Waltteri Merelä — © Photo: SC Bern

SC Bern — © Photo: SC Bern

Waltteri Merelä

#19 SC Bern / NL - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jul 06, 1998
Age: 28
Place of Birth: Ylöjärvi, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Y-Tappara
Position: RW
Height: 188 cm / 6'2"
Weight: 89 kg / 196 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: 27/28

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Waltteri Merelä Facts

Agency: Premium

Waltteri Merelä Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2013-2014	Uplakers U17	U17 Mestis	28	8	27	35	18	-
2014-2015	Tappara U17	U17 SM-sarja	39	13	16	29	39	-	Playoffs	4	4	1	5	4	-
2015-2016	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	43	5	7	12	4	-
2016-2017	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	30	4	6	10	6	2	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
2017-2018	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	10	14	24	10	6	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	2	0
2018-2019	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	32	22	32	54	67	24	Playoffs	10	3	6	9	12	4
2018-2019	Pelicans	Liiga	9	0	1	1	0	-4
2018-2019	Peliitat Loan	Mestis	9	1	4	5	0	-1
2019-2020	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	1	2	3	6	4	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0
2019-2020	Pelicans	Liiga	48	7	11	18	16	-3
2019-2020	Peliitat Loan	Mestis	10	3	4	7	14	-1
2020-2021	Pelicans	Liiga	57	10	17	27	55	12	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	4	3
2021-2022	Tappara	Liiga	57	21	23	44	38	31	Playoffs	15	1	7	8	8	7
2021-2022	Finland (all)	International	3	1	0	1	0	0
2022-2023	Tappara	Liiga	41	15	18	33	47	1	Playoffs	14	8	6	14	4	6
2022-2023	Finland	WC	1	1	0	1	0	1
2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	6	1	2	3	0	2
2023-2024	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	19	1	0	1	4	2
2023-2024	Syracuse Crunch	AHL	55	15	19	34	16	-2	Playoffs	8	3	0	3	2	2
2024-2025	SC Bern "A"	NL	52	21	26	47	27	15	Playoffs	7	2	2	4	6	2
2024-2025	Finland	WC	8	1	1	2	4	0
2024-2025	Finland (all) "A"	International	18	4	3	7	6	2
2025-2026	SC Bern "A"	NL	43	12	14	26	14	-2	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	2	2
2025-2026	Finland	WC	10	1	3	4	6	3
2025-2026	Finland (all)	International	19	1	5	6	10	3
2026-2027	SC Bern "C"	NL	8	2	5	7	0	1
2026-2027	Projected	NL	51	13	32	45	0	6

Waltteri Merelä Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2019-2020	Pelicans	Champions HL	5	1	2	3	6	-1
2021-2022	Tappara	Champions HL	11	3	4	7	8	-2
2021-2022	Finland	EHT	3	1	0	1	0	0
2022-2023	Tappara	Champions HL	7	2	2	4	2	0
2022-2023	Finland	EHT	5	0	2	2	0	1
2024-2025	Finland "A"	EHT	6	0	1	1	2	-1
2025-2026	SC Bern "A"	Champions HL	6	3	0	3	2	2
2025-2026	Finland	EHT	7	0	2	2	4	0

Waltteri Merelä Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	55	15	19	34	0.62	16	-2	1	8	3	0	3	0.38	2	2
Champions HL	4	29	9	8	17	0.59	18	-1	0
EHT	4	21	1	5	6	0.29	6	0	0
International	4	46	7	10	17	0.37	16	7	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	19	1	0	1	0.05	4	2	0
NL	3	103	35	45	80	0.78	41	14	2	9	3	2	5	0.56	8	4
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	3	19	3	4	7	0.37	10	4	0

Waltteri Merelä Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2018-2019	U20 SM-liiga Best PPG (1.69) U20 SM-liiga First All-Star Team
2021-2022	Liiga Best Plus/Minus (Matti Keinonen Trophy) (+31) Liiga Champion
2022-2023	Champions Hockey League Champion Liiga Champion Liiga Playoffs Most Goals (8)
2025-2026	World Championship Gold Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
09/17/2025	Extension	SC Bern	SC Bern
11/28/2024	Extension	SC Bern	SC Bern
06/10/2024	Confirmed	Syracuse Crunch	SC Bern
06/05/2023	Confirmed	Tappara	Tampa Bay Lightning
02/15/2022	Extension	Tappara	Tappara
05/19/2021	Confirmed	Pelicans	Tappara
05/10/2019	Extension	Pelicans U20	Pelicans
11/21/2018	Loan	Pelicans U20	Peliitat
08/07/2018	Confirmed	Tappara U20	Pelicans U20