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Finland Joona Saarelainen

KalPa / Liiga - 23/24
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2. Patrik Karlkvist 52 23 38 61
3. Adam Tambellini 49 23 23 46
4. Jonathan Pudas 50 11 34 45
5. Oscar Möller 48 23 21 44
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Apr 04, 2006
Position
C
Age
17
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Mikkeli, FIN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jukurit
Contract
24/25
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Prospect eligible for the 2024 NHL Entry Draft
Highlights
1-time Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal 1
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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2019-20 Jukurit U16 U16 Mestis Q 6 9 1 10 0 - |
Jukurit U16 U16 Mestis 7 8 5 13 2 - |
2020-21 Jukurit U16 U16 SM-sarja 29 26 17 43 16 - |
2021-22 Jukurit U16 U16 SM-sarja 14 14 14 28 64 - |
Jukurit U18 U18 SM-sarja 26 19 13 32 8 - |
Jukurit U20 U20 SM-sarja 2 2 2 4 0 1 |
Finland U16 (all) “A” International-Jr 8 4 5 9 2 11 |
2022-23 Jukurit U18 U18 SM-sarja 6 2 6 8 4 - |
Jukurit U20 U20 SM-sarja 11 0 3 3 4 -2 |
KalPa U18 U18 SM-sarja 2 3 5 8 2 - |
KalPa U20 U20 SM-sarja 14 0 5 5 2 -9 | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
Finland U17 WHC-17 7 4 3 7 10 - |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 18 7 7 14 16 4 |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 5 1 0 1 2 - |
2023-24 KalPa Liiga - - - - - - |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2022-23 Finland U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 1 0 1 2 - |
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Game Log
Date Team Opp Score G A TP PIM +/- SOG PPG SHG TOI
International-Jr
2023-04-16T12:30:00+0200 Finland U17 (all) @ Slovakia U17 (all)
2023-04-14T14:30:00+0200 Finland U17 (all) vs Switzerland U17 (all)
2023-04-13T18:00:00+0200 Finland U17 (all) @ Czechia U17 (all)
2023-04-12T15:30:00+0300 Finland U17 (all) @ Sweden U17 (all)
U20 SM-sarja
2023-03-10T17:30:00+0100 KalPa U20 @ Tappara U20
2023-03-09T16:00:00+0100 KalPa U20 vs Tappara U20
2023-03-07T17:30:00+0100 KalPa U20 @ Tappara U20
2023-03-04T13:00:00+0100 KalPa U20 vs TPS U20
2023-03-03T16:00:00+0100 KalPa U20 vs HIFK U20
2023-02-25T15:00:00+0100 KalPa U20 @ Ässät U20
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Hlinka Gretzky Cup 1 4 1 0 1 0.25 2 - | 0
International-Jr 2 31 12 12 24 0.77 20 15 | 0
Liiga 1 - - - - - - - | 0
U16 Mestis 1 7 8 5 13 1.86 2 - | 0
U16 Mestis Q 1 6 9 1 10 1.67 0 - | 0
U16 SM-sarja 2 43 40 31 71 1.65 80 - | 0
U18 SM-sarja 2 34 24 24 48 1.41 14 - | 0
U20 SM-sarja 2 27 2 10 12 0.44 6 -10 | 1 3 0 0 0 0.00 0 -1
WHC-17 1 7 4 3 7 1.00 10 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Nico Parkkinen (D) 2019-2023 4 Jukurit U16, Jukurit U18
Joona Paajanen (F) 2019-2023 4 Jukurit U16, Jukurit U18
Topi Korhonen (D) 2019-2023 4 Jukurit U16, Jukurit U18
Aapo Koivunen (F) 2019-2023 4 Jukurit U16, Jukurit U18
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12/12/2022
12/12/2022 Confirmed Jukurit U20 KalPa
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