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Finland Otto Salin
#10 Ontario Reign / AHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Bronze Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 07, 2004
Position
D
Age
21
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
192 lbs / 87 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
EKS
Contract
27/28
Cap Hit
$875,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings / Signed
Drafted
2022 round 5 #148 overall by Los Angeles Kings
Agency
PREMIUM

Salin activates in the OZ more often than any other draft-eligible defender in the league. He’s in constant motion, engaging in hand-offs and constantly being down low during cycles. He’s also very active at activating into play. Defensively, he is a decent on-puck defender who engages physically quite a bit and makes some well-timed pokechecks. -EliteProspects 2022 NHL Draft Guide

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Otto Salin Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2018-19 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 7* 1* 4* 5* 4* -* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 12 -
2019-20 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 6* 1* 4* 5* 0* -* |
Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 3* 1* 0* 1* 29* -* |
Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 28* 4* 9* 13* 4* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 14* 0* 5* 5* 12* -* |
2020-21 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 19* 3* 7* 10* 8* 0* |
2021-22 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 11* 4* 8* 12* 10* 12* |
HIFK Liiga 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 4* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 3* 4* 10* 4* |
2022-23 HIFK U20 U20 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 0
HIFK Liiga 27* 2* 6* 8* 10* 6* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 2 1
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* 7* | Playoffs 1 2 0 2 0 1
Finland U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 3* 3* 0* 4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 0* 3* 3* 6* 10* |
2023-24 HIFK Liiga 29* 0* 6* 6* 8* 2* |
TPS Liiga 15* 3* 3* 6* 0* -1* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 0 -6
Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 5* 6* 0* -* |
2024-25 TPS Liiga 56* 8* 20* 28* 14* -6* | Playoffs 5 2 2 4 2 3
Ontario Reign AHL 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
2025-26 Ontario Reign AHL 16* 1* 0* 1* 16* -3* |
Projected AHL 61* 4* 0* 4* 61* -11* |

Otto Salin Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Finland U16 YOG 4* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2021-22 HIFK Champions HL 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 5* 2* 2* 4* 4* 0* |

Otto Salin Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 19* 1* 1* 2* 0.11* 16* -4* | 1 1 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 5* 2* 2* 4* 0.80* 4* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 51* 2* 16* 18* 0.35* 28* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 4 133* 13* 36* 49* 0.37* 34* 2* | 3 22 2 * 6 * 8 * 0.36 * 4 * -2 *
Mestis 2 4* 3* 2* 5* 1.25* 0* 8* | 1 1 2 * 0 * 2 * 2.00 * 0 * 1 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 10* 2* 4* 6* 0.60* 33* -* | 1 7 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.86 * 12 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 2 8* 2* 4* 6* 0.75* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 28* 4* 9* 13* 0.46* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-sarja 3 30* 7* 15* 22* 0.73* 18* 12* | 1 3 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.33 * 0 * 0 *
WJC-18 1 4* 0* 2* 2* 0.50* 6* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 0* 4* 4* 0.33* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
YOG 1 4* 0* 1* 1* 0.25* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Otto Salin Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Up/Down Los Angeles Kings Ontario Reign
04/02/2025
04/02/2025 Confirmed TPS Ontario Reign
04/01/2025
04/01/2025 Confirmed TPS Los Angeles Kings
01/26/2024
01/26/2024 Confirmed HIFK TPS
05/02/2023
05/02/2023 Extension HIFK HIFK
03/14/2023
03/14/2023 Loan HIFK Kiekko-Vantaa
05/20/2021
05/20/2021 Extension HIFK U20 HIFK
Player Biography and Trivia

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #98 by Elite Prospects

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #66 by FCHockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #67 by McKeen's Hockey

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #66 by TSN/McKenzie

2022 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #23 by NHL Central Scouting

Invited to NHL Scouting Combine -- 2022