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Finland Tuomas Salmela
#61 Kärpät / Liiga - 25/26
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
Date of Birth
Jun 30, 1995
Position
D
Age
30
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Tornio, FIN
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TIHC
Contract
26/27

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Tuomas Salmela Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Asplöven HC J18 J18 Elit 34* 2* 3* 5* 16* -7* |
2012-13 Asplöven HC J20 J20 Elit 20* 0* 1* 1* 28* -5* |
TIHC Suomi-sarja 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2013-14 Asplöven/Kalix J20 J20 Elit 25* 5* 13* 18* 40* 8* |
Asplöven HC HockeyAllsvenskan 4* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2014-15 Asplöven/Kalix J20 J20 Elit 6* 2* 5* 7* 4* 1* |
Asplöven HC HockeyAllsvenskan 20* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Kalix UHC HockeyEttan 25* 1* 3* 4* 20* 4* |
2015-16 Asplöven HC HockeyAllsvenskan 19* 1* 1* 2* 8* 1* | Kvalserien AS 6 2 4 6 4 1
Kalix HC HockeyEttan 32* 4* 2* 6* 12* -4* |
2016-17 RoKi Mestis 35* 6* 12* 18* 32* 0* |
2017-18 RoKi Mestis 40* 4* 12* 16* 28* 5* |
JYP Liiga 9* 0* 1* 1* 10* 3* |
2018-19 Ilves Liiga 52* 1* 12* 13* 44* 6* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 2 -3
2019-20 Ilves Liiga 50* 3* 6* 9* 20* 6* |
KOOVEE Mestis 2* 0* 1* 1* 12* 0* |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 53* 2* 7* 9* 26* 8* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 2 3
2021-22 Ilves Liiga 49* 2* 4* 6* 65* -3* | Playoffs 14 0 0 0 6 1
2022-23 Ilves Liiga 34* 1* 2* 3* 8* 8* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 8 2
2023-24 Ässät “A” Liiga 49* 1* 8* 9* 38* -4* |
2024-25 Ässät “A” Liiga 30* 2* 1* 3* 22* -10* |
KalPa Liiga 20* 1* 2* 3* 10* 9* | Playoffs 14 1 0 1 6 -3
2025-26 Kärpät Liiga 31* 4* 2* 6* 47* -2* |
Projected Liiga 60* 8* 4* 12* 91* -4* |

Tuomas Salmela Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 JYP Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Ilves Champions HL 2* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |

Tuomas Salmela Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 7* 0* 1* 1* 0.14* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 3 43* 1* 1* 2* 0.05* 12* 1* | 1 6 2 * 4 * 6 * 1.00 * 4 * 1 *
HockeyEttan 2 57* 5* 5* 10* 0.18* 32* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 9 377* 17* 45* 62* 0.16* 290* 21* | 5 46 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.09 * 24 * 0 *
Mestis 3 77* 10* 25* 35* 0.45* 72* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Suomi-sarja 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
J18 Elit (U18 Region) 1 34* 2* 3* 5* 0.15* 16* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
J20 Elit (U20 Region) 3 51* 7* 19* 26* 0.51* 72* 4* | 0 * * * * * *

Tuomas Salmela Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/15/2025
05/15/2025 Confirmed KalPa Kärpät
01/13/2025
01/13/2025 Confirmed Ässät KalPa
12/09/2023
12/09/2023 Extension Ässät Ässät
05/22/2023
05/22/2023 Confirmed Ilves Ässät
06/23/2021
06/23/2021 Extension Ilves Ilves
02/07/2020
02/07/2020 Extension Ilves Ilves
01/22/2019
01/22/2019 Extension Ilves Ilves
03/22/2018
03/22/2018 Confirmed RoKi Ilves
08/18/2017
08/18/2017 Loan RoKi JYP
06/18/2017
06/18/2017 Extension RoKi RoKi
05/13/2016
05/13/2016 Confirmed Asplöven HC RoKi
04/07/2015
04/07/2015 Extension Asplöven HC Asplöven HC