Jesse Saarinen

Date of Birth: Jul 29, 1985
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Lahti, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: Kiekkoreipas
Position: LW/RW
Height: 174 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Jesse Saarinen Facts

Player Type: Offensive Forward

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

									Post
2000-2001	Kiekkoreipas U16	U16 SM-sarja	14	1	9	10	12	-
2001-2002	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	28	9	20	29	32	-	Playoffs	4	1	2	3	0	-
2002-2003	Kiekkoreipas U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	0	0	0	0	-
2002-2003	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	36	4	18	22	38	-17
2002-2003	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	3	2	5	4	1
2003-2004	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	33	21	22	43	68	14
2003-2004	Pelicans	SM-liiga	2	0	0	0	0	0
2003-2004	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	1	0	1	1	0	1
2004-2005	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	21	12	10	22	30	8	Playoffs	4	2	2	4	0	-4
2004-2005	Pelicans	SM-liiga	34	0	4	4	18	2
2005-2006	Pelicans U20	U20 SM-liiga	2	0	1	1	14	0
2005-2006	Pelicans	SM-liiga	54	14	16	30	50	3
2006-2007	Pelicans	SM-liiga	51	10	18	28	46	6	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	12	1
2007-2008	Pelicans	SM-liiga	54	20	12	32	53	0	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	2	0
2008-2009	Pelicans	SM-liiga	57	9	21	30	43	-8	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	8	-2
2009-2010	Pelicans	SM-liiga	51	7	10	17	16	-4
2010-2011	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Czechia	6	1	0	1	4	1
2010-2011	SaiPa	SM-liiga	36	9	5	14	24	-1
2011-2012	SaiPa	SM-liiga	59	12	31	43	12	3
2011-2012	Finland (all)	International	2	0	0	0	0	-2
2012-2013	HPK	SM-liiga	38	7	8	15	18	-5	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0	-2
2013-2014	HPK	Liiga	44	8	15	23	14	0	Playoffs	6	0	1	1	12	0
2014-2015	HPK	Liiga	59	17	26	43	8	-1
2014-2015	Finland (all)	International	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2015-2016	Medvescak Zagreb	KHL	57	7	19	26	59	-17
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2016-2017	Kärpät	Liiga	34	6	17	23	10	8	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2017-2018	Pelicans	Liiga	45	11	25	36	16	5	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0	2
2018-2019	Pelicans	Liiga	54	14	35	49	18	10	Playoffs	6	4	1	5	2	4
2019-2020	HIFK	Liiga	44	9	28	37	10	5
2020-2021	HIFK	Liiga	24	3	9	12	4	4	Playoffs	8	3	3	6	2	-1
2021-2022	Dornbirner EC	ICEHL	21	6	8	14	6	-5
2021-2022	Pelicans	Liiga	4	0	1	1	4	0	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0

Jesse Saarinen Tournament Statistics


2007-2008	Finland	EHT	3	1	1	2	2	1
2014-2015	Finland	EHT	1	0	0	0	0	-1
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2016-2017	Kärpät	Champions HL	5	1	1	2	4	2

Jesse Saarinen Career Totals by League


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 Totals by Team


Dornbirner EC	1	21	6	8	14	0.67	6	-5	0
Finland (EHT)	3	7	1	1	2	0.29	2	-2	0
Finland (all)	3	6	0	0	0	0.00	0	-5	0
Finland U18	1	6	3	2	5	0.83	4	1	0
HC Energie Karlovy Vary	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	4	1	0
HIFK	2	68	12	37	49	0.72	14	9	1	8	3	3	6	0.75	2	-1
HPK	3	141	32	49	81	0.57	40	-6	2	11	0	2	2	0.18	12	-2
Kärpät	1	39	7	18	25	0.64	14	10	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1
Kiekkoreipas U16	1	14	1	9	10	0.71	12	-	0
Kiekkoreipas U18	2	29	9	20	29	1.00	32	-	1	4	1	2	3	0.75	0	-
Medvescak Zagreb (old)	1	57	7	19	26	0.46	59	-17	0
Pelicans	10	406	85	142	227	0.56	264	14	6	33	6	9	15	0.45	24	5
Pelicans U20	4	92	37	51	88	0.96	150	5	1	4	2	2	4	1.00	0	-4
SaiPa	2	95	21	36	57	0.60	36	2	0
Suomi U20	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	0	1	0

Jesse Saarinen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2014-2015	Liiga Player of the Month (October)
2020-2021	Liiga Bronze Medal

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
02/14/2022	Confirmed	Dornbirner EC	Pelicans
08/31/2021	Confirmed	HIFK	Dornbirner EC
05/07/2019	Confirmed	Pelicans	HIFK
09/17/2018	Extension	Pelicans	Pelicans
10/10/2017	Confirmed	No team	Pelicans
08/11/2016	Confirmed	Medvescak Zagreb	Kärpät
06/10/2015	Confirmed	HPK	Medvescak Zagreb
04/03/2014	Extension	HPK	HPK
03/19/2012	Confirmed	SaiPa	HPK
03/31/2011	Extension	SaiPa	SaiPa
01/24/2011	Extension	SaiPa	SaiPa
11/01/2010	Confirmed	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	SaiPa
10/14/2010	Confirmed	HC Energie Karlovy Vary	Unknown
06/15/2010	Confirmed	Pelicans	HC Energie Karlovy Vary