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Finland Miikka Salomäki
#15 SaiPa / Liiga - 25/26
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 09, 1993
Position
W/C
Age
32
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Raahe, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
TeKi
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2011 round 2 #52 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

A stocky winger who plays a solid two-way game. Salomäki can play a rough, physical game, sometimes too undisciplined, though.

Brother: Santtu Salomäki
Sister: Nelli Salomäki

© Photo: Jan Beneš / hcsparta.cz

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Miikka Salomäki Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 TeKi U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 6* 7* 6* 13* 10* -* |
TeKi U16 U16 II-divisioona 12* 16* 22* 38* 32* -* |
2007-08 TeKi U18 U18 IV-divisioona -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Laser HT U18 U18 I-divisioona 23* 13* 30* 43* 71* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 16* 10* 7* 17* 8* -* |
2009-10 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 1* 1* 2* 2* -* |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 37* 18* 25* 43* 93* 5* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 2* 1* 3* 8* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 5* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 5* 0* 1* 1* 4* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 7* 0* 1* 1* 33* -* |
2010-11 Kärpät SM-liiga 40* 4* 6* 10* 53* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 27 0
Suomi U20 Mestis 3* 1* 1* 2* 27* 0* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 6* 4* 2* 6* 2* 0* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 7* 4* 11* 8* 2* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 1* 3* 14* 3* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 3* 1* 4* 28* -* |
2011-12 Kärpät SM-liiga 40* 12* 9* 21* 56* 9* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 56 3
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 3* 3* 6* 4* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 16* 5* 4* 9* 49* -* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2012-13 Kärpät SM-liiga 42* 9* 10* 19* 44* 8* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 14 0
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 3* 5* 8* 6* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 9* 3* 5* 8* 10* 1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
2013-14 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 75* 20* 30* 50* 83* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 6 -1
Finland WC 10* 1* 1* 2* 18* 3* |
Finland (all) International 10* 1* 1* 2* 18* 3* |
2014-15 Nashville Predators NHL 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 38* 7* 11* 18* 30* 15* |
2015-16 Nashville Predators NHL 61* 5* 5* 10* 28* -1* | Playoffs 14 1 1 2 6 2
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4* 1* 1* 2* 4* -3* |
2016-17 Nashville Predators NHL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* | Playoffs 6 0 0 0 2 0
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4* 1* 0* 1* 4* -1* |
2017-18 Nashville Predators NHL 58* 2* 6* 8* 34* -8* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 2 -1
2018-19 Nashville Predators NHL 37* 3* 4* 7* 8* 5* | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 0 0
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* 2* |
2019-20 Nashville Predators NHL 5* 1* 0* 1* 4* 2* |
Milwaukee Admirals AHL 41* 5* 10* 15* 35* 16* |
Toronto Marlies AHL 8* 2* 2* 4* 2* -6* |
2020-21 Colorado Eagles AHL 26* 2* 10* 12* 16* 8* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 19 1
2021-22 Örebro HK SHL 34* 3* 8* 11* 20* 3* |
HIFK Liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 2 -4
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2022-23 Lausanne HC NL 40* 4* 14* 18* 60* 2* |
2023-24 Lausanne HC NL 37* 11* 14* 25* 26* 10* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 12 0
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2024-25 HC Sparta Praha Czechia 24* 3* 5* 8* 24* 1* | Playoffs 12 0 1 1 4 -3
2025-26 SaiPa Liiga 32* 9* 12* 21* 22* 8* |
Projected Liiga 58* 16* 22* 38* 40* 15* |

Miikka Salomäki Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 Kärpät ET 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2011-12 Kärpät ET 6* 5* 0* 5* 6* -* |
2012-13 Kärpät ET 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* -* |
2021-22 Finland EHT 2* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -1* |
2024-25 HC Sparta Praha Champions HL 4* 1* 0* 1* 0* 0* |

Miikka Salomäki Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 7 199* 39* 65* 104* 0.52* 176* 37* | 2 5 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 25 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 4* 1* 0* 1* 0.25* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 24* 3* 5* 8* 0.33* 24* 1* | 1 12 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.08 * 4 * -3 *
EHT 2 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 3 18* 6* 2* 8* 0.44* 16* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 22* 1* 4* 5* 0.23* 28* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 78* 29* 24* 53* 0.68* 144* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 5 156* 34* 37* 71* 0.46* 175* 26* | 4 20 4 * 1 * 5 * 0.25 * 99 * -1 *
Mestis 1 3* 1* 1* 2* 0.67* 27* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 6 167* 12* 15* 27* 0.16* 76* -2* | 4 30 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.10 * 10 * 1 *
NL 2 77* 15* 28* 43* 0.56* 86* 12* | 1 12 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.17 * 12 * 0 *
SHL 1 34* 3* 8* 11* 0.32* 20* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 6* 7* 6* 13* 2.17* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 II-divisioona 1 12* 16* 22* 38* 3.17* 32* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 23* 13* 30* 43* 1.87* 71* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 IV-divisioona 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 1* 1* 1* 2* 2.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 1 37* 18* 25* 43* 1.16* 93* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 10* 1* 1* 2* 0.20* 18* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 2* 1* 3* 0.60* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 11* 4* 3* 7* 0.64* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 19* 8* 9* 17* 0.89* 24* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Miikka Salomäki Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/23/2025
12/23/2025 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
07/18/2025
07/18/2025 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha SaiPa
06/03/2025
06/03/2025 Confirmed HC Sparta Praha Unknown
06/20/2024
06/20/2024 Confirmed Lausanne HC HC Sparta Praha
06/10/2022
06/10/2022 Confirmed HIFK Lausanne HC
02/28/2022
02/28/2022 Confirmed Örebro HK HIFK
06/23/2021
06/23/2021 Confirmed Colorado Eagles Örebro HK
10/09/2020
10/09/2020 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Colorado Avalanche
02/23/2020
02/23/2020 Confirmed Nashville Predators Toronto Maple Leafs
07/30/2018
07/30/2018 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
03/01/2016
03/01/2016 Extension Nashville Predators Nashville Predators
04/25/2013
04/25/2013 Confirmed Kärpät Nashville Predators
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2011, 2 #36 overall by Dynamo Minsk in the KHL Draft