
Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 19 4 9 13 10 4 | Relegation 2 0 0 0 0 -
2006-07 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 31 21 30 51 32 5 | Relegation 3 3 2 5 4 3
Suomi U20 Mestis 4 1 0 1 4 -4 |
2007-08 Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 12 18 5 23 4 11 | Playoffs 12 5 10 15 4 6
Ässät SM-liiga 30 3 10 13 2 -12 |
Jukurit Mestis 8 1 5 6 0 -2 |
Suomi U20 Mestis 5 3 2 5 2 3 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6 1 3 4 4 0 |
2008-09 Ässät SM-liiga 55 16 14 30 16 -15 | Relegation 13 5 3 8 4 -1
2009-10 Ässät SM-liiga 52 12 13 25 20 -2 |
2010-11 KalPa SM-liiga 57 12 33 45 10 -16 | Playoffs 7 4 2 6 29 4
2011-12 KalPa SM-liiga 54 24 23 47 16 17 | Playoffs 7 1 6 7 0 1
Finland (all) International 5 1 2 3 0 3 |
2012-13 KalPa SM-liiga 54 26 29 55 18 14 | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 0 -2
Finland WC 10 1 2 3 0 1 |
Finland (all) International 22 4 5 9 2 5 |
2013-14 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 54 18 30 48 16 8 | Playoffs 7 3 2 5 4 -2
Finland OG 2 0 0 0 4 1 |
Finland (all) International 8 3 2 5 4 2 |
2014-15 Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod KHL 60 18 29 47 30 12 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
Finland (all) International 7 3 1 4 0 2 |
2015-16 HC Fribourg-Gottéron NLA 43 10 15 25 10 -3 |
Växjö Lakers HC SHL 12 4 2 6 6 0 | Playoffs 13 3 3 6 4 -2
2016-17 Jokerit KHL 56 6 20 26 16 3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 -3
Finland (all) International 2 0 1 1 0 -2 |
2017-18 Dynamo Moskva KHL 18 2 6 8 12 3 |
Ässät Liiga 15 7 9 16 16 5 | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 0 -3
2018-19 Ässät “A” Liiga 35 10 21 31 18 -2 |
HIFK Liiga 22 5 7 12 8 -2 | Playoffs 12 4 3 7 6 -2
2019-20 Örebro HK SHL 45 8 16 24 26 6 |
2020-21 Ässät Liiga 11 2 0 2 12 -2 |
2021-22 Ässät Liiga 55 7 26 33 30 -23 |
2022-23 Västerås IK HockeyAllsvenskan 47 8 13 21 10 -7 | Qualification 7 1 5 6 2 0

Sakari Salminen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 KalPa ET 8 3 3 6 0 - |
Finland EHT 3 0 2 2 0 2 |
2012-13 KalPa ET 5 2 4 6 0 - |
Finland EHT 9 2 2 4 2 2 |
2013-14 Finland EHT 6 3 2 5 0 1 |
2014-15 Finland EHT 4 2 0 2 0 0 |
2015-16 HC Fribourg-Gottéron Champions HL 4 1 2 3 6 0 |
HC Fribourg-Gottéron Swiss Cup 2 1 1 2 0 - |
2016-17 Finland EHT 2 0 1 1 0 -2 |

Sakari Salminen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
HockeyAllsvenskan
2023-03-25T17:30:00+0000 Västerås IK @ IF Björklöven
2023-03-23T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK vs IF Björklöven
2023-03-21T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK vs IF Björklöven
2023-03-19T17:30:00+0000 Västerås IK @ IF Björklöven
2023-03-17T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK @ IF Björklöven
2023-03-14T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK @ HC Vita Hästen
2023-03-12T14:00:00+0000 Västerås IK vs HC Vita Hästen
2023-03-03T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK @ IF Björklöven
2023-03-01T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK vs Tingsryds AIF
2023-02-24T18:00:00+0000 Västerås IK @ Mora IK
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Sakari Salminen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 4 1 2 3 0.75 6 0 | 0
EHT 5 24 7 7 14 0.58 2 3 | 0
ET 2 13 5 7 12 0.92 0 - | 0
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 47 8 13 21 0.45 10 -7 | 1 7 1 5 6 0.86 2 0
International 5 44 11 11 22 0.50 6 10 | 0
KHL 4 188 44 85 129 0.69 74 26 | 3 16 3 3 6 0.38 6 -7
Liiga (SM-liiga) 10 440 124 185 309 0.70 166 -38 | 6 51 17 18 35 0.69 39 -3
Mestis 2 17 5 7 12 0.71 6 -3 | 0
NLA (NL) 1 43 10 15 25 0.58 10 -3 | 0
OG 1 2 0 0 0 0.00 4 1 | 0
SHL 2 57 12 18 30 0.53 32 6 | 1 13 3 3 6 0.46 4 -2
Swiss Cup 1 2 1 1 2 1.00 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 19 8 7 15 0.79 6 - | 1 5 2 1 3 0.60 0 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 46 28 23 51 1.11 18 - | 1 8 6 10 16 2.00 6 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 62 43 44 87 1.40 46 20 | 4 20 8 12 20 1.00 8 9
WC 1 10 1 2 3 0.30 0 1 | 0
WJC-20 1 6 1 3 4 0.67 4 0 | 0
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sakari Salminen Skill Rating

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Puckhandling
15
Teamwork
14
Passing
14
Agility
14
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Sakari Salminen Connections

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
30/03/2023
30/03/2023 Confirmed Västerås IK Unknown
11/07/2022
11/07/2022 Confirmed Ässät Västerås IK
21/02/2021
21/02/2021 Confirmed No team Ässät
04/06/2019
04/06/2019 Confirmed Ässät Örebro HK
08/01/2019
08/01/2019 Loan Ässät HIFK
11/11/2017
11/11/2017 Confirmed Dynamo Moskva Ässät
15/09/2017
15/09/2017 Confirmed Jokerit Dynamo Moskva
29/04/2016
29/04/2016 Confirmed Växjö Lakers HC Jokerit
01/02/2016
01/02/2016 Confirmed HC Fribourg-Gottéron Växjö Lakers HC
14/05/2015
14/05/2015 Confirmed Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Fribourg-Gottéron
21/05/2013
21/05/2013 Confirmed KalPa Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
20/11/2011
20/11/2011 Extension KalPa KalPa
26/04/2010
26/04/2010 Confirmed Ässät KalPa

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