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Finland Sami Salo
#6 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 13/14
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
2-time Olympic Bronze Medal 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time SHL Champion 1
Date of Birth
Sep 02, 1974
Position
D
Age
51
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Turku, FIN
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
TuTo
Status
Retired
Drafted
1996 round 9 #239 overall by Ottawa Senators

Salo was a big defenseman with an even bigger shot. Known for his howitzer and injury trouble, he was also a skilled two-way player and solid in his own end.

Son: Oliver Salo

Team Staff profile of Sami Salo also available

Use/Embed statistics

Sami Salo Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Kiekko-67 U20 U20 I-divisioona 21* 9* 4* 13* 4* -* |
1993-94 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 7* 13* 20* 16* 19* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 -4
1994-95 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 14* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
TPS SM-liiga 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 19* 4* 2* 6* 4* -* |
1995-96 TPS SM-liiga 47* 7* 14* 21* 32* -2* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 8 3
1996-97 TPS SM-liiga 48* 9* 6* 15* 10* 17* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 4 9
1997-98 Jokerit SM-liiga 35* 3* 5* 8* 10* -4* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 2 -1
1998-99 Ottawa Senators NHL 61* 7* 12* 19* 24* 20* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
Detroit Vipers IHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL 37* 6* 8* 14* 2* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -8
2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL 31* 2* 16* 18* 10* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Finland WC 9* 3* 6* 9* 6* 9* |
2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL 66* 4* 14* 18* 14* 1* | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 4 4
Finland OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79* 9* 21* 30* 10* 9* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 0 -2
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74* 7* 19* 26* 22* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -3
Finland WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* |
2004-05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 41* 6* 8* 14* 18* 10* | Playoffs 14 1 6 7 2 17
Finland WCup 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59* 10* 23* 33* 38* 9* |
Finland OG 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67* 14* 23* 37* 26* 21* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 4 0
2007-08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63* 8* 17* 25* 38* 8* |
2008-09 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 60* 5* 20* 25* 26* 5* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 2 0
2009-10 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 68* 9* 19* 28* 18* 14* | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 2 2
Finland OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 27* 3* 4* 7* 14* -3* | Playoffs 21 3 2 5 2 -4
Manitoba Moose AHL 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -2* |
2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69* 9* 16* 25* 10* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -3
2012-13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 46* 2* 15* 17* 16* 5* |
2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 71* 4* 13* 17* 18* 11* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Finland OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |

Sami Salo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 TPS Euro HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -

Sami Salo Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 6* 2* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
I-divisioona 1 19* 4* 2* 6* 0.32* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 22* 2* 5* 7* 0.32* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 137* 20* 27* 47* 0.34* 58* 13* | 4 30 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.33 * 14 * 11 *
NHL 15 878* 99* 240* 339* 0.39* 286* 130* | 12 102 12 * 19 * 31 * 0.30 * 18 * -19 *
OG 4 22* 2* 5* 7* 0.32* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 41* 6* 8* 14* 0.34* 18* 10* | 1 14 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.50 * 2 * 17 *
U20 I-divisioona 1 21* 9* 4* 13* 0.62* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 50* 8* 16* 24* 0.48* 22* 19* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 10 * -4 *
WC 2 16* 3* 9* 12* 0.75* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sami Salo Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/13/2015
08/13/2015 Confirmed No team Retired
07/01/2012
07/01/2012 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Tampa Bay Lightning
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for TPS

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Career transactions
- 2015-08-13 • Announced his retirement
- 2012-07-01 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2004-09-24 • Signed to a lockout contract by Frölunda
- 2002-09-21 • Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Peter Schaefer
- 1996-06-22 • Drafted by the Ottawa Senators