Who is Riikka Sallinen?

Riikka Sallinen is a retired forward from Finland.

What was the last team Riikka Sallinen played for?

The last team Riikka played for was HV71 in the SDHL (W).

How tall is Riikka Sallinen?

Riikka Sallinen is 163 cm (5'4") tall.

How much does Riikka Sallinen weigh?

Riikka Sallinen weighs 60 kg (132 lbs).

When was Riikka Sallinen born?

Riikka Sallinen was born on 1973-06-12 in Jyväskylä, FIN.

How old is Riikka Sallinen?

Riikka Sallinen is 53 years old.

What is Riikka Sallinen's nationality?

Riikka Sallinen is from Finland.

Riikka Sallinen

a.k.a. "Hanna-Riikka Nieminen, Välilä"

#13 HV71 / SDHL (W) - 18/19

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Date of Birth: Jun 12, 1973
Age: 53
Place of Birth: Jyväskylä, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: JYP
Position: C
Height: 163 cm / 5'4"
Weight: 60 kg / 132 lbs
Shoots: R
Status: Retired

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Brother: Lasse Nieminen
Sons: Emil Välilä, Elis Välilä

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
88-89	EVU	SM-sarja (W)	6	19	7	26	2	-
	Finland	EC (W)	5	9	2	11	2	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	5	9	2	11	2	-
89-90	JYP	I-divisioona (W)	4	5	3	8	0	-
	Finland	WC (W)	5	8	2	10	4	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	9	14	2	16	4	-
91-92	JYP	I-divisioona (W)	10	41	3	44	2	-
	Finland	WC (W)	5	6	2	8	0	2
	Finland (all)	International (W)	6	8	2	10	0	-
92-93	SC Lyss Damen	LKA (W)	20	56	33	89	0	-
	Finland	EC (W)	3	2	2	4	0	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	3	2	2	4	0	-
93-94	Shakers	SM-sarja (W)	21	73	56	129	8	-	Playoffs	5	11	11	22	4	-
	Finland	WC (W)	5	4	9	13	4	11
	Finland (all)	International (W)	8	7	12	19	10	-
94-95	JYP	I-divisioona (W)	8	35	13	48	25	-
	Finland"A"	EC (W)	5	9	14	23	2	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	13	20	20	40	4	-
95-96	KalPa	SM-sarja (W)	10	10	8	18	0	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	3	2	4	6	0	-
96-97	JyP HT	SM-sarja (W)	24	26	38	64	0	-	Playoffs	6	3	5	8	4	-
	Finland	WC (W)	5	5	5	10	0	-
	Finland (all)	International (W)	22	12	14	26	0	-
97-98	JYP	SM-sarja (W)	12	13	8	21	2	-	Playoffs	6	2	8	10	0	-
	Finland Olympics"A"	OG (W)	6	7	5	12	4	14
	Finland (all)	International (W)	22	21	19	40	6	-
99-00	JYP	SM-sarja (W)	2	1	0	1	0	-
00-01	JyHC"C"	SM-sarja (W)	9	10	9	19	6	-	Relegation	1	4	2	6	0	-
01-02	JyHC	SM-sarja (W)	13	10	12	22	2	-	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	2	-
	Finland Olympics	OG (W)	5	0	3	3	2	-2
	Finland (all)	International (W)	16	10	8	18	4	-
02-03	Limhamn HK	Division 1 (W)	-	-	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	3	3	3	6	0	2
03-13	Did not play	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
13-14	JYP	SM-sarja (W)	13	7	12	19	18	-	Playoffs	8	5	11	16	12	-
	Finland Olympics	OG (W)	6	1	4	5	0	1
	Finland (all)	International (W)	20	5	8	13	6	-
14-15	JYP"A"	SM-sarja (W)	14	12	25	37	8	-	Playoffs	7	5	7	12	4	-
	Finland"A"	WC (W)	6	0	6	6	0	2
	Finland (all)	International (W)	24	7	15	22	8	-
15-16	JYP"A"	SM-sarja (W)	11	20	19	39	6	-	Playoffs	6	5	5	10	2	-
	Finland"A"	WC (W)	6	1	5	6	0	-4
	Finland (all)"A"	International (W)	21	5	20	25	2	-
16-17	HV71"A"	SDHL (W)	23	10	11	21	12	11	Playoffs	6	3	3	6	4	1
	IF Troja-Ljungby	Damettan (W)	1	2	3	5	0	-
	Finland"A"	WC (W)	6	1	2	3	2	0
	Finland (all)"A"	International (W)	19	3	15	18	6	-
17-18	HV71"C"	SDHL (W)	36	15	32	47	24	17	Playoffs	2	1	1	2	2	-2
	Finland Olympics"A"	OG (W)	6	4	1	5	0	-2
	Finland (all)"A"	International (W)	26	6	12	18	10	-
18-19	HV71"C"	SDHL (W)	33	14	37	51	8	26	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	25	-6
	Finland"A"	WC (W)	7	0	4	4	8	3
	Finland (all)	International (W)	24	3	11	14	20	-

