Who is Tony Salmelainen?

Tony Salmelainen is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Tony Salmelainen played for?

The last team Tony played for was HIFK in the Liiga.

How tall is Tony Salmelainen?

Tony Salmelainen is 176 cm (5'9") tall.

How much does Tony Salmelainen weigh?

Tony Salmelainen weighs 83 kg (183 lbs).

When was Tony Salmelainen born?

Tony Salmelainen was born on 1981-08-08 in Espoo, FIN.

How old is Tony Salmelainen?

Tony Salmelainen is 45 years old.

What is Tony Salmelainen's nationality?

Tony Salmelainen is from Finland.

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Date of Birth: Aug 08, 1981
Age: 45
Place of Birth: Espoo, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kiekko-Espoo
Position: LW/RW
Height: 176 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 83 kg / 183 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

Player Type: Sniper
Speedster
Drafted: 1999 round 2 #41 overall by Edmonton Oilers
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A small and very fast winger. Salmelainen's biggest asset is his exceptional skating. His skating and energetic play style leads to scoring chances. He has good stickhandling skills and good technique. He is a good goal scorer.

Salmelainen's weaknesses are his size, strength and playing off the puck.

Father: Tommi Salmelainen
Brother: Tobias Salmelainen

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
95-96	Kiekko-Espoo U16	U16 SM-sarja	31	15	10	25	26	-
96-97	Kiekko-Espoo U16	U16 SM-sarja	2	1	0	1	4	-
	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	30	8	5	13	38	-
	Finland U16 (all)"A"	International-Jr	6	5	3	8	6	-
97-98	Kiekko-Espoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	5	2	2	4	10	-
	HIFK U18	U18 SM-sarja	28	23	16	39	30	-
	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	5	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	1	0	0	0	0	-
	Finland U18	EJC-18	6	1	1	2	0	-
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	12	1	3	4	0	-
98-99	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	13	10	23	45	-	Relegation	10	10	8	18	10	-
	Finland U18"A"	WJC-18	6	1	2	3	8	0
	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	6	1	2	3	8	-
99-00	HIFK U20	U20 SM-liiga	1	0	1	1	0	-
	HIFK	SM-liiga	1	1	0	1	0	1
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	4	0	0	0	2	-
00-01	HIFK	SM-liiga	19	1	0	1	2	-2
	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	4	5	9	2	-
	Ilves	SM-liiga	26	3	10	13	2	-4	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	0
	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	3	2	5	6	4
	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	11	5	2	7	10	-
01-02	Ilves U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	6	0	6	0	3
	Ilves	SM-liiga	49	10	9	19	30	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-3
	Finland (all)	International	7	0	0	0	6	-2
02-03	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	67	14	19	33	14	17	Playoffs	17	6	8	14	0	11
03-04	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	13	0	1	1	4	-1
	Toronto Roadrunners	AHL	58	19	25	44	27	10	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0	1
04-05	Edmonton Road Runners	AHL	76	22	24	46	26	9
05-06	HIFK"A"	SM-liiga	53	27	28	55	63	26	Playoffs	12	4	2	6	36	-2
06-07	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	57	6	11	17	26	-3
07-08	Toronto Marlies	AHL	2	2	0	2	0	1
	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	29	3	4	7	2	-1	Playoffs	16	0	0	0	6	-2
08-09	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	29	16	12	28	28	-	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	2	-
	Lausanne HCLoan	NLB	1	0	1	1	0	-
09-10	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	50	25	28	53	14	-	Playoffs	18	12	10	22	33	-
	Lausanne HCLoan	NLB	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	1	2	0	2	0	-
10-11	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	43	10	11	21	34	-1	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	4	-
11-12	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	30	9	14	23	6	6
12-13	Genève-Servette HC	NLA	7	1	3	4	4	-1	Playoffs	7	2	0	2	10	-2
	Lausanne HCLoan	NLB	1	1	1	2	0	-
13-14	HIFK	Liiga	7	3	2	5	2	-1

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
99-00	HIFK	Euro HL	1	0	0	0	0	0
04-05	Finland	EHT	3	2	0	2	0	-
05-06	Finland	EHT	6	1	0	1	6	-
06-07	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0
07-08	Finland	EHT	3	1	1	2	0	-4
08-09	HC DavosLoan	Spengler Cup	4	0	1	1	0	-
09-10	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	2	0
10-11	Genève-Servette HC	Spengler Cup	4	0	2	2	2	-
13-14	HIFK	ET	4	1	3	4	4	-

Tony Salmelainen Career Totals

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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	4	203	57	68	125	0.62	67	37	2	20	6	9	15	0.75	0	12
EHT	5	17	5	1	6	0.35	8	-4*	0
EJC-18	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	0	-	0
ET	1	4	1	3	4	1.00	4	-	0
Euro HL	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
International	1	7	0	0	0	0.00	6	-2	0
International-Jr	5	40	12	10	22	0.55	26	-	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	5	155	45	49	94	0.61	99	20	3	18	4	2	6	0.33	38	-5
NHL	2	70	6	12	18	0.26	30	-4	0
NLA (NL)	5	159	61	68	129	0.81	86	4*	4	35	16	16	32	0.91	49	-2*
NLB (SL)	3	2	1	2	3	1.50	0	-	1	1	2	0	2	2.00	0	-
Russia	1	29	3	4	7	0.24	2	-1	1	16	0	0	0	0.00	6	-2
Spengler Cup	2	8	0	3	3	0.38	2	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	33	16	10	26	0.79	30	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	63	33	23	56	0.89	78	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	5	35	23	16	39	1.11	47	3*	1	10	10	8	18	1.80	10	-
WJC-18	1	6	1	2	3	0.50	8	0	0
WJC-20	1	7	3	2	5	0.71	6	4	0

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Tony Salmelainen Career Totals

League

AHL

203

EHT

EJC-18

Euro HL

International

International-Jr

Liiga

155

NHL

NLA

159

NLB

Russia

Spengler Cup

U16 SM-sarja

U18 SM-sarja

U20 SM-liiga

WJC-18

WJC-20

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Tony Salmelainen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1997-1998	U18 EJC Silver Medal
1998-1999	U18 WJC Gold Medal
2000-2001	SM-liiga Bronze Medal U20 WJC Silver Medal
2004-2005	AHL All-Star Game
2005-2006	SM-liiga All-Star Team SM-liiga Best Player of Regular Season (Lasse Oksanen Award) SM-liiga Golden Helmet SM-liiga Most Goals (Aarne Honkavaara Trophy) (27) SM-liiga Most Points (Veli-Pekka Ketola Trophy) (55) SM-liiga Player of the Month (October)
2009-2010	NL Media All-Star Team (Genève-Servette) NLA Most Goals Playoffs (12) NLB Champion (Lausanne)