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Finland Antti Saarela
#25 Lukko / Liiga - 25/26
Date of Birth
Jun 27, 2001
Position
C/W
Age
24
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Laitila, FIN
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
LaJy
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2019 round 4 #123 overall by Chicago Blackhawks
Agency
PREMIUM

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

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Antti Saarela 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 37* 12* 7* 19* 24* 6* |
2022-23 Lukko Liiga 41* 7* 11* 18* 10* -1* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 2 0
2023-24 Rockford IceHogs AHL 27* 5* 1* 6* 11* -5* |
2024-25 Lukko Liiga 59* 12* 19* 31* 39* 19* | Playoffs 8 2 2 4 4 0
2025-26 Lukko Liiga 25* 5* 6* 11* 4* 6* |
Projected Liiga 51* 10* 12* 22* 8* 12* |

Antti Saarela 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* -* |
2025-26 Lukko Champions HL 10* 1* 4* 5* 2* 5* |

Antti Saarela Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 27* 5* 1* 6* 0.22* 11* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 1 10* 1* 4* 5* 0.50* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 60* 16* 17* 33* 0.55* 83* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 8 274* 49* 66* 115* 0.42* 160* 40* | 4 23 4 * 5 * 9 * 0.39 * 10 * -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 * * * * * *

Antti Saarela Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/23/2024
12/23/2024 Extension Lukko Lukko
07/18/2024
07/18/2024 Loan Chicago Blackhawks Lukko
03/28/2023
03/28/2023 Confirmed Lukko Chicago Blackhawks
04/30/2022
04/30/2022 Confirmed Ilves Lukko
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
Player Biography and Trivia

2019 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #74 by Elite Prospects

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