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Finland Anssi Salmela

#36 Ilves / Liiga - 20/21

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Last added: Jack Elliot
Scoring Leaders
# Player GP G A TP
1. Arshdeep Bains 11 3 13 16
2. Adam Gaudette 10 9 6 15
3. Trey Fix-Wolansky 9 4 10 14
4. Jiri Kulich 10 9 4 13
5. Nathan Walker 10 6 7 13
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Anssi Salmela Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
39
Height
182 cm / 6'0"
Place of Birth
Weight
86 kg / 190 lbs
Nation
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1

Salmela is a defenseman with a great shot and offensive ability. Skates well and likes to hit. Sometimes plays risky defensively and gives away the puck. Can play on the powerplay as well as the penalty kill.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother: Topi Salmela

Anssi Salmela Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1999-00 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 13 15 12 27 38 - | Playoffs 3 0 4 4 4 -
2000-01 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 32 7 3 10 24 - | Playoffs 2 0 1 1 4 -
2001-02 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 11 6 4 10 12 - | Playoffs 2 2 1 3 0 -
Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 26 3 4 7 22 - | Playoffs 2 2 1 3 0 -
2002-03 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 23 5 9 14 22 3 |
2003-04 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 27 10 9 19 22 15 | Playoffs 12 5 3 8 4 -1
Tappara SM-liiga 10 0 0 0 2 -1 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 0
Suomi U20 Mestis 5 2 2 4 0 0 |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7 1 2 3 6 0 |
2004-05 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 10 2 4 6 6 7 | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
Tappara SM-liiga 48 1 5 6 49 -7 | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 0 -3
2005-06 Tappara SM-liiga 8 0 1 1 0 2 |
Pelicans SM-liiga 48 8 8 16 59 4 |
2006-07 Pelicans SM-liiga 56 11 12 23 58 -13 | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 3
2007-08 Tappara SM-liiga 56 16 16 32 40 5 | Playoffs 11 0 6 6 14 -6
Finland WC 8 0 0 0 37 3 |
2008-09 New Jersey Devils NHL 17 0 3 3 6 1 |
Lowell Devils AHL 38 8 16 24 41 -6 |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 9 1 2 3 2 0 |
Chicago Wolves AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -2 |
Finland WC 7 1 0 1 2 -1 |
2009-10 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 29 1 4 5 22 4 |
New Jersey Devils NHL 9 1 2 3 0 -5 |
2010-11 New Jersey Devils NHL 48 1 6 7 14 -11 |
Albany Devils AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -3 |
Finland WC 9 1 2 3 4 5 |
2011-12 Avangard Omsk KHL 22 6 4 10 14 5 | Playoffs 21 1 3 4 16 5
Finland WC 7 0 2 2 25 0 |
2012-13 Avangard Omsk KHL 37 2 12 14 37 3 | Playoffs 11 0 1 1 6 0
2013-14 MODO Hockey SHL 8 2 4 6 20 4 |
HV71 SHL 36 7 14 21 64 7 | Playoffs 5 1 1 2 2 -1
Finland (all) International 3 0 1 1 2 0 |
2014-15 Färjestad BK SHL 42 6 17 23 28 4 | Playoffs 3 1 2 3 4 0
Finland WC 8 0 2 2 4 5 |
Finland (all) International 19 1 4 5 24 5 |
2015-16 Brynäs IF SHL 24 4 11 15 47 5 | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 4 -2
Finland WC 5 0 1 1 2 6 |
Finland (all) International 15 1 4 5 6 10 |
2016-17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 10 3 2 5 8 -1 |
Linköping HC SHL 32 4 14 18 28 0 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 2 -1
Finland (all) International 3 0 1 1 2 0 |
2017-18 Dinamo Riga KHL 33 5 12 17 18 -5 |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 49 10 11 21 28 -3 | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 6 5
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne NL 37 5 11 16 10 -12 |
2020-21 Ilves Liiga 23 3 5 8 24 0 | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 4 -1

Anssi Salmela Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Finland EHT 3 0 0 0 2 1 |
2007-08 Finland EHT 6 0 2 2 18 2 |
2009-10 Finland EHT 1 1 0 1 0 1 |
2010-11 Finland EHT 2 1 0 1 0 -1 |
2013-14 Finland EHT 3 0 1 1 2 0 |
2014-15 Finland EHT 7 1 1 2 20 0 |
2015-16 Finland EHT 6 0 0 0 0 -2 |
2016-17 Linköping HC Champions HL 2 0 1 1 0 0 |
2017-18 Dinamo Riga “A” Spengler Cup 3 0 0 0 0 -3 |
2018-19 EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 1 0 1 1 0 - |
2019-20 EHC Biel-Bienne Champions HL 10 1 3 4 0 0 |
EHC Biel-Bienne Swiss Cup 2 1 0 1 0 - |

