Sakari Jalmari Salminen (born May 31, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player. He is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for Örebro HK in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).
| Sakari Salminen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
May 31, 1988 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 161 lb (73 kg; 11 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams |
Free agent KalPa Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Fribourg-Gottéron Växjö Lakers Jokerit Dynamo Moscow Ässät HIFK Örebro HK | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career edit
Salminen played in his native Finland for Liiga clubs, Porin Ässät and KalPa before signing a two-year contract with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 21, 2013.[1] When his contract with Nizhny Novgorod was up, he moved to HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A (NLA) for the 2015–16 season.[2] He parted company with the club in late January 2016[3] and signed with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) shortly after[4] to finish the season with the team.
In April 2016, he inked a one-year deal with Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League.[5] In the 2016–17 season, Salminen appeared in 56 games for Jokerit, registering 6 goals and 26 points.
With Jokerit opting not to continue their option with Salminen, he agreed to a one-year contract to remain in the KHL with Russian outfit, HC Dynamo Moscow, on September 15, 2017.[6]
International play edit
Salminen was selected to the Finnish National Team that won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2004–05 | Ässät | FIN U18 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Ässät | FIN U18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 31 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | FIN U20 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | SM-l | 30 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Jukurit | Mestis | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ässät | SM-l | 55 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ässät | SM-l | 52 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-l | 57 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 29 | ||
| 2011–12 | KalPa | SM-l | 54 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | KalPa | SM-l | 54 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 54 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 60 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | HC Fribourg–Gottéron | NLA | 43 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Växjö Lakers | SHL | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Jokerit | KHL | 56 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | Dynamo Moscow | KHL | 18 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Ässät | Liiga | 15 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ässät | Liiga | 35 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | HIFK | Liiga | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2019–20 | Örebro HK | SHL | 45 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ässät | Liiga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Ässät | Liiga | 55 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-l/Liiga totals | 440 | 124 | 185 | 309 | 166 | 38 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 35 | ||||
| KHL totals | 188 | 44 | 85 | 129 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | ||||
International edit
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
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| Winter Olympics | ||
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2014 Sochi | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Finland | OG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Senior totals | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Finn, Sakari Salminen will play for Torpedo". Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. May 21, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
- ^ "Sakari Salminen avec Fribourg-Gottéron pour 2015/2016 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron". www.gotteron.ch. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Salminen n'est plus un Dragon". www.laliberte.ch. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Sakari Salminen är klar för Växjö Lakers". Expressen. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Sakari Salminen signs with Jokerit". Jokerit.com (in Finnish). May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ "Sakari Salminen signs a contract with Dynamo" (in Russian). HC Dynamo Moscow. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
External links edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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