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Finland Saku Salminen

#60 Vimmerby HC / HockeyEttan - 18/19

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Saku Salminen Facts

Date of Birth
Oct 20, 1994
Position
C/LW
Age
29
Height
6'4" / 193 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokerit
Status
Retired
Drafted
2013 round 7 #184 overall by Tampa Bay Lightning

Brothers: Sami Salminen, Samu Salminen

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Saku Salminen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 7* 4* 5* 9* 4* -* |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 10* 0* 10* 10* 8* -* |
2009-10 HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2* 2* 1* 3* 22* -* |
HIFK U16 U16 SM-sarja 7* 7* 11* 18* 26* -* | Playoffs 6 3 3 6 10 -
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 7* 3* 1* 4* 10* -* |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 18* 5* 9* 14* 12* -* | Playoffs 11 4 1 5 2 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 8* 1* 0* 1* 6* -* |
2010-11 HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 8* 6* 6* 12* 12* -* |
HIFK U18 U18 SM-sarja 8* 1* 3* 4* 18* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 6 -
HIFK U20 U20 SM-liiga 13* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
Finland U17 (all) “A” International-Jr 14* 5* 4* 9* 2* -* |
2011-12 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 1* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 44* 9* 17* 26* 16* 11* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 2 1
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 0* 5* 5* 0* 1* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 1* 1* 27* 2* |
2012-13 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 1* 2* 3* 2* -3* |
Jokerit SM-liiga 13* 1* 1* 2* 12* 0* |
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 12* 1* 4* 5* 0* 1* | Relegation 4 1 5 6 2 6
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* 0* |
2013-14 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 2 -3
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 13* 0* 2* 2* 16* -7* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2014-15 HPK Liiga 36* 3* 5* 8* 4* 0* |
2015-16 Jokerit KHL 9* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 7* 2* 2* 4* 0* 0* |
2016-17 SaiPa Liiga 39* 3* 4* 7* 41* -9* |
2017-18 SaiPa Liiga 45* 2* 3* 5* 10* -6* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 4 -3
2018-19 Anglet Ligue Magnus 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* -4* |
ECDC Memmingen Germany3 13* 3* 9* 12* 2* -* |
ESV Kaufbeuren DEL2 12* 2* 1* 3* 2* -3* |
Vimmerby HC HockeyEttan 5* 5* 1* 6* 4* 5* | Qualification 8 2 2 4 0 1

Saku Salminen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Finland U17 EYOF 3* 1* 0* 1* 0* 3* |
2012-13 Jokerit ET 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2013-14 Jokerit ET 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2015-16 Jokerit Spengler Cup 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2016-17 SaiPa Champions HL 8* 0* 0* 0* 6* -4* |
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Saku Salminen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL2 1 12* 2* 1* 3* 0.25* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 3* 1* 0* 1* 0.33* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Germany3 1 13* 3* 9* 12* 0.92* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyEttan 1 5* 5* 1* 6* 1.20* 4* 5* | 1 8 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.50 * 0 * 1 *
International-Jr 5 39* 8* 5* 13* 0.33* 39* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 9* 0* 1* 1* 0.11* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Ligue Magnus 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 2* -4* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 4 133* 9* 13* 22* 0.17* 67* -15* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 4 * -3 *
Mestis 3 32* 3* 8* 11* 0.34* 16* -6* | 1 4 1 * 5 * 6 * 1.50 * 2 * 6 *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 17* 7* 21* 28* 1.65* 34* -* | 1 6 3 * 3 * 6 * 1.00 * 10 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 9* 6* 6* 12* 1.33* 26* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 27* 6* 12* 18* 0.67* 32* -* | 3 17 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.35 * 10 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 3 16* 10* 8* 18* 1.13* 22* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 61* 12* 21* 33* 0.54* 20* 10* | 2 16 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.25 * 4 * -2 *
WJC-18 1 7* 0* 5* 5* 0.71* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Saku Salminen Connections

Player Period Teams
Jere Sneck (D) 2009-2018 8 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17 (all), Jokerit, Jokerit U18, Jokerit U20, SaiPa, TUTO Hockey
Juuso Vainio (D) 2009-2015 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20, Finland U20 (all), HPK
Santeri Saari (D) 2009-2015 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), HPK, Jokerit, Jokerit U18, Jokerit U20, Kiekko-Vantaa
Topi Nättinen (F) 2009-2018 6 Finland U16 (all), Finland U17, Finland U17 (all), Finland U18 (all), Finland U20 (all), SaiPa
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/05/2019
02/05/2019 Confirmed ESV Kaufbeuren Vimmerby HC
12/18/2018
12/18/2018 Extension ESV Kaufbeuren ESV Kaufbeuren
12/06/2018
12/06/2018 Confirmed ECDC Memmingen ESV Kaufbeuren
11/15/2018
11/15/2018 Extension ECDC Memmingen ECDC Memmingen
10/19/2018
10/19/2018 Confirmed Anglet ECDC Memmingen
09/11/2018
09/11/2018 Confirmed SaiPa Anglet
04/28/2016
04/28/2016 Confirmed Jokerit SaiPa
11/18/2015
11/18/2015 Loan Jokerit TUTO Hockey
08/04/2014
08/04/2014 Loan Jokerit HPK
04/22/2014
04/22/2014 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
09/11/2013
09/11/2013 Loan Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa
02/01/2013
02/01/2013 Loan Jokerit Kiekko-Vantaa
01/30/2013
01/30/2013 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
05/14/2012
05/14/2012 Extension Jokerit U20 Jokerit
05/24/2011
05/24/2011 Confirmed HIFK U20 Jokerit U20

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2013 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #188 by FCHockey

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