Anssi Salmela

#36 Ilves / Liiga - 20/21

Date of Birth: Aug 13, 1984
Age: 42
Place of Birth: Nokia, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Ilves
Position: D
Height: 182 cm / 6'0"
Weight: 86 kg / 190 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Anssi Salmela Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Defenseman

Brother: Topi Salmela

Anssi Salmela Statistics

									Post
1999-2000	Tappara U16	U16 SM-sarja	13	15	12	27	38	-	Playoffs	3	0	4	4	4	-
2000-2001	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	32	7	3	10	24	-	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	4	-
2001-2002	Tappara U18	U18 SM-sarja	11	6	4	10	12	-	Playoffs	2	2	1	3	0	-
2001-2002	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	26	3	4	7	22	-	Playoffs	2	2	1	3	0	-
2002-2003	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	23	5	9	14	22	3
2003-2004	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	27	10	9	19	22	15	Playoffs	12	5	3	8	4	-1
2003-2004	Tappara	SM-liiga	10	0	0	0	2	-1	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	0
2003-2004	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	5	2	2	4	0	0
2003-2004	Finland U20	WJC-20	7	1	2	3	6	0
2004-2005	Tappara U20	U20 SM-liiga	10	2	4	6	6	7	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2004-2005	Tappara	SM-liiga	48	1	5	6	49	-7	Playoffs	8	0	0	0	0	-3
2005-2006	Tappara	SM-liiga	8	0	1	1	0	2
2005-2006	Pelicans	SM-liiga	48	8	8	16	59	4
2006-2007	Pelicans	SM-liiga	56	11	12	23	58	-13	Playoffs	6	1	1	2	4	3
2007-2008	Tappara	SM-liiga	56	16	16	32	40	5	Playoffs	11	0	6	6	14	-6
2007-2008	Finland	WC	8	0	0	0	37	3
2008-2009	New Jersey Devils	NHL	17	0	3	3	6	1
2008-2009	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	9	1	2	3	2	0
2008-2009	Lowell Devils	AHL	38	8	16	24	41	-6
2008-2009	Chicago Wolves	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2008-2009	Finland	WC	7	1	0	1	2	-1
2009-2010	Atlanta Thrashers	NHL	29	1	4	5	22	4
2009-2010	New Jersey Devils	NHL	9	1	2	3	0	-5
2010-2011	New Jersey Devils	NHL	48	1	6	7	14	-11
2010-2011	Albany Devils	AHL	2	0	0	0	0	-3
2010-2011	Finland	WC	9	1	2	3	4	5
2011-2012	Avangard Omsk	KHL	22	6	4	10	14	5	Playoffs	21	1	3	4	16	5
2011-2012	Finland	WC	7	0	2	2	25	0
2012-2013	Avangard Omsk	KHL	37	2	12	14	37	3	Playoffs	11	0	1	1	6	0
2013-2014	MODO Hockey	SHL	8	2	4	6	20	4
2013-2014	HV71	SHL	36	7	14	21	64	7	Playoffs	5	1	1	2	2	-1
2013-2014	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	0
2014-2015	Färjestad BK	SHL	42	6	17	23	28	4	Playoffs	3	1	2	3	4	0
2014-2015	Finland	WC	8	0	2	2	4	5
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	19	1	4	5	24	5
2015-2016	Brynäs IF	SHL	24	4	11	15	47	5	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	4	-2
2015-2016	Finland	WC	5	0	1	1	2	6
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	15	1	4	5	6	10
2016-2017	Kunlun Red Star	KHL	10	3	2	5	8	-1
2016-2017	Linköping HC	SHL	32	4	14	18	28	0	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	2	-1
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	3	0	1	1	2	0
2017-2018	Dinamo Riga	KHL	33	5	12	17	18	-5
2018-2019	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	49	10	11	21	28	-3	Playoffs	12	0	5	5	6	5
2019-2020	EHC Biel-Bienne	NL	37	5	11	16	10	-12
2020-2021	Ilves	Liiga	23	3	5	8	24	0	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	4	-1

Anssi Salmela Tournament Statistics


2006-2007	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	2	1
2007-2008	Finland	EHT	6	0	2	2	18	2
2009-2010	Finland	EHT	1	1	0	1	0	1
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	2	1	0	1	0	-1
2013-2014	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	0
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	7	1	1	2	20	0
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	6	0	0	0	0	-2
2016-2017	Linköping HC	Champions HL	2	0	1	1	0	0
2017-2018	Dinamo Riga "A"	Spengler Cup	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2018-2019	EHC Biel-Bienne	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	1	0	-
2019-2020	EHC Biel-Bienne	Champions HL	10	1	3	4	0	0
2019-2020	EHC Biel-Bienne	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	1	0	-

Anssi Salmela Career Totals by League


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 Totals by Team


Albany Devils	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-3	0
Atlanta Thrashers	2	38	2	6	8	0.21	24	4	0
Avangard Omsk	2	59	8	16	24	0.41	51	8	2	32	1	4	5	0.16	22	5
Brynäs IF	1	24	4	11	15	0.63	47	5	1	3	0	1	1	0.33	4	-2
Chicago Wolves	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-2	0
Dinamo Riga	1	36	5	12	17	0.47	18	-8	0
EHC Biel-Bienne	2	99	17	26	43	0.43	38	-15*	1	12	0	5	5	0.42	6	5
Färjestad BK	1	42	6	17	23	0.55	28	4	1	3	1	2	3	1.00	4	0
Finland	6	44	2	7	9	0.20	74	18	0
Finland (EHT)	7	28	3	4	7	0.25	42	1	0
Finland (all)	4	40	2	10	12	0.30	34	15	0
Finland U20	1	7	1	2	3	0.43	6	0	0
HV71	1	36	7	14	21	0.58	64	7	1	5	1	1	2	0.40	2	-1
Ilves	1	23	3	5	8	0.35	24	0	1	5	0	0	0	0.00	4	-1
Kunlun Red Star	1	10	3	2	5	0.50	8	-1	0
Linköping HC	1	34	4	15	19	0.56	28	0	1	6	0	2	2	0.33	2	-1
Lowell Devils	1	38	8	16	24	0.63	41	-6	0
MODO Hockey	1	8	2	4	6	0.75	20	4	0
New Jersey Devils	3	74	2	11	13	0.18	20	-15	0
Pelicans	2	104	19	20	39	0.38	117	-9	1	6	1	1	2	0.33	4	3
Suomi U20	1	5	2	2	4	0.80	0	0	0
Tappara	4	122	17	22	39	0.32	91	-1	3	22	0	6	6	0.27	16	-9
Tappara U16	1	13	15	12	27	2.08	38	-	1	3	0	4	4	1.33	4	-
Tappara U18	2	43	13	7	20	0.47	36	-	2	4	2	2	4	1.00	4	-
Tappara U20	4	86	20	26	46	0.53	72	25*	3	15	7	4	11	0.73	4	-2*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Anssi Salmela Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2003-2004	U20 SM-liiga Champion U20 WJC Bronze Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Bronze Medal SM-liiga Most Goals by Defenseman (Juha Rantasila Trophy) (16) World Championship Bronze Medal
2010-2011	World Championship Gold Medal
2013-2014	SHL Highest ATOI (24:34)
2015-2016	World Championship Silver Medal
2024-2025	Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame (#284)

Transactions

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

Anssi Salmela 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