Saku Vesterinen
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Birth place: Siilinjärvi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg)
Birth place: Siilinjärvi, Finland
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 22 | 2021 | Hermes Kokkola | Mestis | Ketterä Imatra defeated Hermes Kokkola 3‑2 in a best of five gold medal series. |
| Mestis Medals | | ||||
Regular Season
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2016‑17 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 17 | 57 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2017‑18 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 18 | 59 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 24 | -7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| 2018‑19 | KalPa Kuopio | Liiga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | IPK Iisalmi | Mestis | 20 | 31 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 2020‑21 | SaPKo Savonlinna | Mestis | 21 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2020‑21 | Hermes Kokkola | Mestis | 21 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2021‑22 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 22 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Ketterä Imatra | Mestis | 23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | KooKoo Kouvola | Liiga | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| QMJHL Totals | 116 | 10 | 44 | 54 | 40 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 65 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016‑17 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Charlottetown Islanders | QMJHL | 18 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2020‑21 | Hermes Kokkola | Mestis | 21 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| QMJHL Totals | 25 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2016 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - U16 2‑Nations 2014 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 2‑Nations 2015 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 5‑Nations 2016 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Finland - U17 4‑Nations 2016 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Team Finland - U18 5‑Nations 2016 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Team Finland - U20 2‑Nations 2018 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Finland - U20 World Summer Showcase 2018 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| U17 National Team Totals | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 National Team Totals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| U20 National Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| U16 National Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |