Santeri Salmela
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Birth place: Lappeenranta, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (186 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)
Birth place: Lappeenranta, Finland
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 1" (186 cm) | 192 lb (87 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 17 | 2018 | Team Finland | U18 World Championship | Chelyabinsk and Magnitogorsk, Russia |
| 21 | 2022 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | Ketterä Imatra defeated Kiekko‑Espoo 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
 | 22 | 2023 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | Kiekko‑Espoo defeated Ketterä Imatra 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
| 23 | 2024 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | IPK Iisalmi defeated Ketterä Imatra 4?3 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | | ||||
| Mestis Medals | | ||||
Regular Season
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2016‑17 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 16 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2019‑20 | Jokipojat Joensuu | Mestis | 19 | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 36 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13.6 |
| 2019‑20 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Jukurit Mikkeli | Liiga | 20 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2021‑22 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 21 | 47 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2022‑23 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Liiga | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 22 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Kärpät Oulu | Liiga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | SaiPa Lappeenranta | Liiga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 23 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Jokerit Helsinki | Mestis | 24 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Mestis Totals | 177 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 94 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 131 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 66 | -33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021‑22 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 21 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 23 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.6 |
| Mestis Totals | 40 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2017 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U18 World Championship 2018 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Youth Olympic Games 2016 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U16 4‑Nations 2016 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2016 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2016 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2016 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 5‑Nations 2017 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 5‑Nations 2017 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2017 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2017 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U20 2‑Nations 2018 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Finland - U20 World Summer Showcase 2018 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 2‑Nations 2018 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U19 5‑Nations 2019 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 4‑Nations 2019 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - U20 3‑Nations 2019 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U20 World Summer Showcase 2019 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50.0 | |||
| U20 National Team Totals | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U17 National Team Totals | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U16 National Team Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 National Team Totals | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U19 National Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |