Sakari Salminen

#23 Västerås IK / HockeyAllsvenskan - 22/23

Date of Birth: May 31, 1988
Age: 38
Place of Birth: Pori, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ässät
Position: RW/LW
Height: 179 cm / 5'10"
Weight: 75 kg / 165 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Sakari Salminen Facts

Player Type: Offensive ForwardPlaymaker

Sakari Salminen Statistics

									Post
2002-2003	Ässät U16	U16 SM-sarja	3	0	0	0	0	-
2003-2004	Ässät U16	U16 SM-sarja	16	8	7	15	6	-	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0	-
2004-2005	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	26	8	7	15	12	-
2004-2005	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	0	0	0	0	0	-	Relegation	3	0	0	0	0	-
2005-2006	Ässät U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	20	16	36	6	-	Playoffs	8	6	10	16	6	-
2005-2006	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	19	4	9	13	10	4	Relegation	2	0	0	0	0	-
2006-2007	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	31	21	30	51	32	5	Relegation	3	3	2	5	4	3
2006-2007	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	4	1	0	1	4	-4
2007-2008	Ässät U20	U20 SM-liiga	12	18	5	23	4	11	Playoffs	12	5	10	15	4	6
2007-2008	Ässät	SM-liiga	30	3	10	13	2	-12
2007-2008	Jukurit Loan	Mestis	8	1	5	6	0	-2
2007-2008	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	5	3	2	5	2	3
2007-2008	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	3	4	4	0
2008-2009	Ässät	SM-liiga	55	16	14	30	16	-15	Relegation	13	5	3	8	4	-1
2009-2010	Ässät	SM-liiga	52	12	13	25	20	-2
2010-2011	KalPa	SM-liiga	57	12	33	45	10	-16	Playoffs	7	4	2	6	29	4
2011-2012	KalPa	SM-liiga	54	24	23	47	16	17	Playoffs	7	1	6	7	0	1
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	5	1	2	3	0	3
2012-2013	KalPa	SM-liiga	54	26	29	55	18	14	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0	-2
2012-2013	Finland	WC	10	1	2	3	0	1
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	22	4	5	9	2	5
2013-2014	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	54	18	30	48	16	8	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	4	-2
2013-2014	Finland Olympics	OG	2	0	0	0	4	1
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	8	3	2	5	4	2
2014-2015	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	KHL	60	18	29	47	30	12	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	7	3	1	4	0	2
2015-2016	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	NLA	43	10	15	25	10	-3
2015-2016	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	12	4	2	6	6	0	Playoffs	13	3	3	6	4	-2
2016-2017	Jokerit	KHL	56	6	20	26	16	3	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	2	-3
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	2	0	1	1	0	-2
2017-2018	Dynamo Moskva	KHL	18	2	6	8	12	3
2017-2018	Ässät	Liiga	15	7	9	16	16	5	Playoffs	7	1	2	3	0	-3
2018-2019	Ässät "A"	Liiga	35	10	21	31	18	-2
2018-2019	HIFK Loan	Liiga	22	5	7	12	8	-2	Playoffs	12	4	3	7	6	-2
2019-2020	Örebro HK	SHL	45	8	16	24	26	6
2020-2021	Ässät	Liiga	11	2	0	2	12	-2
2021-2022	Ässät	Liiga	55	7	26	33	30	-23
2022-2023	Västerås IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	47	8	13	21	10	-7	Qualification	7	1	5	6	2	0

Sakari Salminen Tournament Statistics


2011-2012	KalPa	ET	8	3	3	6	0	-
2011-2012	Finland	EHT	3	0	2	2	0	2
2012-2013	KalPa	ET	5	2	4	6	0	-
2012-2013	Finland	EHT	9	2	2	4	2	2
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	6	3	2	5	0	1
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	4	2	0	2	0	0
2015-2016	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Champions HL	4	1	2	3	6	0
2015-2016	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Swiss Cup	2	1	1	2	0	-
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	2	0	1	1	0	-2

Sakari Salminen Career Totals by League


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 Career Totals by Team


Ässät	7	253	57	93	150	0.59	114	-51	2	20	6	5	11	0.55	4	-4
Ässät U16	2	19	8	7	15	0.79	6	-	1	5	2	1	3	0.60	0	-
Ässät U18	2	46	28	23	51	1.11	18	-	1	8	6	10	16	2.00	6	-
Ässät U20	4	62	43	44	87	1.40	46	20	4	20	8	12	20	1.00	8	9*
Dynamo Moskva	1	18	2	6	8	0.44	12	3	0
Finland	1	10	1	2	3	0.30	0	1	0
Finland (EHT)	5	24	7	7	14	0.58	2	3	0
Finland (all)	5	44	11	11	22	0.50	6	10	0
Finland Olympics	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0
Finland U20	1	6	1	3	4	0.67	4	0	0
HC Fribourg-Gottéron	1	49	12	18	30	0.61	16	-3*	0
HIFK	1	22	5	7	12	0.55	8	-2	1	12	4	3	7	0.58	6	-2
Jokerit	1	56	6	20	26	0.46	16	3	1	4	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3
Jukurit	1	8	1	5	6	0.75	0	-2	0
KalPa	3	178	67	92	159	0.89	44	15*	3	19	7	10	17	0.89	29	3
Örebro HK	1	45	8	16	24	0.53	26	6	0
Suomi U20	2	9	4	2	6	0.67	6	-1	0
Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	2	114	36	59	95	0.83	46	20	2	12	3	3	6	0.50	4	-4
Västerås IK	1	47	8	13	21	0.45	10	-7	1	7	1	5	6	0.86	2	0
Växjö Lakers HC	1	12	4	2	6	0.50	6	0	1	13	3	3	6	0.46	4	-2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sakari Salminen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2005-2006	U18 SM-sarja Silver Medal
2007-2008	U20 SM-liiga Best PPG (1.92) U20 SM-liiga Most Game Winning Goals (5) U20 SM-liiga Second All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2012-2013	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Golden Helmet
2013-2014	Olympic Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
07/11/2022	Confirmed	Ässät	Västerås IK
02/21/2021	Confirmed	No team	Ässät
06/04/2019	Confirmed	Ässät	Örebro HK
01/08/2019	Loan	Ässät	HIFK
11/11/2017	Confirmed	Dynamo Moskva	Ässät
09/15/2017	Confirmed	Jokerit	Dynamo Moskva
04/29/2016	Confirmed	Växjö Lakers HC	Jokerit
02/01/2016	Confirmed	HC Fribourg-Gottéron	Växjö Lakers HC
05/14/2015	Confirmed	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	HC Fribourg-Gottéron
05/21/2013	Confirmed	KalPa	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
11/20/2011	Extension	KalPa	KalPa
04/26/2010	Confirmed	Ässät	KalPa

Sakari Salminen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for KalPa
Cult/Star player for Ässät