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Finland Simo Saarinen
#7 HIFK / SM-liiga - 95/96
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga All-Star Team 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 14, 1963
Position
D
Age
63
Height
5'10" / 178 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
179 lbs / 81 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HIFK
Status
Retired
Drafted
1982 round 10 #193 overall by New York Rangers

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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 Olympics 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 Olympics 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 Olympics 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Simo Saarinen Career Highlights

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Player Biography and Trivia

Number 7 retired by HIFK

Cult/Star player for HIFK