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Finland Antti Saarela
#25 Ilves / Liiga - 21/22
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Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Patrick Thoresen 24 10 29 39
2. Dan Kissel 24 13 23 36
3. Tim McGauley 24 11 23 34
4. Bobby MacIntyre 23 10 23 33
5. Daniel Leavens 24 14 16 30
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 27, 2001
Position
C/W
Age
20
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Laitila, FIN
Weight
187 lbs / 85 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
LaJy
Contract
21/22
NHL Rights
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks / Unsigned
Drafted
2019 round 4 #123 overall by Chicago Blackhawks

Brother: Aleksi Saarela
Father: Pasi Saarela
Uncle: Ilkka Saarela

Saarela likes to play physically and doles out his fair share of nice hits, Future Considerations 2019
smart and gifted … very good offensive instincts … quality stick skills … good energy and effort … noticeable every shift … good on PP and P, ISS Hockey 2017
Nov 24th, 18:00
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2015-16 Lukko U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 12 7 15 22 14 |
Lukko U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 26 20 15 35 24 | Playoffs 6 8 2 10 2
2016-17 Lukko U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 1 3 1 4 0 |
Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja 34 5 15 20 40 |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 9 5 3 8 6 |
2017-18 Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja 5 2 4 6 4 | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0
Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 25 6 9 15 6 1 |
Lukko Liiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5 2 2 4 4 |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 16 6 8 14 26 |
2018-19 Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 21 7 8 15 32 -5 |
Lukko Liiga 24 2 8 10 20 3 | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -2
Finland U18 WJC-18 5 1 2 3 6 -3 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 19 5 4 9 39 |
2019-20 Ilves Liiga 40 4 8 12 12 7 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 0 0 0 6 -5 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16 0 2 2 12 |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 47 7 7 14 51 0 | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 1
2021-22 Ilves Liiga - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 3 0 0 0 2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
Thu 22/04 Ilves vs Lukko
Tue 20/04 Ilves @ Lukko
Mon 19/04 Ilves @ Lukko
Fri 16/04 Ilves vs KooKoo
Thu 15/04 Ilves @ KooKoo
Sat 10/04 Ilves vs Tappara
Thu 08/04 Ilves @ Lukko
Tue 06/04 Ilves @ Sport
Sat 13/03 Ilves vs TPS
Fri 12/03 Ilves @ Pelicans
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 2 - | 0
International-Jr 4 60 16 17 33 0.55 83 - | 0
Liiga 5 112 13 23 36 0.32 83 10 | 2 9 0 3 3 0.33 4 -1
U16 SM-sarja 1 26 20 15 35 1.35 24 - | 1 6 8 2 10 1.67 2 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 13 10 16 26 2.00 14 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 39 7 19 26 0.67 44 - | 1 3 0 2 2 0.67 0 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 46 13 17 30 0.65 38 -4 | 0
WHC-17 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 4 - | 0
WJC-18 1 5 1 2 3 0.60 6 -3 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 0 0 0 0.00 6 -5 | 0
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Shooting Accuracy
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Teamwork
14
Speed
14
Puckhandling
14

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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Santeri Hatakka (D) 2016-2022 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), Ilves
Niklas Ylitalo (F) 2015-2020 5 Finland U20 (all), Lukko, Lukko U16, Lukko U18, Lukko U20
Antti Tuomisto (D) 2016-2020 4 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all)
Roope Taponen (G) 2016-2020 4 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18 (Cup), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all)

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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/16/2020
12/16/2020 Extension Ilves Ilves
04/03/2019
04/03/2019 Confirmed Lukko Ilves
05/09/2018
05/09/2018 Extension Lukko U20 Lukko
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05/21/2019 Pronman’s 2019 NHL Draft Board: Top 107 prospects TheAthletic.com
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2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #76 by FCHockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #100 by McKeen's Hockey

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #24 by NHL Central Scouting

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