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Sami Rajaniemi
#35 Kiekko-Espoo / Liiga - 26/27
- Date of Birth
- Aug 20, 1992
- Age
- 34
- Place of Birth
- Oulainen, FIN
- Nation
- Finland
- Youth Team
- TeKi
- Position
- G
- Height
- 184 cm / 6'0"
- Weight
- 83 kg / 183 lbs
- Catches
- L
- Contract
- 26/27
Sami Rajaniemi Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-2007 | U16 I-divisioona Q | 6 | 7.17 | .843 | - | - | |||||||
| 2006-2007 | U16 II-divisioona | 7 | 5.43 | .881 | - | - | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 8 | 4.14 | .880 | - | - | |||||||
| 2007-2008 | U16 SM-sarja | 1 | 48.00 | .666 | - | - | |||||||
| 2008-2009 | U17 SM-sarja Q | 7 | 1.41 | .950 | - | - | |||||||
| 2008-2009 | U17 SM-sarja | 13 | 3.00 | .922 | - | - | Playoffs | 2 | 2.13 | .952 | - | - | |
| 2009-2010 | U18 SM-sarja | 10 | 3.81 | .902 | - | - | |||||||
| 2010-2011 | U20 SM-liiga | 6 | 1.66 | .946 | - | - | |||||||
| 2010-2011 | Mestis | 1 | 3.01 | .867 | - | - | |||||||
| 2010-2011 | II-divisioona | - | - | - | - | - | Qualification | 2 | 9.50 | .810 | - | - | |
| 2011-2012 | U20 SM-liiga | 1 | 2.00 | .928 | - | - | |||||||
| 2011-2012 | SM-liiga | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2011-2012 | Mestis | 26 | 3.14 | .911 | - | - | |||||||
| 2011-2012 | International-Jr | 1 | 2.00 | .933 | - | - | |||||||
| 2012-2013 | U20 SM-liiga | 1 | 11.00 | .744 | - | - | |||||||
| 2012-2013 | SM-liiga | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2012-2013 | Mestis | 27 | 2.97 | .915 | - | - | |||||||
| 2013-2014 | Liiga | 11 | 2.30 | .914 | - | - | Playoffs | 3 | 3.07 | .910 | - | - | |
| 2013-2014 | Mestis | 15 | 3.27 | .907 | - | - | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Liiga | 17 | 2.09 | .927 | 1 | 6-5-4 | Playoffs | 2 | 6.47 | .737 | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 2014-2015 | Mestis | 7 | 2.94 | .897 | - | - | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | Mestis | - | - | - | - | - | Playoffs | 1 | 3.01 | .906 | - | - | |
| 2015-2016 | Liiga | 18 | 2.36 | .915 | 1 | 5-5-4 | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Mestis | 1 | 14.44 | .750 | - | - | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Liiga | 15 | 1.49 | .939 | 3 | 8-2-5 | Playoffs | 12 | 1.88 | .925 | 1 | 7-5-0 | |
| 2016-2017 | Liiga | 52 | 2.08 | .913 | 2 | 18-24-10 | |||||||
| 2017-2018 | Liiga | 50 | 2.64 | .902 | 0 | 13-23-14 | |||||||
| 2018-2019 | Liiga | 50 | 2.56 | .902 | 0 | 10-20-17 | |||||||
| 2019-2020 | Liiga | 50 | 2.76 | .894 | 1 | 9-28-12 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | Liiga | 45 | 3.00 | .889 | 1 | 12-22-7 | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | International | 2 | 2.02 | .917 | 0 | 1-1-0 | |||||||
| 2021-2022 | SHL | 17 | 3.60 | .886 | 0 | 4-10-0 | Relegation | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2022-2023 | Liiga | 32 | 2.50 | .912 | 2 | 8-13-10 | |||||||
| 2023-2024 | Liiga | 50 | 2.64 | .908 | 2 | 14-28-8 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Liiga | 21 | 3.25 | .887 | 1 | 5-8-7 | |||||||
| 2024-2025 | Liiga | 3 | 2.02 | .934 | 0 | 1-2-0 | Playoffs | 1 | 3.36 | .750 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |
| 2025-2026 | Liiga | 25 | 2.53 | .900 | 2 | 10-9-5 | Playoffs | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2026-2027 | Liiga | 8 | 2.61 | .890 | 0 | 2-3-2 |
Sami Rajaniemi Tournament Statistics
| Post | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | ET | 1 | 3.00 | .900 | - | - | Playoffs | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014-2015 | Champions HL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2015-2016 | Champions HL | 0 | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| 2020-2021 | EHT | 2 | 2.02 | .917 | 0 | 1-1-0 |
Sami Rajaniemi Career Totals by League
| 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2.02 | .917 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3.00 | .900 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.50 | .810 | - | - | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2.02 | .917 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2.00 | .933 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | 447 | 2.56* | .905* | 16* | 121-192-105 | 5 | 18 | 2.19* | .912* | 1* | 7-6-0 | |
| 6 | 77 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3.01 | .906 | - | - | |
| 1 | 17 | 3.60 | .886 | 0 | 4-10-0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | 6 | 7.17 | .843 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 5.43 | .881 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 48.00 | .666 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 8 | 4.14 | .880 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 13 | 3.00 | .922 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2.13 | .952 | - | - | |
| 1 | 7 | 1.41 | .950 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | 3.81 | .902 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Sami Rajaniemi Career Totals by Team
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 9.50 | .810 | - | - | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 3.01 | .867 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2.02 | .917 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 2.02 | .917 | 0 | 1-1-0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2.00 | .933 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 103 | 2.71 | .905 | 5 | 27-49-25 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 247 | 2.61 | .900 | 4 | 62-117-60 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 29 | 2.09* | .927* | 1* | 6-5-4 | 2 | 5 | 6.47* | .737* | 0 | 0-1-0 | |
| 3 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 75 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 15 | 1.49 | .939 | 3 | 8-2-5 | 1 | 12 | 1.88 | .925 | 1 | 7-5-0 | |
| 3 | 36 | 2.50 | .902 | 2 | 13-14-7 | 2 | 1 | 3.36 | .750 | 0 | 0-0-0 | |
| 1 | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2.13 | .952 | - | - | |
| 1 | 10 | 3.81 | .902 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 18 | 2.36 | .915 | 1 | 5-5-4 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 14.44 | .750 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 7 | 5.43 | .881 | - | - | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 17 | 3.60 | .886 | 0 | 4-10-0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.01 | .906 | - | - | ||||||
| 1 | 6 | 7.17 | .843 | - | - | 0 |
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
Sami Rajaniemi Career Highlights
| Season | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2013-2014 | |
| 2014-2015 | |
| 2015-2016 |
Transactions
| Date | Status | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | Kiekko-Espoo | Kiekko-Espoo | |
| Confirmed | HPK | Kiekko-Espoo | |
| Extension | HPK | HPK | |
| Confirmed | Timrå IK | HPK | |
| Confirmed | Jukurit | Timrå IK | |
| Extension | Jukurit | Jukurit | |
| Extension | Jukurit | Jukurit | |
| Extension | Jukurit | Jukurit | |
| Confirmed | Pelicans | Jukurit | |
| Loan | Pelicans | Kärpät | |
| Loan | Pelicans | Kärpät | |
| Loan | Pelicans | Peliitat | |
| Confirmed | JYP | Pelicans | |
| Loan | JYP | TUTO Hockey | |
| Extension | JYP | JYP | |
| Extension | JYP | JYP | |
| Confirmed | Estonia | JYP U20 |