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Finland Saku Mäenalanen
#8 SCL Tigers / NL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time Olympic Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
3-time Liiga Champion 3
Date of Birth
May 29, 1994
Position
LW/C
Age
31
Height
6'4" / 192 cm
Place of Birth
Tornio, FIN
Weight
207 lbs / 94 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekko-Ketut
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2013 round 5 #125 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency
PREMIUM

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Saku Mäenalanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 5* 4* 8* 12* 2* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 27* 12* 13* 25* 32* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -
2010-11 Laser HT U18 U18 II-divisioona Q 8* 14* 12* 26* 10* -* |
Laser HT U18 U18 II-divisioona 18* 13* 26* 39* 10* -* |
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2011-12 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 12* 2* 7* 9* 36* -* |
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 32* 13* 29* 42* 40* -* | Playoffs 9 7 3 10 2 -
2012-13 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 45* 23* 35* 58* 43* 19* | Playoffs 5 5 2 7 18 1
Finland U19 (all) International-Jr 7* 4* 1* 5* 2* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2013-14 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 3* 3* 6* 2* -2* | Playoffs 12 4 4 8 10 -1
Kärpät Liiga 25* 4* 3* 7* 0* 6* |
Jokipojat Mestis 15* 9* 6* 15* 4* 9* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 7* 4* 11* 0* 9* |
2014-15 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 6* 2* 6* 8* 2* -4* |
Kärpät Liiga 20* 4* 1* 5* 2* 2* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 0 0
Pelicans Liiga 8* 1* 0* 1* 0* -4* |
Hokki Mestis 17* 5* 8* 13* 6* 3* | Playoffs 10 2 4 6 22 0
2015-16 Kärpät Liiga 46* 6* 10* 16* 14* 9* | Playoffs 13 3 1 4 6 1
2016-17 Kärpät Liiga 34* 11* 10* 21* 6* 6* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
2017-18 Kärpät Liiga 59* 17* 29* 46* 26* 20* | Playoffs 18 5 5 10 16 4
Finland WC 8* 2* 1* 3* 8* 1* |
Finland (all) International 8* 2* 1* 3* 8* 1* |
2018-19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 34* 4* 4* 8* 20* 0* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 6 1
Charlotte Checkers AHL 31* 7* 7* 14* 8* -14* |
2019-20 Jokerit KHL 26* 5* 4* 9* 8* -7* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 6 4
2020-21 Jokerit KHL 38* 4* 8* 12* 48* 5* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
Finland WC 10* 1* 3* 4* 0* 5* |
Finland (all) International 12* 1* 3* 4* 0* 5* |
2021-22 Kärpät “A” Liiga 47* 13* 28* 41* 67* 14* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 4 -2
Finland OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* 2* |
Finland WC 9* 2* 0* 2* 29* 3* |
Finland (all) International 24* 2* 1* 3* 31* -4* |
2022-23 Winnipeg Jets NHL 64* 4* 6* 10* 16* 0* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 12 0
2023-24 SCL Tigers NL 44* 11* 9* 20* 40* -9* |
Finland WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
Finland (all) International 17* 1* 3* 4* 6* 2* |
2024-25 SCL Tigers NL 27* 8* 10* 18* 14* 12* | Playoffs 9 1 5 6 4 -4
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* 1* |
2025-26 SCL Tigers NL 30* 5* 15* 20* 16* 6* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Projected NL 48* 8* 24* 32* 26* 10* |

Saku Mäenalanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 Kärpät ET 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
2014-15 Kärpät Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
2015-16 Kärpät Champions HL 12* 2* 1* 3* 2* 1* |
2016-17 Kärpät Champions HL 4* 1* 3* 4* 4* 4* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 Finland EHT 7* 0* 0* 0* 0* -3* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 5* 0* 0* 0* 4* -1* |
2024-25 Kärpät Spengler Cup 2* 1* 2* 3* 0* -2* |
Finland EHT 3* 1* 0* 1* 4* 1* |
2025-26 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Saku Mäenalanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 31* 7* 7* 14* 0.45* 8* -14* | 0 * * * * * *
Champions HL 3 21* 3* 4* 7* 0.33* 8* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 5 20* 1* 0* 1* 0.05* 8* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 6 67* 7* 8* 15* 0.22* 49* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 10* 4* 1* 5* 0.50* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 2 64* 9* 12* 21* 0.33* 56* -2* | 2 10 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.50 * 6 * 1 *
Liiga 6 239* 56* 81* 137* 0.57* 115* 53* | 5 47 9 * 7 * 16 * 0.34 * 26 * 1 *
Mestis 2 32* 14* 14* 28* 0.88* 10* 12* | 1 10 2 * 4 * 6 * 0.60 * 22 * 0 *
NHL 2 98* 8* 10* 18* 0.18* 36* 0* | 2 14 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.14 * 18 * 1 *
NL 3 101* 24* 34* 58* 0.57* 70* 9* | 1 9 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.67 * 4 * -4 *
OG 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Spengler Cup 1 2* 1* 2* 3* 1.50* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 27* 12* 13* 25* 0.93* 32* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 5* 4* 8* 12* 2.40* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 II-divisioona 1 18* 13* 26* 39* 2.17* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 II-divisioona Q 1 8* 14* 12* 26* 3.25* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 33* 13* 29* 42* 1.27* 42* -* | 1 9 7 * 3 * 10 * 1.11 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 12* 2* 7* 9* 0.75* 36* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 56* 28* 44* 72* 1.29* 47* 13* | 2 17 9 * 6 * 15 * 0.88 * 28 * 0 *
WC 4 34* 6* 5* 11* 0.32* 39* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 7* 4* 11* 1.57* 0* 9* | 0 * * * * * *

Saku Mäenalanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
12/04/2025
12/04/2025 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
12/23/2024
12/23/2024 Loan SCL Tigers Kärpät
09/21/2023
09/21/2023 Confirmed Winnipeg Jets SCL Tigers
07/19/2022
07/19/2022 Confirmed Kärpät Winnipeg Jets
06/11/2021
06/11/2021 Confirmed Jokerit Kärpät
09/25/2019
09/25/2019 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Jokerit
05/18/2018
05/18/2018 Confirmed Kärpät Carolina Hurricanes
03/01/2017
03/01/2017 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
12/17/2015
12/17/2015 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
02/04/2015
02/04/2015 Extension Kärpät Kärpät
11/12/2014
11/12/2014 Loan Kärpät Hokki
09/24/2014
09/24/2014 Loan Kärpät Pelicans
09/04/2013
09/04/2013 Loan Kärpät Jokipojat
02/05/2013
02/05/2013 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 2 #54 overall by Sibir Novosibirsk in the KHL Draft