Sami Lepistö

#18 SCL Tigers / NL - 22/23

Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1984
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Espoo, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Jokerit
Position: D
Height: 185 cm / 6'1"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Sami Lepistö Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman
Drafted: 2004 round 3 #66 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency: Premium

Father: Jussi Lepistö
Brother: Nicholas Lepistö

Sami Lepistö Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1998-1999	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	14	3	9	12	22	-	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	16	-
2000-2001	Jokerit U16	U16 SM-sarja	12	1	10	11	26	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-
2001-2002	Jokerit U18	U18 SM-sarja	20	8	14	22	36	-	Playoffs	8	4	8	12	12	-
2001-2002	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	14	0	5	5	2	-
2002-2003	Jokerit U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	5	14	19	34	18	Playoffs	11	1	5	6	8	2
2003-2004	Jokerit	SM-liiga	53	3	4	7	20	4	Playoffs	8	0	1	1	4	0
2003-2004	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	0	0	0	0	-2
2003-2004	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	4	4	8	10	10
2004-2005	Jokerit	SM-liiga	55	7	18	25	44	13	Playoffs	12	1	7	8	12	6
2005-2006	Jokerit	SM-liiga	56	8	21	29	68	8
2006-2007	Jokerit	SM-liiga	26	1	9	10	32	12	Playoffs	10	2	2	4	4	2
2007-2008	Washington Capitals	NHL	7	0	1	1	12	-1
2007-2008	Hershey Bears	AHL	55	4	41	45	51	29	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	-4
2007-2008	Finland	WC	7	1	1	2	10	2
2008-2009	Washington Capitals	NHL	7	0	4	4	6	-3
2008-2009	Hershey Bears	AHL	70	4	38	42	80	24
2009-2010	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	66	1	10	11	60	14	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	6	-1
2009-2010	Finland Olympics	OG	6	0	1	1	6	-3
2010-2011	Phoenix Coyotes	NHL	51	4	7	11	37	7
2010-2011	Columbus Blue Jackets	NHL	19	0	5	5	18	3
2010-2011	Finland	WC	9	0	3	3	6	3
2011-2012	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	26	1	2	3	4	3	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2012-2013	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL	26	0	3	3	30	-2
2012-2013	HC Lev Praha	KHL	11	0	5	5	20	0	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-2
2012-2013	Finland	WC	10	0	4	4	2	3
2012-2013	Finland (all)	International	21	0	5	5	6	9
2013-2014	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg "A"	KHL	53	6	19	25	67	6	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	6	2
2013-2014	Finland Olympics	OG	6	1	1	2	0	5
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	12	1	5	6	29	6
2014-2015	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	KHL	60	7	16	23	44	-2	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	4	1
2014-2015	Finland "A"	WC	8	0	2	2	4	1
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	18	2	7	9	6	6
2015-2016	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	60	11	19	30	33	12	Playoffs	19	6	7	13	16	6
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	3	1	2	3	0	0
2016-2017	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	KHL	53	6	25	31	22	-1	Playoffs	5	0	3	3	4	0
2016-2017	Finland	WCup	3	0	0	0	2	-3
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	6	0	2	2	6	-6
2017-2018	Jokerit "A"	KHL	56	7	22	29	34	9	Playoffs	11	0	7	7	8	6
2017-2018	Finland Olympics "A"	OG	5	2	3	5	4	4
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	8	3	4	7	10	4
2018-2019	Jokerit "A"	KHL	59	8	28	36	65	1	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0	-1
2019-2020	Jokerit "A"	KHL	61	8	17	25	58	0	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	2	4
2020-2021	Jokerit	KHL	27	1	7	8	18	9	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	6	-3
2021-2022	Luleå HF	SHL	39	4	25	29	24	5	Playoffs	17	2	13	15	20	6
2022-2023	SCL Tigers	NL	52	5	15	20	34	4	Relegation	6	2	3	5	2	3
2022-2023	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	3

