Veli-Matti Savinainen
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Birth place: Espoo, Finland
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6 ' 0" (182 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Birth place: Espoo, Finland
Forward, shoots left
6 ' 0" (182 cm) | 181 lb (82 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 27 | 2013 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | Ässät Pori defeated Tappara Tampere 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
 | 28 | 2014 | Team Finland | World Championship | Minsk, Belarus |
| 30 | 2016 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated HIFK Helsinki 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
| 31 | 2017 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated KalPa Kuopio 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
| 33 | 2019 | Team Finland | World Championship | Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia |
| 36 | 2022 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated TPS Turku 4‑1 in a best of seven series. |
| 37 | 2023 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated Pelicans Lahti 4‑1 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
| 38 | 2024 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | Tappara Tampere defeated Pelicans Lahti 4?1 in a best of seven gold medal series. |
| IIHF World Championship Medals | | ||||
| Finnish Championship Medals | | ||||
Regular Season
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2005‑06 | FPS Forssa | Mestis | 19 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | |
| 2006‑07 | FPS Forssa | Mestis | 20 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 60 | -15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11.4 |
| 2007‑08 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 21 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 54 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| 2007‑08 | KooKoo Kouvola | Mestis | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 22 | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| 2009‑10 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 23 | 51 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 75 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 |
| 2010‑11 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 24 | 55 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2011‑12 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 25 | 60 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 67 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 |
| 2012‑13 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 26 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9.3 |
| 2013‑14 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | KHL | 27 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12.6 |
| 2014‑15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 28 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2014‑15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 28 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2015‑16 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 29 | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2016‑17 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 30 | 55 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 2017‑18 | Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk | KHL | 31 | 50 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | -23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8.8 |
| 2018‑19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 32 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 45 | -12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 33 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 27 | -4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17.5 |
| 2020‑21 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 34 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18.4 |
| 2021‑22 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 35 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.7 |
| 2021‑22 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 35 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2022‑23 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 36 | 54 | 17 | 27 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11.2 |
| 2023‑24 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 37 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 38 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16.7 |
| Liiga Totals | 516 | 133 | 160 | 293 | 442 | 89 | 41 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | |||
| KHL Totals | 302 | 63 | 56 | 119 | 225 | -46 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 12.0 | |||
| Mestis Totals | 81 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 82 | -14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11.0 | |||
| SHL Totals | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010‑11 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 24 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Ässät Pori | SM-Liiga | 26 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 |
| 2014‑15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 29 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 |
| 2016‑17 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 30 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2019‑20 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Jokerit Helsinki | KHL | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 35 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 36 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Tappara Tampere | Liiga | 37 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.3 |
| Liiga Totals | 105 | 31 | 33 | 64 | 121 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 7.8 | |||
| KHL Totals | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13.6 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Finland - World Championship 2013 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18.8 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2014 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2017 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| Team Finland - Olympics ‑ Pyeongchang 2018 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2018 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19.0 |
| Team Finland - World Championship 2019 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| World Championship Totals | 45 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11.4 | |
| Olympics Totals | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |