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Finland Waltteri Merelä

#89 Syracuse Crunch / AHL - 23/24

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Waltteri Merelä Facts

Date of Birth
Jul 06, 1998
Position
RW
Age
25
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Ylöjärvi, FIN
Weight
196 lbs / 89 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Y-Tappara
Contract
23/24
Cap Hit
$870,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Tampa Bay Lightning Tampa Bay Lightning / Signed
Highlights
1-time Champions Hockey League Champion 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
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Waltteri Merelä Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Uplakers U17 U17 Mestis 28* 8* 27* 35* 18* -* |
2014-15 Tappara U17 U17 SM-sarja 39* 13* 16* 29* 39* -* | Playoffs 4 4 1 5 4 -
2015-16 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 43* 5* 7* 12* 4* -* |
2016-17 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 30* 4* 6* 10* 6* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017-18 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 10* 14* 24* 10* 6* | Playoffs 7 2 2 4 2 0
2018-19 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 22* 32* 54* 67* 24* | Playoffs 10 3 6 9 12 4
Pelicans Liiga 9* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* |
Peliitat Mestis 9* 1* 4* 5* 0* -1* |
2019-20 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 1* 2* 3* 6* 4* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Pelicans Liiga 48* 7* 11* 18* 16* -3* |
Peliitat Mestis 10* 3* 4* 7* 14* -1* |
2020-21 Pelicans Liiga 57* 10* 17* 27* 55* 12* | Playoffs 5 1 0 1 4 3
2021-22 Tappara Liiga 57* 21* 23* 44* 38* 31* | Playoffs 15 1 7 8 8 7
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Tappara Liiga 41* 15* 18* 33* 47* 1* | Playoffs 14 8 6 14 4 6
Finland WC 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* 2* |
2023-24 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 14* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
Syracuse Crunch AHL 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* -3* |
Projected AHL 59* 10* 10* 20* 39* -30* |
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Waltteri Merelä Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Pelicans Champions HL 5* 1* 2* 3* 6* -1* |
2021-22 Tappara Champions HL 11* 3* 4* 7* 8* -2* |
Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |
2022-23 Tappara Champions HL 7* 2* 2* 4* 2* 0* |
Finland EHT 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
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Waltteri Merelä Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
AHL
2023-12-02T15:00:00-0600 Syracuse Crunch @ Toronto Marlies
2023-12-01T18:00:00-0600 Syracuse Crunch vs Toronto Marlies
2023-11-25T18:00:00-0600 Syracuse Crunch vs Laval Rocket
2023-11-24T18:00:00-0600 Syracuse Crunch vs Utica Comets
2023-11-22T18:00:00-0600 Syracuse Crunch @ Utica Comets
2023-11-18T18:00:00-0600 Syracuse Crunch @ Hartford Wolf Pack
NHL
2023-11-16T19:00:00-0600 Tampa Bay Lightning @ Chicago Blackhawks
2023-11-14T19:00:00-0600 Tampa Bay Lightning @ St. Louis Blues
2023-11-11T18:00:00-0600 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Carolina Hurricanes
2023-11-09T18:00:00-0600 Tampa Bay Lightning vs Chicago Blackhawks
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Waltteri Merelä Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 6* 1* 1* 2* 0.33* 4* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 23* 6* 8* 14* 0.61* 16* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 2 8* 1* 2* 3* 0.38* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 2 9* 2* 2* 4* 0.44* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 5 212* 53* 70* 123* 0.58* 156* 37* | 3 34 10 * 13 * 23 * 0.68 * 16 * 16 *
Mestis 2 19* 4* 8* 12* 0.63* 14* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 1 14* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 Mestis 1 28* 8* 27* 35* 1.25* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U17 SM-sarja 1 39* 13* 16* 29* 0.74* 39* -* | 1 4 4 * 1 * 5 * 1.25 * 4 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 43* 5* 7* 12* 0.28* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 100* 37* 54* 91* 0.91* 89* 36* | 4 20 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.65 * 14 * 4 *
WC 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
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Waltteri Merelä Connections

Player Period Teams
Lassi Vanhatalo (F) 2014-2022 5 Tappara, Tappara U17, Tappara U18, Tappara U20
Casimir Jürgens (D) 2018-2023 5 Pelicans, Tappara
Hannes Björninen (F) 2018-2023 5 Finland, Finland, Finland (all), Pelicans
Jeremi Wehmas (D) 2014-2018 4 Tappara U17, Tappara U18, Tappara U20
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/17/2023
11/17/2023 Up/Down Tampa Bay Lightning Syracuse Crunch
06/05/2023
06/05/2023 Confirmed Tappara Tampa Bay Lightning
02/15/2022
02/15/2022 Extension Tappara Tappara
05/19/2021
05/19/2021 Confirmed Pelicans Tappara
05/10/2019
05/10/2019 Extension Pelicans U20 Pelicans
11/21/2018
11/21/2018 Loan Pelicans U20 Peliitat
08/07/2018
08/07/2018 Confirmed Tappara U20 Pelicans U20
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Date Article Website
07/02/2023 Merelä's strong Liiga postseason leads to contract with Bolts nhl.com

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