Sami Lepistö Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2005-2006	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	4	-
2006-2007	Finland	EHT	5	0	1	1	6	2
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	2	0	0	0	6	0
2012-2013	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	3
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	6	0	4	4	29	1
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	6	2	3	5	2	3
2015-2016	Finland "A"	EHT	3	1	2	3	0	0
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	3	0	2	2	4	-3
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	2	1	1	2	6	0
2022-2023	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	3

Sami Lepistö Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	125	8	79	87	0.70	131	53	1	5	0	1	1	0.20	4	-4
EHT	10	39	4	15	19	0.49	59	9*	0
International	7	71	7	26	33	0.46	59	22	0
KHL	9	466	54	161	215	0.46	391	32	9	63	9	24	33	0.52	48	13
Mestis	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
NHL	5	176	6	29	35	0.20	137	23	2	10	1	0	1	0.10	6	-4
NL	1	52	5	15	20	0.38	34	4	1	6	2	3	5	0.83	2	3
OG	3	17	3	5	8	0.47	10	6	0
SHL	1	39	4	25	29	0.74	24	5	1	17	2	13	15	0.88	20	6
SM-liiga (Liiga)	4	190	19	52	71	0.37	164	37	3	30	3	10	13	0.43	20	8
U16 SM-sarja	3	26*	4*	19*	23*	0.88*	48*	-	2	9	1	3	4	0.44	18	-
U18 SM-sarja	1	20	8	14	22	1.10	36	-	1	8	4	8	12	1.50	12	-
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	2	50	5	19	24	0.48	36	18*	1	11	1	5	6	0.55	8	2
WC	4	34	1	10	11	0.32	22	9	0
WCup	1	3	0	0	0	0.00	2	-3	0
WJC-20	1	7	4	4	8	1.14	10	10	0

Sami Lepistö Career Highlights

Season	Awards
1999-2000	U16 SM-sarja Champion
2001-2002	U18 SM-sarja Champion
2002-2003	U20 SM-liiga Silver Medal
2003-2004	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Best Defenseman U20 WJC Bronze Medal U20 WJC Most Goals by Defenseman (4) U20 WJC Most Points by Defenseman (8)
2004-2005	Liiga Playoffs Most Assists by Defenseman (7) Liiga Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (8) SM-liiga Silver Medal
2006-2007	SM-liiga Silver Medal
2007-2008	World Championship Bronze Medal
2008-2009	AHL Calder Cup Champion
2009-2010	Olympic Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2012-2013	World Championship Top 3 Player on Team
2013-2014	Olympic Bronze Medal
2015-2016	KHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (6) KHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (13)
2016-2017	KHL All-Star Game
2017-2018	KHL All-Star Game
2018-2019	KHL All-Star Game (Selected, did not play)
2021-2022	SHL Most Assists Playoffs (13) SHL Most Points by Defenseman Playoffs (15) SHL SM Silver Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
08/01/2023	Confirmed	HIFK	Retired
06/05/2023	Confirmed	SCL Tigers	HIFK
05/23/2022	Confirmed	Luleå HF	SCL Tigers
10/27/2021	Confirmed	No team	Luleå HF
12/01/2020	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
06/05/2019	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
04/13/2018	Extension	Jokerit	Jokerit
05/22/2017	Confirmed	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Jokerit
04/14/2016	Extension	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
05/01/2015	Confirmed	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg	Salavat Yulaev Ufa
06/10/2013	Confirmed	HC Lev Praha	Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
01/13/2013	Confirmed	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	HC Lev Praha
06/04/2012	Confirmed	Chicago Blackhawks	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/15/2011	Confirmed	Columbus Blue Jackets	Chicago Blackhawks
02/28/2011	Confirmed	Phoenix Coyotes	Columbus Blue Jackets
07/01/2010	Extension	Phoenix Coyotes	Phoenix Coyotes
07/08/2009	Extension	Phoenix Coyotes	Phoenix Coyotes
06/27/2009	Confirmed	Washington Capitals	Phoenix Coyotes

Sami Lepistö Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Jokerit
Cult/Star player for Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Career transactions
- 2011-02-28 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets with Scottie Upshall for Rostislav Klesla
- 2010-06-05 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2009-07-08 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2009-06-27 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2010 5th round pick (Caleb Herbert)
- 2007-05-31 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals