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Finland Saku Vesterinen

#28 KooKoo / Liiga - 22/23
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Last 5 games
5
0
3
3
+2
Last 10 games
10
0
4
4
0
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# Player GP G A TP
1. Matthew Phillips 20 15 15 30
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Feb 28, 1999
Position
D
Age
23
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Siilinjärvi, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
KalPa
Contract
22/23
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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 |
2022-23 KooKoo Liiga 5 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Ketterä Mestis 7 0 4 4 4 3 |
Projected Liiga 38 0 0 0 0 -15 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 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
Mestis
2022-10-29T17:00:00+0300 Ketterä @ Zemgale
2022-10-28T18:30:00+0300 Ketterä @ Zemgale
2022-10-22T17:00:00+0300 Ketterä @ KeuPa HT
2022-10-21T18:30:00+0300 Ketterä vs IPK
2022-10-15T17:00:00+0300 Ketterä @ RoKi
2022-10-14T18:30:00+0300 Ketterä @ Hermes
Liiga
2022-10-12T15:30:00+0000 KooKoo @ Lukko
2022-10-08T14:00:00+0000 KooKoo vs KalPa
2022-10-07T15:30:00+0000 KooKoo @ SaiPa
2022-10-05T15:30:00+0000 KooKoo vs Pelicans
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (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 3 18 0 2 2 0.11 0 1 | 0
Mestis 3 65 3 29 32 0.49 24 8 | 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
Passing
14
Strength
13
Agility
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Eero Teräväinen (D) 2014-2023 5 Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), KooKoo
Teemu Engberg (F) 2014-2023 5 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
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2022
10/01/2022 Loan KooKoo Ketterä
04/26/2022
04/26/2022 Extension KooKoo KooKoo
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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