Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi — © Photo: Timo Savela

Hokki — © Photo: Timo Savela

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi

#22 Hokki / Mestis - 23/24

Date of Birth: Jun 17, 1997
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Pietarsaari, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Jeppis
Position: D
Height: 183 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 88 kg / 194 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: -

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Statistics

									Post
2011-2012	Jeppis/MuIK U16	U16 I-divisioona Q	2	0	1	1	0	-
2011-2012	Jeppis/MuIK U16	U16 II-divisioona	4	2	2	4	0	-
2011-2012	Jeppis U18	U18 II-divisioona	1	0	0	0	0	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	5	3	8	2	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U16	U16 SM-sarja	22	4	10	14	6	-	Playoffs	11	1	4	5	27	-
2012-2013	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	-
2013-2014	Kärpät U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	1	4	5	8	-	Playoffs	5	1	2	3	2	-
2014-2015	Kärpät U18 "C"	U18 SM-sarja	25	6	17	23	28	-	Playoffs	9	1	7	8	6	-
2014-2015	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	0	3	3	6	5
2015-2016	Kärpät U20	U20 SM-liiga	50	10	28	38	6	37	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0	-2
2015-2016	Finland U19 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	0	1
2016-2017	Dubuque Fighting Saints	USHL	53	3	19	22	8	-1	Playoffs	8	1	3	4	0	2
2017-2018	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	26	3	5	8	6	4
2018-2019	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	6	0	0	0	0	-3
2019-2020	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	34	2	8	10	10	-6
2020-2021	Univ. of Maine	NCAA	14	0	3	3	6	1
2021-2022	Kärpät	Liiga	12	0	0	0	0	-2
2021-2022	Hermes Loan	Mestis	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2021-2022	Jukurit Loan	Liiga	19	0	2	2	2	3
2021-2022	SaiPa Loan	Liiga	1	0	1	1	0	-1
2022-2023	KeuPa HT	Mestis	50	3	19	22	28	10	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	0
2023-2024	Hokki "A"	Mestis	43	6	13	19	22	-10	Relegation	6	2	3	5	4	4

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Tournament Statistics

									Post
2022-2023	KeuPa HT	Suomen Cup	2	0	0	0	4	-

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Career Totals by League


International-Jr	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
Liiga	1	32	0	3	3	0.09	2	0	0
Mestis	3	95	9	32	41	0.43	50	-2	2	8	2	3	5	0.63	6	4
NCAA	4	80	5	16	21	0.26	22	-4	0
Suomen Cup	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	4	-	0
U16 I-divisioona Q	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	0	-	0
U16 II-divisioona	1	4	2	2	4	1.00	0	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	1	22	4	10	14	0.64	6	-	1	11	1	4	5	0.45	27	-
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	10	5	3	8	0.80	2	-	0
U18 II-divisioona	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	44	7	21	28	0.64	36	-	2	14	2	9	11	0.79	8	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	71	10	31	41	0.58	12	42	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	0	-2
USHL	1	53	3	19	22	0.42	8	-1	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	0	2

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Career Totals by Team


Dubuque Fighting Saints	1	53	3	19	22	0.42	8	-1	1	8	1	3	4	0.50	0	2
Finland U19 (all)	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
Hermes	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Hokki	1	43	6	13	19	0.44	22	-10	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	4	4
Jeppis U18	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Jeppis/MuIK U16	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	0	-	0
Jukurit	1	19	0	2	2	0.11	2	3	0
Kärpät	1	12	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Kärpät U16	1	32	9	13	22	0.69	8	-	1	11	1	4	5	0.45	27	-
Kärpät U18	3	44	7	21	28	0.64	36	-	2	14	2	9	11	0.79	8	-
Kärpät U20	2	71	10	31	41	0.58	12	42	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	0	-2
KeuPa HT	1	52	3	19	22	0.42	32	10*	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	0
SaiPa	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	-1	0
Univ. of Maine	4	80	5	16	21	0.26	22	-4	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2010-2011	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (Jeppis)
2011-2012	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (Jeppis)
2012-2013	U16 SM-sarja Champion (Kärpät)
2014-2015	U18 SM-sarja Champion U18 SM-sarja Second All-Star Team
2015-2016	U20 SM-liiga Best Plus/Minus (Raimo Helminen Award) (+37) U20 SM-sarja Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+37) U20 SM-liiga First All-Star Team U20 SM-liiga Gentleman of the Year (Jere Lehtinen Award) U20 SM-liiga Most Points by Defenseman (38)

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/30/2023	Confirmed	KeuPa HT	Hokki
08/10/2022	Confirmed	Kärpät	KeuPa HT
02/25/2022	Loan	Jukurit	SaiPa
10/31/2021	Loan	Kärpät	Jukurit
09/28/2021	Loan	Kärpät	Hermes
04/28/2021	Confirmed	Univ. of Maine	Kärpät
05/05/2017	Confirmed	Dubuque Fighting Saints	Univ. of Maine

Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 8 #132 by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft