Saku Salmela
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Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 10" (177 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Birth place: Helsinki, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 10" (177 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Championships & Medals
Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
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27 | 2018 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | HIFK Helsinki defeated TPS Turku 3‑2 in the bronze medal game. | |
Finnish Championship Medals |
Regular Season
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Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
2010‑11 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 20 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 |
2011‑12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 21 | 37 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.2 |
2012‑13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 22 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
2013‑14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 23 | 56 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 32 | -6 | 1 | 0 | ||
2014‑15 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 24 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 |
2015‑16 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 25 | 55 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 |
2016‑17 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 26 | 44 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
2017‑18 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 27 | 57 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 53 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
2018‑19 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 28 | 58 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 12 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
2019‑20 | Ässät Pori | Liiga | 29 | 56 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
2020‑21 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2021‑22 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
2021‑22 | Kiekko-Espoo | Mestis | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
2021‑22 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 31 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022‑23 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 32 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.7 |
2023‑24 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 33 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
2024‑25 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 34 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
Liiga Totals | 457 | 29 | 72 | 101 | 169 | -15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | |||
Mestis Totals | 162 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Playoff Stats
Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2010‑11 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2011‑12 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
2013‑14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 1 | ||
2014‑15 | Ilves Tampere | Liiga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2016‑17 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 26 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 |
2017‑18 | HIFK Helsinki | Liiga | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022‑23 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2023‑24 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 33 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
Liiga Totals | 35 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | |||
Mestis Totals | 12 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 35 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2007 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
U17 National Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |