Santeri Salmela

Date of Birth: Jun 10, 2000
Age: 26
Place of Birth: Lappeenranta, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: KooKoo
Position: D
Height: 186 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 87 kg / 192 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 26/27

Santeri Salmela Facts

Agency: Premium

Santeri Salmela Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	KooKoo U16	U16 Mestis	2	0	0	0	2	-
2014-2015	KooKoo U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja Q	13	2	6	8	4	-
2014-2015	KooKoo U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja	34	3	11	14	30	-
2015-2016	KooKoo U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja Q	8	4	2	6	2	-
2015-2016	KooKoo U16 "A"	U16 SM-sarja	8	1	2	3	2	-
2015-2016	KooKoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	24	3	6	9	8	-
2015-2016	Finland U16 (all)	International-Jr	9	0	0	0	2	-
2016-2017	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	2	0	2	18	-4
2016-2017	KooKoo	Liiga	9	0	3	3	2	-2
2016-2017	Finland U17	WHC-17	5	0	1	1	4	-
2016-2017	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	20	0	4	4	12	-
2017-2018	KooKoo U18	U18 SM-sarja	0	0	0	0	0	-	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	2	-
2017-2018	KooKoo U20 "A"	U20 SM-liiga	17	0	1	1	6	2	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	4	0
2017-2018	KooKoo	Liiga	31	0	1	1	12	-3
2017-2018	Finland U18 "A"	WJC-18	7	0	1	1	4	0
2017-2018	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	21	0	3	3	16	-
2018-2019	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	34	2	11	13	50	4
2018-2019	KooKoo	Liiga	17	0	0	0	2	-7
2018-2019	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	15	0	1	1	4	-
2019-2020	KooKoo U20	U20 SM-liiga	9	3	1	4	4	-1
2019-2020	KooKoo	Liiga	2	0	0	0	0	0
2019-2020	KalPa Loan	Liiga	7	1	0	1	4	-3
2019-2020	Jokipojat Loan	Mestis	43	6	7	13	36	-8
2019-2020	Finland U20 (all)	International-Jr	5	0	2	2	4	-
2020-2021	Jukurit	Liiga	53	1	4	5	38	-13
2021-2022	Ketterä "A"	Mestis	47	2	15	17	14	6	Playoffs	17	0	5	5	8	6
2021-2022	KooKoo Loan	Liiga	4	0	0	0	2	1
2022-2023	Ketterä	Mestis	23	2	4	6	10	11	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	2	1
2022-2023	SaiPa Loan	Liiga	6	0	0	0	4	-5
2023-2024	Ketterä "C"	Mestis	44	3	7	10	24	17	Playoffs	16	3	5	8	16	10
2023-2024	Kärpät Loan	Liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023-2024	SaiPa Loan	Liiga	1	0	0	0	2	-1
2024-2025	Jokerit	Mestis	41	2	7	9	20	24	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	1
2025-2026	Ketterä "C"	Mestis	47	2	9	11	26	-1	Playoffs	16	1	1	2	4	3
2026-2027	Ketterä "C"	Mestis	13	1	1	2	4	-8
2026-2027	Projected	Mestis	47	4	4	8	14	-29

Santeri Salmela Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2015-2016	Finland U16	YOG	6	0	0	0	1	0
2017-2018	Finland U18	Ivan Hlinka Memorial	4	0	1	1	2	-
2021-2022	Ketterä	Suomen Cup	6	1	2	3	4	-
2022-2023	Ketterä	Suomen Cup	6	0	4	4	0	-

Santeri Salmela Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
International-Jr	5	70	0	10	10	0.14	38	-	0
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup)	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-	0
Liiga	8	131	2	8	10	0.08	66	-33	0
Mestis	7	258	18	50	68	0.26	134	41	5	58	4	12	16	0.28	30	21
Suomen Cup	2	12	1	6	7	0.58	4	-	0
U16 Mestis	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
U16 SM-sarja	2	42	4	13	17	0.40	32	-	0
U16 SM-sarja Q	2	21	6	8	14	0.67	6	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	2	24	3	6	9	0.38	8	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	101	7	13	20	0.20	78	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	0
WHC-17	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-	0
WJC-18	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	4	0	0
YOG	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0

Santeri Salmela Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Finland U16 (YOG)	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
Finland U16 (all)	1	9	0	0	0	0.00	2	-	0
Finland U17	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-	0
Finland U17 (all)	1	20	0	4	4	0.20	12	-	0
Finland U18	1	7	0	1	1	0.14	4	0	0
Finland U18 (Cup)	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	2	-	0
Finland U18 (all)	1	21	0	3	3	0.14	16	-	0
Finland U20 (all)	2	20	0	3	3	0.15	8	-	0
Jokerit	1	41	2	7	9	0.22	20	24	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	1
Jokipojat	1	43	6	7	13	0.30	36	-8	0
Jukurit	1	53	1	4	5	0.09	38	-13	0
KalPa	1	7	1	0	1	0.14	4	-3	0
Kärpät	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
Ketterä	5	186	11	42	53	0.28	82	25*	4	56	4	12	16	0.29	30	20
KooKoo	5	63	0	4	4	0.06	18	-11	0
KooKoo U16	3	65	10	21	31	0.48	40	-	0
KooKoo U18	2	24	3	6	9	0.38	8	-	1	6	0	0	0	0.00	2	-
KooKoo U20	4	101	7	13	20	0.20	78	1	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	4	0
SaiPa	2	7	0	0	0	0.00	6	-6	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Santeri Salmela Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2013-2014	U16 Pohjola Camp Roster (KooKoo)
2014-2015	U16 Huippu-Pohjola Camp Roster (KooKoo)
2017-2018	U18 WJC Gold Medal
2021-2022	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion Suomen Cup Champion
2022-2023	Finland2 (Mestis) Silver Medal
2023-2024	Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs Best Plus/Minus by Defenseman (+10) Finland2 (Mestis) Silver Medal
2024-2025	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion
2025-2026	Finland2 (Mestis) Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
06/03/2026	Extension	Ketterä	Ketterä
05/28/2025	Confirmed	Jokerit	Ketterä
05/11/2024	Confirmed	Ketterä	Jokerit
01/29/2024	Loan	Ketterä	SaiPa
01/24/2024	Loan	Ketterä	Kärpät
05/11/2023	Extension	Ketterä	Ketterä
11/17/2022	Loan	Ketterä	SaiPa
05/20/2022	Extension	Ketterä	Ketterä
10/25/2021	Loan	Ketterä	KooKoo
05/21/2021	Confirmed	Jukurit	Ketterä
06/01/2020	Confirmed	KooKoo	Jukurit
01/15/2020	Loan	KooKoo	Jokipojat
12/21/2019	Loan	KooKoo	KalPa
09/24/2019	Loan	KooKoo	Jokipojat
12/23/2017	Extension	KooKoo	KooKoo
08/13/2016	Extension	KooKoo U18	KooKoo

Santeri Salmela Biography and Trivia

2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #139 by FCHockey
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #146 by McKeen's Hockey
2018 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #57 by NHL Central Scouting