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Finland Riikka Sallinen

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

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

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Riikka Sallinen Facts

Date of Birth
Jun 12, 1973
Position
C
Age
50
Height
5'4" / 163 cm
Place of Birth
Jyväskylä, FIN
Weight
132 lbs / 60 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
JYP
Status
Retired
Highlights
3-time European Championship (W) Gold Medal 3
1-time World Championship (W) Silver Medal 1
6-time World Championship (W) Bronze Medal 6
2-time Olympic (W) Bronze Medal 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time Olympic (W) Most Points 1
3-time World Championship (W) All-Star Team 3
1-time World Championship (W) Best Forward 1

Brother: Lasse Nieminen
Sons: Emil Välilä, Elis Välilä

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Riikka Sallinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1988-89 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* -* |
1989-90 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* -* |
1991-92 JYP I-divisioona (W) 10* 41* 3* 44* 2* -* |
Finland WC (W) 5* 6* 2* 8* 0* -* |
Finland (all) International (W) 6* 8* 2* 10* 0* -* |
1992-93 SC Lyss Damen LKA 20* 56* 33* 89* 0* -* |
Finland EC (W) 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Finland (all) International (W) 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
1993-94 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* -* |
1994-95 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* -* |
1995-96 KalPa SM-sarja (W) 10* 10* 8* 18* 0* -* |
Finland (all) International (W) 3* 2* 4* 6* 0* -* |
1996-97 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* -* |
1997-98 JYP SM-sarja (W) 12* 13* 8* 21* 2* -* | Playoffs 6 2 8 10 0 -
Finland “A” OG (W) 6* 7* 5* 12* 4* 14* |
Finland (all) International (W) 22* 21* 19* 40* 6* -* |
1999-00 JYP SM-sarja (W) 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2000-01 JyHC “C” SM-sarja (W) 9* 10* 9* 19* 6* -* | Relegation 1 4 2 6 0 -
2001-02 JyHC SM-sarja (W) 13* 10* 12* 22* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -
Finland OG (W) 5* 0* 3* 3* 2* -2* |
Finland (all) International (W) 16* 10* 8* 18* 4* -* |
2002-03 Limhamn HK Division 1 (W) -* -* -* -* -* -* | Playoffs 3 3 3 6 0 2
2003-13 Did not play * * * * * * |
2013-14 JYP SM-sarja (W) 13* 7* 12* 19* 18* -* | Playoffs 8 5 11 16 12 -
Finland OG (W) 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International (W) 20* 5* 8* 13* 6* -* |
2014-15 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* -* |
2015-16 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* -* |
2016-17 HV71 “A” SDHL (W) 23* 10* 11* 21* 12* 11* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 4 1
IF Troja-Ljungby Division 1 (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* -* |
2017-18 HV71 “C” SDHL (W) 36* 15* 32* 47* 24* 17* | Playoffs 2 1 1 2 2 -2
Finland “A” OG (W) 6* 4* 1* 5* 0* -2* |
Finland (all) “A” International (W) 26* 6* 12* 18* 10* -* |
2018-19 HV71 “C” SDHL (W) 33* 14* 37* 51* 8* 26* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 25 -6
Finland EHT (W) 3* 2* 1* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland “A” WC (W) 7* 0* 4* 4* 8* 3* |
Finland (all) International (W) 24* 3* 11* 14* 20* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2012-13 Finland WC (W) Team Manager
2019-20 HV71 SDHL (W) Asst. Coach Hired on December 16
2020-21 HV71 SDHL (W) Asst. Coach
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Riikka Sallinen Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
WC (W)
2019-04-14T20:00:00+0300 Finland @ USA
2019-04-13T16:00:00+0300 Finland @ Canada
2019-04-11T19:30:00+0300 Finland vs Czechia
2019-04-09T19:30:00+0300 Finland @ Canada
2019-04-08T16:00:00+0300 Finland vs Switzerland
2019-04-06T16:00:00+0300 Finland @ Russia
2019-04-04T19:30:00+0300 Finland vs USA
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Riikka Sallinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Division 1 (W) 2 1* 2* 3* 5* 5.00* 0* -* | 1 3 3 * 3 * 6 * 2.00 * 0 * 2 *
EC (W) 3 13* 20* 18* 38* 2.92* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT (W) 1 3* 2* 1* 3* 1.00* 2* 2* | 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 1 20* 56* 33* 89* 4.45* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-sarja (W) (Naisten Liiga (W)) 11 135* 201* 194* 395* 2.93* 52* -* | 8 41 36 * 50 * 86 * 2.10 * 28 * - *
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 *
WC (W) 8 45* 25* 35* 60* 1.33* 18* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
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Riikka Sallinen Connections

Player Period Teams
Tiia Reima (F) 1988-2002 10 Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (EC women), Finland (all)
Johanna Ikonen (D) 1988-1998 9 Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (EC women), Finland (all), Shakers
Marianne Ihalainen (F) 1988-1998 9 Finland (WC women), Finland (OG women), Finland (EC women), Finland (all)
Päivi Halonen (D) 1988-2002 9 Finland (WC women), Finland (EC women), Finland (all), Shakers
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
06/14/2019
06/14/2019 Confirmed HV71 Retired
04/25/2018
04/25/2018 Extension HV71 HV71
05/30/2016
05/30/2016 Confirmed JYP HV71

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