| Saku Salminen | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 20, 1994, Helsinki, Finland |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | 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 (2016-06-28). Retrieved on 2016-06-28.
- ↑ 2012–13 Jokerit player statistics. Eliteprospects.com (2013-04-05). Retrieved on 2013-04-05.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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