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Finland Saku Salmela

#90 KalPa / Liiga - 23/24

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Database: 1 052 891 players
Last added: Amélie Libeau
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Nikolay Goldobin 25 20 19 39
2. Jordan Weal 25 12 19 31
3. Nikita Gusev 25 8 22 30
4. Vladimir Tkachyov 24 8 20 28
5. Pavel Poryadin 25 10 17 27
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Saku Salmela Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D/F
Age
33
Height
177 cm / 5'10"
Place of Birth
Weight
83 kg / 183 lbs
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
23/24

Saku Salmela Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 KJT U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 2 0 3 3 0 - |
KJT U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 1 0 0 0 0 - |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5 0 4 4 4 - |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 11 0 2 2 4 - | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 4 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 5 0 0 0 2 - |
2006-07 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7 0 3 3 2 - |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 26 4 6 10 22 - | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 9 0 0 0 10 - |
2007-08 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 16 5 13 18 59 - | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 2 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 22 2 4 6 14 -2 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 4 1 0 1 8 - |
2008-09 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 42 2 15 17 26 -6 | Relegation 10 5 6 11 8 5
2009-10 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 16 4 3 7 10 1 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 29 3
HCK Suomi-sarja 7 0 3 3 4 - |
2010-11 HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 6 1 4 5 8 8 |
Kiekko-Vantaa U20 U20 I-divisioona 1 0 0 0 0 - | Qualification 4 0 2 2 4 -
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 18 1 2 3 4 0 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 27 1
2011-12 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 37 10 8 18 16 18 | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 -3
2012-13 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 43 4 5 9 6 2 | Relegation 3 0 1 1 0 -2
Bewe TuusKi Suomi-sarja 1 2 0 2 0 - |
2013-14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 56 2 15 17 32 -6 | Playoffs 5 2 1 3 2 2
2014-15 Ilves Liiga 56 8 7 15 16 -6 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015-16 Ilves Liiga 55 2 15 17 16 0 |
2016-17 HIFK Liiga 44 4 9 13 18 7 | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 2 1
2017-18 HIFK Liiga 57 2 4 6 53 -5 | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 2 2
2018-19 Ässät Liiga 58 3 9 12 12 -19 |
2019-20 Ässät Liiga 56 2 10 12 22 -5 |
2020-21 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 2 0 0 0 2 -4 |
Dornbirner EC ICEHL 16 2 4 6 0 -8 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 8 -3
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Mestis 6 1 2 3 4 -1 |
Tappara Liiga 9 1 1 2 0 2 |
KalPa Liiga 28 0 7 7 8 -5 |
2022-23 KalPa Liiga 44 3 7 10 8 7 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 1
2023-24 KalPa Liiga 8 1 1 2 2 0 |
Projected Liiga 49 6 6 12 12 0 |

Saku Salmela Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 HIFK Champions HL 6 0 2 2 2 1 |
2017-18 HIFK Champions HL 6 1 0 1 2 -3 |
2021-22 Kiekko-Espoo Suomen Cup 5 1 4 5 2 - |

Saku Salmela Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-10-27T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ Jukurit
2023-10-21T14:00:00+0000 KalPa @ Sport
2023-10-20T15:30:00+0000 KalPa vs HPK
2023-10-18T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ KooKoo
2023-10-14T14:00:00+0000 KalPa vs HIFK
2023-10-11T15:30:00+0000 KalPa @ TPS
2023-10-06T15:30:00+0000 KalPa vs Sport
2023-09-13T15:30:00+0000 KalPa vs SaiPa
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Saku Salmela Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 12 1 2 3 0.25 4 -2 | 0
ICEHL 1 16 2 4 6 0.38 0 -8 | 1 6 1 0 1 0.17 8 -3
International-Jr 3 18 1 0 1 0.06 20 - | 0
Liiga 9 415 26 70 96 0.23 155 -24 | 4 22 1 2 3 0.14 4 4
Mestis 6 162 18 32 50 0.31 64 9 | 4 15 3 3 6 0.40 35 -2
Suomen Cup 1 5 1 4 5 1.00 2 - | 0
Suomi-sarja 2 8 2 3 5 0.63 4 - | 0
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 2 0 3 3 1.50 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 11 0 2 2 0.18 4 - | 1 6 0 0 0 0.00 4 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 5 0 4 4 0.80 4 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 42 9 19 28 0.67 81 - | 2 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 -
U18 SM-sarja Q 2 8 0 3 3 0.38 2 - | 0
U20 I-divisioona 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 - | 1 4 0 2 2 0.50 4 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 86 9 26 35 0.41 58 1 | 2 16 5 8 13 0.81 37 8

Saku Salmela Skill Rating

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Puckhandling
14
Acceleration
14
Speed
13
Shot Blocking
13

Saku Salmela Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
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Saku Salmela Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
22/04/2022
22/04/2022 Extension KalPa KalPa
05/01/2022
05/01/2022 Extension KalPa KalPa
07/11/2021
07/11/2021 Confirmed Kiekko-Espoo KalPa
16/10/2021
16/10/2021 Loan Kiekko-Espoo Tappara
22/06/2021
22/06/2021 Confirmed Dornbirner EC Kiekko-Espoo
20/01/2021
20/01/2021 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Dornbirner EC
19/11/2020
19/11/2020 Confirmed Ässät Kiekko-Vantaa
04/05/2018
04/05/2018 Confirmed HIFK Ässät
27/05/2016
27/05/2016 Confirmed Ilves HIFK
02/05/2015
02/05/2015 Extension Ilves Ilves
03/06/2014
03/06/2014 Extension Ilves Ilves
24/04/2014
24/04/2014 Confirmed Kiekko-Vantaa Ilves
11/06/2013
11/06/2013 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
18/04/2012
18/04/2012 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
10/06/2011
10/06/2011 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
08/09/2010
08/09/2010 Extension Kiekko-Vantaa Kiekko-Vantaa
23/06/2010
23/06/2010 Confirmed HIFK U20 Kiekko-Vantaa
03/11/2009
03/11/2009 Confirmed HIFK U20 HCK

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Memorable dates
- 2016-02-12 • Played 100th Liiga game (vs. SaiPa)
- 2014-10-24 • Scored first Liiga goal (assisted by T.Kivistö and S.Sandell)(PP), vs. SaiPa(J.Markkanen)
- 2014-09-12 • Made Liiga debut against Tappara +/-: 0 PIM: 0 S: 2 TOI: 20:11

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