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Finland Pekka Saarenheimo

#57 Pelicans / Liiga - 14/15

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Pekka Saarenheimo Facts

Date of Birth
May 06, 1982
Position
C
Age
41
Height
5'11" / 180 cm
Place of Birth
Oulunsalo, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Laser HT
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
2-time Liiga Champion 2
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Pekka Saarenheimo Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 Finland U15 (all) International-Jr 3* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
1997-98 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 9* 10* 7* 17* 18* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 20* 26* 15* 41* 10* -* |
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 10* 7* 1* 8* 2* -* |
1998-99 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 33* 18* 14* 32* 30* -* |
1999-00 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 9* 12* 7* 19* 10* -* | Playoffs 6 10 1 11 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 32* 8* 11* 19* 46* -* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 1* 1* 2* 0* 1* |
2000-01 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 27* 22* 49* 28* -* | Playoffs 6 1 0 1 0 -
Kärpät SM-liiga 7* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 4* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2001-02 Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 19* 9* 12* 21* 8* -* | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 2 -
Kärpät SM-liiga 27* 2* 4* 6* 4* 6* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 2 0
Jukurit Mestis 7* 3* 0* 3* 0* 2* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 2* 0* 2* 0* -* |
2002-03 Kärpät SM-liiga 56* 7* 8* 15* 28* 1* | Playoffs 15 4 2 6 2 3
2003-04 Kärpät SM-liiga 52* 9* 13* 22* 42* 9* | Playoffs 15 0 2 2 24 -1
2004-05 Kärpät SM-liiga 56* 15* 20* 35* 22* 23* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 2 -1
2005-06 Kärpät SM-liiga 50* 12* 8* 20* 26* 3* | Playoffs 9 0 1 1 6 -2
2006-07 Lukko “A” SM-liiga 54* 19* 27* 46* 64* -5* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2007-08 Lukko “A” SM-liiga 54* 10* 23* 33* 56* 3* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 0 1
2008-09 Lukko “A” SM-liiga 58* 20* 23* 43* 89* -2* | Relegation 5 2 1 3 6 2
2009-10 Kärpät SM-liiga 49* 4* 8* 12* 28* -6* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 6 0
2010-11 Södertälje SK Elitserien 22* 0* 3* 3* 6* -6* |
Tingsryds AIF HockeyAllsvenskan 3* 0* 0* 0* 4* -2* |
2011-12 Kärpät SM-liiga 54* 4* 7* 11* 32* 0* | Playoffs 9 0 2 2 2 3
2012-13 Pelicans SM-liiga 53* 6* 15* 21* 34* -8* |
2013-14 Pelicans Liiga 56* 11* 17* 28* 38* 13* | Playoffs 8 1 0 1 0 -2
2014-15 Pelicans Liiga 32* 3* 5* 8* 20* -4* |

Pekka Saarenheimo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Kärpät ECC 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* -1* |
2005-06 Kärpät ECC 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 0* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 9* 0* 0* 0* 6* -3* |
2011-12 Kärpät ET 8* 1* 0* 1* 2* -* |
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Pekka Saarenheimo Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
ECC 2 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 4* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 9* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 6* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 1 8* 1* 0* 1* 0.13* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
HockeyAllsvenskan 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 4* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 29* 12* 4* 16* 0.55* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 14 658* 122* 179* 301* 0.46* 483* 31* | 12 96 9 * 13 * 22 * 0.23 * 50 * 2 *
Mestis 1 7* 3* 0* 3* 0.43* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 22* 0* 3* 3* 0.14* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 20* 26* 15* 41* 2.05* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 9* 10* 7* 17* 1.89* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 42* 30* 21* 51* 1.21* 40* -* | 1 6 10 * 1 * 11 * 1.83 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 90* 44* 45* 89* 0.99* 82* -* | 2 8 2 * 2 * 4 * 0.50 * 2 * - *
WJC-18 1 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 0* 1* 0.14* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
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Pekka Saarenheimo Connections

Player Period Teams
Juha-Pekka Haataja (F) 1997-2012 12 Finland (EHT), Finland U16 (all), Finland U20 (all), Kärpät, Kärpät U16, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20, Lukko
Antti Ylönen (D) 1999-2014 10 Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20, Pelicans
Jari Viuhkola (F) 1999-2012 10 Finland (EHT), Kärpät, Kärpät U20
Mika Pyörälä (F) 1998-2007 9 Finland (EHT), Kärpät, Kärpät U18, Kärpät U20
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DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
03/13/2015
03/13/2015 Confirmed Pelicans Retired
03/26/2013
03/26/2013 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
11/03/2012
11/03/2012 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
09/24/2012
09/24/2012 Confirmed Kärpät Pelicans
01/03/2011
01/03/2011 Loan Södertälje SK Tingsryds AIF
08/09/2010
08/09/2010 Loan Kärpät Södertälje SK
04/22/2009
04/22/2009 Confirmed Lukko Kärpät

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