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Finland Jesse Saarinen This Player is Verified by Elite Prospects
#77 Pelicans / Liiga - 21/22
Date of Birth
Jul 29, 1985
Position
LW/RW
Age
40
Height
5'9" / 174 cm
Place of Birth
Lahti, FIN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Kiekkoreipas
Status
Retired

A small offensive minded forward. A very fast skater with good acceleration. Has good hands and a decent shot. A creative player with good vision for setting up scoring chances. Not a physical threat but plays tough for a player of his size. Defensive game is somewhat lacking. (EP 2019)

Brothers: Jussi Saarinen & Jere Saarinen

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Jesse Saarinen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2000-01 Kiekkoreipas U16 U16 SM-sarja 14* 1* 9* 10* 12* -* |
2001-02 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 28* 9* 20* 29* 32* -* | Playoffs 4 1 2 3 0 -
2002-03 Kiekkoreipas U18 U18 SM-sarja 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 4* 18* 22* 38* -17* |
Finland U18 WJC-18 6* 3* 2* 5* 4* 1* |
2003-04 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 33* 21* 22* 43* 68* 14* |
Pelicans SM-liiga 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2004-05 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 21* 12* 10* 22* 30* 8* | Playoffs 4 2 2 4 0 -4
Pelicans SM-liiga 34* 0* 4* 4* 18* 2* |
2005-06 Pelicans U20 U20 SM-liiga 2* 0* 1* 1* 14* 0* |
Pelicans SM-liiga 54* 14* 16* 30* 50* 3* |
2006-07 Pelicans SM-liiga 51* 10* 18* 28* 46* 6* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 12 1
2007-08 Pelicans SM-liiga 54* 20* 12* 32* 53* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 3 4 2 0
2008-09 Pelicans SM-liiga 57* 9* 21* 30* 43* -8* | Playoffs 10 1 2 3 8 -2
2009-10 Pelicans SM-liiga 51* 7* 10* 17* 16* -4* |
2010-11 HC Energie Karlovy Vary Czechia 6* 1* 0* 1* 4* 1* |
SaiPa SM-liiga 36* 9* 5* 14* 24* -1* |
2011-12 SaiPa SM-liiga 59* 12* 31* 43* 12* 3* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2012-13 HPK SM-liiga 38* 7* 8* 15* 18* -5* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 0 -2
2013-14 HPK Liiga 44* 8* 15* 23* 14* 0* | Playoffs 6 0 1 1 12 0
2014-15 HPK Liiga 59* 17* 26* 43* 8* -1* |
Finland (all) International 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Medvescak Zagreb KHL 57* 7* 19* 26* 59* -17* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2016-17 Kärpät Liiga 34* 6* 17* 23* 10* 8* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 -1
2017-18 Pelicans Liiga 45* 11* 25* 36* 16* 5* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 0 2
2018-19 Pelicans Liiga 54* 14* 35* 49* 18* 10* | Playoffs 6 4 1 5 2 4
2019-20 HIFK Liiga 44* 9* 28* 37* 10* 5* |
2020-21 HIFK Liiga 24* 3* 9* 12* 4* 4* | Playoffs 8 3 3 6 2 -1
2021-22 Dornbirner EC ICEHL 21* 6* 8* 14* 6* -5* |
Pelicans Liiga 4* 0* 1* 1* 4* 0* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0

Jesse Saarinen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Finland EHT 3* 1* 1* 2* 2* 1* |
2014-15 Finland EHT 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2015-16 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2016-17 Kärpät Champions HL 5* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |

Jesse Saarinen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 1 5* 1* 1* 2* 0.40* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia 1 6* 1* 0* 1* 0.17* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 7* 1* 1* 2* 0.29* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
ICEHL 1 21* 6* 8* 14* 0.67* 6* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
International 3 6* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -5* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 1 57* 7* 19* 26* 0.46* 59* -17* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 18 744* 156* 281* 437* 0.59* 364* 27* | 10 53 9 * 14 * 23 * 0.43 * 38 * 1 *
Mestis 1 1* 0* 1* 1* 1.00* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 14* 1* 9* 10* 0.71* 12* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 29* 9* 20* 29* 1.00* 32* -* | 1 4 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.75 * 0 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 92* 37* 51* 88* 0.96* 150* 5* | 1 4 2 * 2 * 4 * 1.00 * 0 * -4 *
WJC-18 1 6* 3* 2* 5* 0.83* 4* 1* | 0 * * * * * *

Jesse Saarinen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
02/14/2022
02/14/2022 Confirmed Dornbirner EC Pelicans
08/31/2021
08/31/2021 Confirmed HIFK Dornbirner EC
05/07/2019
05/07/2019 Confirmed Pelicans HIFK
09/17/2018
09/17/2018 Extension Pelicans Pelicans
10/10/2017
10/10/2017 Confirmed No team Pelicans
08/11/2016
08/11/2016 Confirmed Medvescak Zagreb Kärpät
06/10/2015
06/10/2015 Confirmed HPK Medvescak Zagreb
04/03/2014
04/03/2014 Extension HPK HPK
03/19/2012
03/19/2012 Confirmed SaiPa HPK
03/31/2011
03/31/2011 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
01/24/2011
01/24/2011 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
11/01/2010
11/01/2010 Confirmed HC Energie Karlovy Vary SaiPa
10/14/2010
10/14/2010 Confirmed HC Energie Karlovy Vary Unknown
06/15/2010
06/15/2010 Confirmed Pelicans HC Energie Karlovy Vary