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Finland Saku Vesterinen
#28 KooKoo / Liiga - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 28, 1999
Position
D
Age
22
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Siilinjärvi, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
21/22+1
Tuesday, 19:00
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 KalPa U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja Q 9 2 10 12 2 |
KalPa U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja 26 2 11 13 18 |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 1 0 1 1 0 |
2015-16 KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 37 7 20 27 14 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0
2016-17 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 57 3 16 19 16 26 | Playoffs 7 0 2 2 0 3
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7 0 3 3 0 |
2017-18 Charlottetown Islanders QMJHL 59 7 28 35 24 -7 | Playoffs 18 1 8 9 2 -5
2018-19 KalPa U20 U20 SM-liiga 21 5 9 14 8 -1 |
KalPa Liiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3 0 0 0 0 |
2019-20 IPK Mestis 31 1 16 17 14 8 |
2020-21 SaPKo Mestis 17 1 5 6 4 2 |
Hermes Mestis 10 1 4 5 2 -5 | Playoffs 12 2 4 6 2 1
2021-22 KooKoo Liiga 11 0 2 2 0 3 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 1 1 0 -4 |
2018-19 IPK Suomen Cup 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
2019-20 IPK Suomen Cup 4 0 1 1 0 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
Fri 08/10 KooKoo @ Pelicans
Wed 06/10 KooKoo vs Kärpät
Fri 01/10 KooKoo @ Tappara
Wed 29/09 KooKoo vs TPS
Sat 25/09 KooKoo @ Kärpät
Fri 24/09 KooKoo @ Sport
Wed 22/09 KooKoo vs KalPa
Sat 18/09 KooKoo @ JYP
Fri 17/09 KooKoo vs JYP
Sat 11/09 KooKoo vs SaiPa
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 4 0 1 1 0.25 0 -4 | 0
International-Jr 3 11 0 4 4 0.36 0 - | 0
Liiga 2 13 0 2 2 0.15 0 3 | 0
Mestis 2 58 3 25 28 0.48 20 5 | 1 12 2 4 6 0.50 2 1
QMJHL 2 116 10 44 54 0.47 40 19 | 2 25 1 10 11 0.44 2 -2
Suomen Cup 2 5 0 1 1 0.20 0 0 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 26 2 11 13 0.50 18 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9 2 10 12 1.33 2 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 1 37 7 20 27 0.73 14 - | 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 21 5 9 14 0.67 8 -1 | 0
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Puckhandling
15
Strength
13
Passing
13
Teamwork
12

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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Eero Teräväinen (D) 2014-2022 4 Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), KooKoo
Joona Riekkinen (D) 2014-2020 4 Finland U16 (all), Finland U20 (all), IPK, KalPa, KalPa U16, KalPa U18, KalPa U20
Eetu Paasovaara (F) 2015-2022 4 Hermes, KalPa U18, KalPa U20, KooKoo
Aleksi Klemetti (F) 2014-2019 4 Finland U16 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), KalPa, KalPa U16, KalPa U18, KalPa U20

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/18/2021
05/18/2021 Confirmed Hermes KooKoo
02/07/2021
02/07/2021 Confirmed SaPKo Hermes
09/23/2020
09/23/2020 Confirmed KalPa SaPKo
05/11/2018
05/11/2018 Confirmed Charlottetown Islanders KalPa
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Drafted 2016, 1 #30 overall by Charlottetown Islanders in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2016, 13 #204 overall by Chicago Steel in the USHL Entry Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #198 by NHL Central Scouting

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