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Finland France Sami Tavernier
#25 Angers / Ligue Magnus - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Apr 25, 1997
Position
RW
Age
28
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Annemasse, FRA
Weight
174 lbs / 79 kg
Nation
Finland / France
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Morzine-Avoriaz
Contract
25/26
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Michel Tavernier
Brother: Emil Tavernier
Cousin: Thibaut Tavernier

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Sami Tavernier Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Hockey Club 74 U15 Mini A 1* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
2011-12 HIFK U16 U16 I-divisioona 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
2012-13 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 5* 3* 4* 7* 4* -* | Playoffs 6 8 7 15 22 -
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 40* 14* 13* 27* 28* -* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 6 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 0* 8* 8* 6* 1* |
2013-14 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 10* 5* 7* 12* 30* -* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 4 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 7* 9* 16* 30* 5* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 0 -2
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 15* 5* 5* 10* 4* 5* |
2014-15 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 12 7 2 9 12 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 45* 7* 20* 27* 56* 3* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 1* 3* 4* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 23* 8* 7* 15* 28* 2* |
2015-16 Sioux City Musketeers USHL 15* 0* 0* 0* 8* 0* |
Topeka Roadrunners NAHL 30* 6* 18* 24* 49* 0* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 10 2
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 4* 3* 3* 6* 0* 2* |
2016-17 Merrimack College NCAA 36* 8* 10* 18* 10* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 6* 2* 1* 3* 6* 1* |
2017-18 Merrimack College NCAA 36* 8* 13* 21* 16* -5* |
2018-19 Merrimack College NCAA 33* 4* 12* 16* 43* -10* |
2019-20 Merrimack College “C” NCAA 34* 6* 15* 21* 43* -12* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2020-21 Chamonix Ligue Magnus 11* 4* 7* 11* 26* -6* |
KalPa Liiga 24* 2* 3* 5* 10* 3* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 -3
2021-22 KalPa Liiga 43* 3* 5* 8* 8* -11* |
2022-23 KalPa Liiga 7* 0* 3* 3* 4* 1* |
2023-24 KalPa Liiga 42* 5* 2* 7* 12* -10* | Playoffs 13 0 2 2 8 -2
2024-25 Angers Ligue Magnus 35* 9* 30* 39* 32* 19* | Playoffs 15 9 8 17 12 2
2025-26   Angers Ligue Magnus 6* 5* 9* 14* 4* 10* |
  Projected Ligue Magnus 28* 23* 42* 65* 19* 47* |

Sami Tavernier 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* 0* 1* 6* 0* |
2023-24 KalPa Spengler Cup 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2024-25 Angers French Cup 5* 8* 4* 12* 2* -* |

Sami Tavernier Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
French Cup 1 5* 8* 4* 12* 2.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 59* 18* 24* 42* 0.71* 44* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 3 52* 18* 46* 64* 1.23* 62* 23* | 1 15 9 * 8 * 17 * 1.13 * 12 * 2 *
Liiga 4 116* 10* 13* 23* 0.20* 34* -17* | 2 17 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.18 * 8 * -5 *
NAHL 1 30* 6* 18* 24* 0.80* 49* 0* | 1 7 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.86 * 10 * 2 *
NCAA 4 139* 26* 50* 76* 0.55* 112* -25* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Mini A (Swiss U16-Top) 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 5* 3* 4* 7* 1.40* 4* -* | 1 6 8 * 7 * 15 * 2.50 * 22 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 50* 19* 20* 39* 0.78* 58* -* | 3 21 9 * 4 * 13 * 0.62 * 22 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 84* 14* 29* 43* 0.51* 86* 8* | 1 5 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * -2 *
USHL 1 15* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 8* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 1* 3* 0.43* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Sami Tavernier Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/10/2025
06/10/2025 Extension Angers Angers
05/27/2024
05/27/2024 Confirmed KalPa Angers
04/19/2023
04/19/2023 Extension KalPa KalPa
10/21/2021
10/21/2021 Extension KalPa KalPa
04/29/2021
04/29/2021 Extension KalPa KalPa
02/01/2021
02/01/2021 Confirmed Chamonix KalPa
09/17/2020
09/17/2020 Confirmed Merrimack College Chamonix
03/04/2020
03/04/2020 Confirmed Merrimack College Syracuse Crunch
03/10/2016
03/10/2016 Confirmed Topeka Roadrunners Merrimack College
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 14 #227 overall by Bloomington Thunder in the USHL Entry Draft

Drafted 2015, 6 #97 overall by Sioux City Musketeers in the USHL Entry Draft

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #103 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (EU Skaters