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Finland Sami Puruskainen

#25 PeTo / III-divisioona - 21/22
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 27, 1979
Position
LW
Age
43
Height
5'9" / 176 cm
Place of Birth
Joensuu, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokipojat
Contract
21/22
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Hurtat II-divisioona 34 3 4 7 2 - |
1997-98 Hurtat II-divisioona 33 8 11 19 12 - |
1998-99 Jokipojat U20 U20 I-divisioona 14 3 6 9 6 - | Qualification 11 5 4 9 2 -
1999-00 Jokipojat U20 U20 I-divisioona 17 11 18 29 8 - |
Jokipojat I-divisioona 13 0 2 2 4 2 |
2000-01 Jokipojat Mestis 20 2 1 3 6 -2 |
2001-02 Jokipojat Suomi-sarja 17 3 9 12 4 - |
2002-03 Jokipojat Suomi-sarja 32 10 15 25 14 - | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 2 -
Jokipojat Suomi-sarja - - - - - - | Qualification 10 4 2 6 6 0
2003-04 Jokipojat Suomi-sarja 35 24 39 63 13 - | Playoffs 5 7 9 16 2 -
Jokipojat Suomi-sarja - - - - - - | Qualification 6 4 8 12 0 0
2004-05 Jokipojat Mestis 43 15 18 33 20 -15 | Relegation 6 3 6 9 6 5
2005-06 Jokipojat Mestis 40 13 21 34 16 7 | Playoffs 4 1 3 4 4 -1
KalPa SM-liiga 3 0 1 1 0 0 |
2006-07 Jokipojat Mestis 44 16 36 52 30 10 |
2007-08 Jokipojat Mestis 44 6 16 22 18 2 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -2
2008-09 Jokipojat Mestis 43 7 27 34 18 16 | Playoffs 11 2 3 5 8 -1
2009-10 Jokipojat Mestis 41 6 14 20 24 6 | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 4 3
2010-11 Jokipojat Mestis 45 4 19 23 30 -11 |
2011-12 Kajastus II-divisioona 19 13 44 57 18 - |
2012-13 Kajastus II-divisioona 28 32 50 82 8 - | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -
2013-14 Kajastus II-divisioona 16 13 19 32 12 - |
2014-15 Kajastus II-divisioona 21 6 31 37 49 - |
2015-16 Kajastus II-divisioona 18 6 22 28 20 - |
2016-20 Did not play |
2020-21 PeTo III-divisioona 5 2 12 14 6 - |
2021-22 PeTo III-divisioona 14 24 57 81 8 - | Playoffs 5 6 17 23 4 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2011-12 Kajastus II-divisioona Player-Coach
2012-13 Kajastus II-divisioona Player-Coach
2013-14 Kajastus II-divisioona Player-Coach
2015-16 Kajastus II-divisioona Player-Coach
2016-17 Kajastus II-divisioona Player-Coach
2017-18 Kajastus II-divisioona Head Coach
2018-19 Kopla II-divisioona Asst. Coach
Kopla II-divisioona Head Coach
2019-20 Kopla II-divisioona Head Coach
2020-21 PeTo III-divisioona Player-Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
I-divisioona 1 13 0 2 2 0.15 4 2 | 0
II-divisioona 7 169 81 181 262 1.55 121 - | 1 3 1 1 2 0.67 0 -
III-divisioona 2 19 26 69 95 5.00 14 - | 1 5 6 17 23 4.60 4 -
SM-liiga (Liiga) 1 3 0 1 1 0.33 0 0 | 0
Mestis 8 320 69 152 221 0.69 162 13 | 5 32 6 15 21 0.66 26 4
Suomi-sarja 3 84 37 63 100 1.19 31 - | 2 24 16 20 36 1.50 10 0
U20 I-divisioona 2 31 14 24 38 1.23 14 - | 1 11 5 4 9 0.82 2 -
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Jani Keränen (F) 1997-2013 13 Hurtat, JoKP, Kajastus, KalPa
Jarkko Immonen (D) 1999-2011 12 JoKP, Jokipojat U20
Janne Häikiö (F) 2003-2016 12 JoKP, Kajastus
Juhana Repo (F) 1998-2008 10 JoKP, Jokipojat U20
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10/01/2020
10/01/2020 Confirmed No team PeTo
08/16/2011
08/16/2011 Confirmed Jokipojat Kajastus
08/05/2010
08/05/2010 Extension Jokipojat Jokipojat
06/15/2009
06/15/2009 Extension Jokipojat Jokipojat
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