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Finland Elmeri Laakso

#21 SaiPa / Liiga - 23/24
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jul 19, 2004
Position
D
Age
18
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Joensuu, FIN
Weight
185 lbs / 84 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokipojat
Contract
23/24+1
NHL Draft
Prospect eligible for the 2023 NHL Entry Draft
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1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1

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His strengths, his shot and passing techniques, can serve as a foundation for future improvements. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 3 0 1 1 2 - |
2018-19 Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 28 13 29 42 54 - |
Jokipojat U16 U16 SM-sarja 16 7 10 17 75 - | Playoffs 2 0 2 2 4 -
2019-20 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 8 4 9 13 10 - |
TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 5 3 3 6 4 - |
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 31 13 12 25 12 - |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 13 7 4 11 58 - |
2020-21 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 19 6 10 16 18 - |
TPS U20 U20 SM-sarja 1 0 0 0 0 0 |
SaiPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 2 0 0 0 2 0 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 0 0
2021-22 SaiPa/Ketterä U18 U18 SM-sarja 3 1 1 2 16 - |
SaiPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 25 7 11 18 16 12 |
SaiPa Liiga 17 2 3 5 6 -10 |
JoKP Mestis 5 2 1 3 4 -1 |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6 1 2 3 6 0 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 21 1 8 9 22 2 |
2022-23 SaiPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 12 7 12 19 8 11 |
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 4 0 2 2 4 2 |
SaiPa Liiga 32 4 7 11 8 -17 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr - - - - - - |
2023-24 SaiPa Liiga - - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2016-17 Finland Selects U13 WSI U13 8 0 4 4 0 - |
2017-18 Finland Selects U14 WSI U14 7 4 4 8 - - |
2019-20 Finland U16 YOG 4 3 1 4 26 -1 |
2021-22 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5 0 0 0 4 -2 |
Finland U18 EYOF 4 0 3 3 2 2 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2023-02-25T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa @ Lukko
2023-02-24T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ TPS
2023-02-22T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa vs Ässät
2023-02-18T14:00:00-0100 SaiPa vs Ilves
2023-02-17T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ HIFK
2023-02-14T15:30:00-0100 SaiPa @ Tappara
International-Jr
2023-02-11T11:00:00+0000 Finland U19 (all) vs Switzerland U19 (all)
2023-02-10T17:00:00+0000 Finland U19 (all) @ Sweden U19 (all)
2023-02-09T17:00:00+0000 Finland U19 (all) @ Czechia U19 (all)
2023-02-08T13:00:00+0000 Finland U19 (all) @ Germany U19 (all)
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
EYOF 1 4 0 3 3 0.75 2 2 | 0
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 4 -2 | 0
International-Jr 3 38 8 14 22 0.58 84 4 | 0
Liiga 3 49 6 10 16 0.33 14 -27 | 0
Mestis 1 5 2 1 3 0.60 4 -1 | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 21 10 13 23 1.10 79 - | 1 2 0 2 2 1.00 4 -
U16 SM-sarja Q 3 39 17 39 56 1.44 66 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 3 53 20 23 43 0.81 46 - | 0
U20 SM-sarja 3 40 14 23 37 0.93 26 23 | 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
WJC-18 1 6 1 2 3 0.50 6 0 | 0
WSI U13 1 8 0 4 4 0.50 0 - | 0
WSI U14 1 7 4 4 8 1.14 - - | 0
YOG 1 4 3 1 4 1.00 26 -1 | 0
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Puckhandling
14
Teamwork
13
Strength
13
Speed
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Otto Hokkanen (F) 2017-2024 6 Finland Selects U14, Finland U16, Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U19 (all), Finland U20 (all), SaiPa, SaiPa U18, SaiPa U20
Jere Lassila (F) 2016-2023 5 Finland Selects U13, Finland Selects U14, Finland U16, Finland U16 (all), Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U19 (all), Finland U20 (all)
Oskari Vuorio (F) 2016-2023 4 Finland Selects U13, Finland Selects U14, Finland U18, Finland U18, Finland U18 (all), Finland U19 (all)
Kalle Varis (G) 2019-2023 4 Finland U16 (all), Finland U18 (all), SaiPa, SaiPa U18, SaiPa U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/07/2022
02/07/2022 Loan SaiPa JoKP
04/17/2021
04/17/2021 Extension SaiPa U20 SaiPa
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2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #128 by FCHockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #195 by McKeen's Hockey

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