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Finland Anssi Salmela
#36 Ilves / Liiga - 20/21
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
Date of Birth
Aug 13, 1984
Position
D
Age
41
Height
6'0" / 182 cm
Place of Birth
Nokia, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Ilves
Status
Retired

Brother: Topi Salmela

© Photo: Andrea Branca - HeShootsHeScoores

Use/Embed statistics

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* |
Atlanta Thrashers NHL 9* 1* 2* 3* 2* 0* |
Lowell Devils AHL 38* 8* 16* 24* 41* -6* |
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 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 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Anssi Salmela Career Highlights

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

Cult/Star player for EHC 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