Anssi Salmela Game Log

Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
Liiga
2021-04-22T18:30:00+0300 Ilves vs Lukko
2021-04-20T16:00:00+0300 Ilves @ Lukko
2021-04-19T16:00:00+0300 Ilves @ Lukko
2021-04-16T18:30:00+0300 Ilves vs KooKoo
2021-04-15T18:30:00+0300 Ilves @ KooKoo
2021-04-10T15:00:00+0300 Ilves vs Tappara
2021-04-08T18:30:00+0300 Ilves @ Lukko
2021-04-06T18:30:00+0300 Ilves @ Sport
2021-03-20T16:00:00+0100 Ilves vs Lukko
2021-03-19T17:30:00+0100 Ilves @ Tappara
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Anssi Salmela Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 42 8 16 24 0.57 41 -11 | 0
Champions HL 2 12 1 4 5 0.42 0 0 | 0
EHT 7 28 3 4 7 0.25 42 1 | 0
International 4 40 2 10 12 0.30 34 15 | 0
KHL 4 102 16 30 46 0.45 77 2 | 2 32 1 4 5 0.16 22 5
Liiga (SM-liiga) 6 249 39 47 86 0.35 232 -10 | 5 33 1 7 8 0.24 24 -7
Mestis 1 5 2 2 4 0.80 0 0 | 0
NHL 3 112 4 17 21 0.19 44 -11 | 0
NL 2 86 15 22 37 0.43 38 -15 | 1 12 0 5 5 0.42 6 5
SHL 4 142 23 60 83 0.58 187 20 | 4 17 2 6 8 0.47 12 -4
Spengler Cup 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 -3 | 0
Swiss Cup 2 3 1 1 2 0.67 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 1 13 15 12 27 2.08 38 - | 1 3 0 4 4 1.33 4 -
U18 SM-sarja 2 43 13 7 20 0.47 36 - | 2 4 2 2 4 1.00 4 -
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 86 20 26 46 0.53 72 25 | 3 15 7 4 11 0.73 4 -2
WC 6 44 2 7 9 0.20 74 18 | 0
WJC-20 1 7 1 2 3 0.43 6 0 | 0
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Anssi Salmela Skill Rating

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Speed
14
Passing
14
Hitting
14
Acceleration
14
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Anssi Salmela Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
26/02/2021
26/02/2021 Extension Ilves Ilves
27/01/2021
27/01/2021 Confirmed No team Ilves
04/12/2018
04/12/2018 Extension EHC Biel-Bienne EHC Biel-Bienne
05/06/2018
05/06/2018 Confirmed Dinamo Riga EHC Biel-Bienne
24/09/2017
24/09/2017 Confirmed Linköping HC Dinamo Riga
14/11/2016
14/11/2016 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star Linköping HC
05/07/2016
05/07/2016 Confirmed Brynäs IF Kunlun Red Star
07/09/2015
07/09/2015 Confirmed Färjestad BK Brynäs IF
18/10/2014
18/10/2014 Confirmed HV71 Färjestad BK
20/10/2013
20/10/2013 Confirmed MODO Hockey HV71
27/09/2013
27/09/2013 Confirmed Donbass Donetsk MODO Hockey
04/09/2013
04/09/2013 Confirmed Donbass Donetsk Unknown
01/05/2013
01/05/2013 Confirmed Avangard Omsk Donbass Donetsk
15/07/2011
15/07/2011 Confirmed New Jersey Devils Avangard Omsk
04/02/2010
04/02/2010 Confirmed Atlanta Thrashers New Jersey Devils

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Anssi Salmela Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Biel-Bienne

Cult/Star player for Lowell Devils

Career transactions
- 2010-02-04 • Traded to New Jersey Devils with Ilya Kovalchuk & a 2010 2nd round pick for Johnny Oduya, Niclas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier, a 2010 1st round pick & a 2010 2nd round pick
- 2009-03-02 • Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for Niclas Hävelid & Myles Stoesz
- 2009-06-04 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Atlanta Thrashers
- 2008-05-30 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils

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