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S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
18-19	Finland	EHT (W)	10	2	3	5	6	6

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Date	Team	Opp	Score	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	SOG	PPG	SHG	TOI
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Sat 13/04		@
Thu 11/04		vs
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League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
EC (W)	3	13	20	18	38	2.92	4	-	0
EHT (W)	1	10	2	3	5	0.50	6	6	0
I-divisioona (W)	3	22	81	19	100	4.55	27	-	0
International (W)	16	241	134	166	300	1.24	82	-	0
LKA (W)	1	20	56	33	89	4.45	0	-	0
NDHL (W) (Division 1 (W), Damettan (W))	1	1	2	3	5	5.00	0	-	1	3	3	3	6	2.00	0	2
OG (W)	4	23	12	13	25	1.09	6	11	0
SDHL (W)	3	92	39	80	119	1.29	44	54	3	12	5	5	10	0.83	31	-7
SM-sarja (W) (Auroraliiga (W))	11	135	201	194	395	2.93	52	-	8	41	36	50	86	2.10	28	-
WC (W)	8	45	25	35	60	1.33	18	14*	0

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Riikka Sallinen Career Totals

League

EC (W)

EHT (W)

I-divisioona (W)

International (W)

241

134

166

LKA (W)

NDHL (W)

OG (W)

SDHL (W)

SM-sarja (W)

135

201

194

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Riikka Sallinen Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
1988-1989	SM-sarja (W) Best PPG (4.33) SM-sarja (W) Champion European Championship (W) Gold Medal
1989-1990	World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
1991-1992	World Championship (W) All-Star Team World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
1992-1993	European Championship (W) Gold Medal
1993-1994	SM-sarja (W) Best PPG (6.14) SM-sarja (W) Champion SM-sarja (W) Most Assists (56) SM-sarja (W) Most Goals (Tiia Reima Award) (73) SM-sarja (W) Most Points (Marianne Ihalainen Award) (129) World Championship (W) All-Star Team World Championship (W) Best Forward World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
1994-1995	European Championship (W) Gold Medal
1996-1997	SM-sarja (W) Best PPG (2.67) SM-sarja (W) Champion SM-sarja (W) Most Assists (38) SM-sarja (W) Most Points (Marianne Ihalainen Award) (64) World Championship (W) All-Star Team World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
1997-1998	SM-sarja (W) Champion Olympic (W) Bronze Medal Olympic (W) Most Points (12)
2007-2008	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#190)
2008-2009	IIHF Hall of Fame
2014-2015	SM-sarja (W) Best PPG (2.64) World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2015-2016	SM-sarja (W) Best PPG (3.55) SM-sarja (W) Champion SM-sarja (W) Most Valuable Player in Playoffs (Karoliina Rantamäki Award)
2016-2017	SDHL (W) SM-silver Medal World Championship (W) Bronze Medal
2017-2018	Olympic (W) Bronze Medal
2018-2019	World Championship (W) Silver Medal World Championship (W) Top 3 Player on Team
2021-2022	Hockey Hall of Fame