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Finland Simo Saarinen

#7 HIFK / SM-liiga - 95/96

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Last added: Antti Karhinen
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Libor Hudacek 6 4 6 10
2. Dominik Lakatos 6 4 5 9
3. Jonathon Blum 5 1 8 9
4. Corey Mackin 6 5 3 8
5. Nick Halloran 6 4 4 8
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Simo Saarinen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
60
Height
178 cm / 5'10"
Place of Birth
Weight
81 kg / 179 lbs
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1

Simo Saarinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 HIFK SM-liiga 20 1 0 1 4 -2 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Finland U18 EJC-18 5 1 1 2 2 - |
1981-82 HIFK SM-liiga 36 5 10 15 20 15 | Playoffs 8 1 3 4 6 -
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 3 3 6 6 - |
1982-83 HIFK SM-liiga 36 9 6 15 24 15 | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 14 -
Finland U20 “C” WJC-20 7 3 3 6 4 - |
1983-84 HIFK SM-liiga 36 7 7 14 32 11 | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Olympiajoukkue SM-liiga 7 0 1 1 4 3 |
Finland OG 6 1 0 1 14 -7 |
1984-85 New York Rangers NHL 8 0 0 0 0 -4 |
1985-86 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 13 3 4 7 11 - |
1986-87 HIFK SM-liiga 36 1 6 7 12 -9 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -
1987-88 HIFK SM-liiga 39 8 11 19 29 32 | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 2 -2
Finland OG 7 0 2 2 4 4 |
1988-89 HIFK SM-liiga 34 1 7 8 14 16 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
Finland WC 5 0 0 0 2 -1 |
1989-90 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 41 9 11 20 38 23 | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 2 -4
Finland WC 7 0 3 3 8 4 |
1990-91 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 27 3 8 11 12 -1 |
1991-92 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 43 5 18 23 14 13 | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -3
Finland OG 5 0 1 1 6 -3 |
1992-93 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 46 7 5 12 22 22 | Playoffs 4 0 3 3 0 1
1993-94 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 40 4 5 9 38 12 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -3
1994-95 HIFK “C” SM-liiga 42 7 7 14 40 14 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2
1995-96 HIFK SM-liiga 30 4 3 7 32 -2 | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 0

Simo Saarinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 13 3 4 7 0.54 11 - | 0
EJC-18 1 5 1 1 2 0.40 2 - | 0
SM-liiga (Liiga) 14 513 71 105 176 0.34 335 162 | 13 54 5 13 18 0.33 30 -13
NHL 1 8 0 0 0 0.00 0 -4 | 0
OG 3 18 1 3 4 0.22 24 -6 | 0
WC 2 12 0 3 3 0.25 10 3 | 0
WJC-20 2 14 6 6 12 0.86 10 - | 0
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Number 7 retired by HIFK

Cult/Star player for HIFK

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