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Finland Ari Santanen

#15 SaiPa / SM-liiga - 99/00

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2. Trevor Gooch 48 24 36 60
3. John Hughes 45 15 45 60
4. Kevin Roy 47 25 33 58
5. Graham Knott 45 23 35 58
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Ari Santanen Facts

Date of Birth
Position
RW
Age
54
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
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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
2024-25 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-sarja Head Coach
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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 *
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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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