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Finland Austria Toni Saarinen

#40 EHC Lustenau / INL - 15/16
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Date of Birth
Aug 06, 1976
Position
LW
Age
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Hämeenlinna, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland / Austria
Shoots
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Youth Team
HPK
Contract
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Saarinen, 44, died on August 3, 2021, in an automobile accident.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1994-95 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 23 23 16 39 30 - |
1995-96 HPK U20 U20 I-divisioona 14 18 16 34 24 - | Playoffs 14 17 12 29 6 -
HPK SM-liiga 8 0 0 0 2 0 |
1996-97 HPK U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 24 30 54 50 - | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 2 -
HPK SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 2 -1 |
1997-98 HPK SM-liiga 17 0 2 2 2 -6 |
Pelicans I-divisioona 27 5 19 24 20 - |
Finland II (all) International 4 0 1 1 4 - |
1998-99 Pelicans I-divisioona 48 16 30 46 52 8 | Qualification 9 4 2 6 4 3
1999-00 Pelicans SM-liiga 51 9 5 14 40 -17 | Relegation 6 2 3 5 10 -
2000-01 Pelicans SM-liiga 43 4 10 14 24 -5 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -5
2001-02 Pelicans SM-liiga 50 7 7 14 24 -4 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
2002-03 Pelicans SM-liiga 53 8 21 29 103 6 |
2003-04 Pelicans SM-liiga 56 5 13 18 36 -24 |
2004-05 Pelicans SM-liiga 55 6 5 11 28 -18 |
2005-06 EHC Lustenau Austria2 44 27 45 72 52 - |
2006-07 EHC Lustenau Austria2 32 15 71 86 36 - | Playoffs 7 2 9 11 37 -
2007-08 EHC Lustenau Austria2 32 27 73 100 16 - | Playoffs 7 5 8 13 10 -
2008-09 EHC Lustenau “A” Austria2 28 27 56 83 20 - | Playoffs 11 8 13 21 8 -
2009-10 EHC Lustenau “A” Austria2 36 19 48 67 24 - | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 0 -
2010-11 EHC Lustenau “A” Austria2 34 18 42 60 18 - | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
2011-12 EHC Lustenau “A” Austria2 32 18 46 64 20 - | Playoffs 3 3 3 6 10 -
2012-13 EHC Lustenau “C” INL 30 8 35 43 18 - |
2013-14 EHC Lustenau “C” INL 35 23 38 61 8 - | Playoffs 3 2 3 5 2 -
2014-15 EHC Lustenau “C” INL 28 13 31 44 18 - | Playoffs 11 6 9 15 0 -
2015-16 EHC Lustenau “C” INL 29 7 17 24 16 - | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 0 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 EHC Lustenau “C” Austria Cup 9 2 7 9 4 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2016-17 HC Giants Akatemia III-divisioona Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Austria Cup 1 9 2 7 9 1.00 4 - | 0
Austria2 7 238 151 381 532 2.24 186 - | 6 33 20 35 55 1.67 67 -
I-divisioona 2 75 21 49 70 0.93 72 8 | 1 9 4 2 6 0.67 4 3
INL 4 122 51 121 172 1.41 60 - | 3 25 10 15 25 1.00 2 -
International 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 4 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 9 336 39 63 102 0.30 261 -69 | 3 13 2 4 6 0.46 10 -7
U20 I-divisioona 2 37 41 32 73 1.97 54 - | 1 14 17 12 29 2.07 6 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 36 24 30 54 1.50 50 - | 1 6 1 1 2 0.33 2 -
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jani Keinänen (F) 1994-2004 9 Finland II (all), HPK, HPK U20, Pelicans
Veli-Pekka Laitinen (D) 1994-2002 8 HPK, HPK U20, Pelicans
Matthias Fritz (G) 2005-2013 8 EHC Lustenau
Christoph Eiler (D) 2005-2013 8 EHC Lustenau
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/31/2015
05/31/2015 Extension EHC Lustenau EHC Lustenau
04/16/2014
04/16/2014 Extension EHC Lustenau EHC Lustenau
04/18/2013
04/18/2013 Extension EHC Lustenau EHC Lustenau
04/19/2009
04/19/2009 Extension EHC Lustenau EHC Lustenau
04/08/2008
04/08/2008 Extension EHC Lustenau EHC Lustenau
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