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Finland Ari Santanen

#15 SaiPa / SM-liiga - 99/00

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Last added: Diego Landry
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Myles Powell 15 7 13 20
2. Tim Theocharidis 14 6 13 19
3. Marcus Eriksson 14 5 13 18
4. Anton Rödin 13 7 10 17
5. Konstantin Komarek 14 5 12 17
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Ari Santanen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
54
Height
179 cm / 5'10"
Place of Birth
Weight
83 kg / 183 lbs
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Team Staff profile of Ari Santanen also available

Ari Santanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1986-87 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 32 12 10 22 24 - |
1987-88 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 33 11 16 27 20 - |
1988-89 Ässät U20 Jr. A SM-sarja 13 12 14 26 8 - | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 6 -
Ässät SM-liiga 31 16 10 26 14 -4 | Relegation 5 6 2 8 4 -
1989-90 SaiPa SM-liiga 44 8 7 15 17 -7 |
1990-91 SaiPa SM-liiga 44 5 7 12 8 -15 |
1991-92 SaiPa I-divisioona 44 14 20 34 51 23 |
1992-93 SaiPa I-divisioona 43 18 22 40 24 -10 |
1993-94 SaiPa I-divisioona 44 19 21 40 30 10 | Qualification 6 3 2 5 2 3
1994-95 SaiPa I-divisioona 46 29 44 73 55 - | Playoffs 10 5 5 10 27 -
1995-96 SaiPa “C” I-divisioona 21 10 18 28 22 - | Playoffs 11 7 9 16 10 -
1996-97 SaiPa “A” SM-liiga 50 16 16 32 26 -12 |
1997-98 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 40 8 19 27 10 6 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -2
1998-99 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 52 16 14 30 44 -4 | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 -5
1999-00 SaiPa “C” SM-liiga 19 4 1 5 8 -6 |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2004-05 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2005-06 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2007-08 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2008-09 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2009-10 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2010-11 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2011-12 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2012-13 SaiPa SM-liiga Asst. Coach
2013-14 SaiPa Liiga Asst. Coach
2014-15 SaiPa Liiga Asst. Coach
2015-16 SaiPa Liiga Asst. Coach
2016-17 SaiPa Liiga Head Coach Fired after the season.
2017-18 SaiPa U18 U18 SM-sarja Head Coach
2019-20 JYP Liiga Asst. Coach
2020-21 JYP Liiga Asst. Coach Not active as staff between 21/10-30/3
JYP Liiga Team Manager
2023-24 SaiPa U20 Dir. of Player Development

Ari Santanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
I-divisioona 5 198 90 125 215 1.09 182 23 | 3 27 15 16 31 1.15 39 3
Jr. A SM-sarja 3 78 35 40 75 0.96 52 - | 1 2 2 0 2 1.00 6 -
SM-liiga (Liiga) 7 280 73 74 147 0.53 127 -42 | 3 14 7 2 9 0.64 4 -7
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

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Ari Santanen Connections

Player Period Teams
Riku Kallioniemi (D) 1990-2000 9 SaiPa
Matti Nevalainen (F) 1989-1997 8 SaiPa
Jussi Markkanen (G) 1991-2000 8 SaiPa
Matti Viitakoski (G) 1990-1997 7 SaiPa

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