Saku Salminen
| Saku Salminen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 20, 1994 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Jokerit HPK SaiPa Anglet | ||
| NHL Draft |
184th overall, 2013 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2012–2019 | ||
Saku Salminen (born October 20, 1994) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey player. He most notably played in the Liiga.
Playing career[]
Salminen was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 7th round (184th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[1]
Salminen made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[2]
Career statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | HIFK | Jr. A | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 44 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 12 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Jr. A | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | HPK | Liiga | 36 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Jokerit | KHL | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | TUTO Hockey | Mestis | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | SaiPa | Liiga | 39 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | SaiPa | Liiga | 45 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Anglet Hormadi Élite | FRA | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ECDC Memmingen | Ger.3 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | ESV Kaufbeuren | DEL2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vimmerby HC | Div.1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Liiga totals | 133 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 67 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| KHL totals | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Finland | U18 | 4th | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
References[]
- ^ "Lightning announce development camp roster". Tampa Bay Lightning. June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
- ^ "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Anglet Hormadi Élite players
- Finnish ice hockey forwards
- HPK players
- Jokerit players
- ESV Kaufbeuren players
- Kiekko-Vantaa players
- SaiPa players
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- Tampa Bay Lightning draft picks
- TuTo players
- Finnish ice hockey player stubs