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Finland Sami Päivärinta

#7 TUTO Hockey / Mestis - 22/23
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3. Jack Harvey 54 34 31 65
4. Jayden Perron 54 21 43 64
5. Nicholas Moldenhauer 47 25 35 60
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 08, 2003
Position
C
Age
19
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Somero, FIN
Weight
159 lbs / 72 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Someron Pallo
Contract
22/23
Päivärinta plays a sound two-way game while contributing offensively with his playmaking, EPRinkside.com 2021
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 SoPa U16 U16 Suomi-sarja Q 1 1 9 10 0 - |
SoPa U16 U16 Alueliiga 1 2 3 5 0 - |
2018-19 Lukko U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja Q 24 16 20 36 16 - |
Lukko U16 “C” U16 SM-sarja 3 2 2 4 2 - |
Lukko U18 U18 SM-sarja 20 8 2 10 2 - |
2019-20 Lukko U18 “A” U18 SM-sarja 42 17 17 34 6 - |
Lukko U20 U20 SM-liiga 5 0 1 1 2 -1 |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 10 1 0 1 2 - |
2020-21 Lukko U20 U20 SM-sarja 36 9 24 33 4 9 | Playoffs 8 2 7 9 0 1
Finland U18 WJC-18 7 1 2 3 0 -3 |
2021-22 Lukko U20 “A” U20 SM-sarja 16 3 8 11 6 0 | Playoffs 9 4 4 8 0 2
Lukko Liiga 34 2 4 6 4 8 | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 1
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10 0 0 0 4 1 |
2022-23 Lukko U20 U20 SM-sarja 17 5 9 14 4 -1 |
Lukko Liiga 23 0 1 1 2 -6 |
TUTO Hockey Mestis 12 2 2 4 0 1 | Playoffs 4 0 4 4 2 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 5 1 3 4 0 4 |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13 2 9 11 0 11 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Lukko Champions HL 5 0 0 0 2 -1 |
Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 2 0 1 1 2 1 |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Mestis
2023-03-27T18:30:00+0300 TUTO Hockey vs Kiekko-Espoo
2023-03-25T16:00:00+0100 TUTO Hockey @ Kiekko-Espoo
2023-03-22T17:30:00+0100 TUTO Hockey vs KeuPa HT
2023-03-20T17:30:00+0100 TUTO Hockey @ KeuPa HT
2023-03-18T16:00:00+0100 TUTO Hockey vs FPS
2023-03-17T17:30:00+0100 TUTO Hockey vs KOOVEE
2023-03-11T16:00:00+0100 TUTO Hockey @ Peliitat
2023-03-10T17:30:00+0100 TUTO Hockey vs Hokki
2023-03-08T17:30:00+0100 TUTO Hockey vs Ketterä
Liiga
2023-03-04T14:00:00-0100 Lukko vs Ässät
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 2 -1 | 0
International-Jr 3 33 3 9 12 0.36 6 12 | 0
Liiga 2 57 2 5 7 0.12 6 2 | 1 3 1 0 1 0.33 0 1
Mestis 1 12 2 2 4 0.33 0 1 | 1 4 0 4 4 1.00 2 1
U16 Alueliiga 1 1 2 3 5 5.00 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 3 2 2 4 1.33 2 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 24 16 20 36 1.50 16 - | 0
U16 Suomi-sarja Q 1 1 1 9 10 10.00 0 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 62 25 19 44 0.71 8 - | 0
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 4 74 17 42 59 0.80 16 7 | 2 17 6 11 17 1.00 0 3
WJC-18 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 0 -3 | 0
WJC-20 1 5 1 3 4 0.80 0 4 | 0
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 2 0 1 1 0.50 2 1 | 0
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Passing
14
Agility
14
Teamwork
13
Shooting Accuracy
13
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Niklas Ylitalo (F) 2018-2023 5 Lukko, Lukko U18, Lukko U20, TUTO Hockey
Onni Korkka (D) 2018-2023 5 Lukko, Lukko U18, Lukko U20, TUTO Hockey
Niklas Grönlund (D) 2018-2023 5 Lukko, Lukko U18, Lukko U20
Kalle Väisänen (F) 2019-2023 4 Finland U17 (all), Finland U18, Finland U20, Finland U20 (all)
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/15/2023
02/15/2023 Rumour Lukko HPK
01/17/2023
01/17/2023 Loan Lukko TUTO Hockey
09/29/2022
09/29/2022 Loan Lukko TUTO Hockey
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2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #87 by NHL Central Scouting

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