Santeri Saari
| Santeri Saari | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
October 11, 1994 Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| Erste team Former teams |
Gyergyói HK Jokerit BIK Karlskoga HPK Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc Sparta Sarpsborg | ||
| NHL draft |
173th overall, 2013 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Santeri Saari (born October 18, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Gyergyói HK in the Erste Liga. Saari was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Saari made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1]
Following his Liiga stints with Jokerit and HPK, Saari left the Mestis, signing with the farm team of Austrian outfit, the Vienna Capitals, of the Erste Liga on August 1, 2018.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season and playoffs
[edit]| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Jokerit | SM-l | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Jokerit | Jr. A | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Jokerit | KHL | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Kiekko-Vantaa | Mestis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | BIK Karlskoga | Allsv | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | HPK | Liiga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | HPK | Liiga | 45 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Peliitat | Mestis | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Espoo United | Mestis | 42 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Vienna Capitals Silver | Erste | 52 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc | FRA | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | VEU Feldkirch | AlpsHL | 9 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Sparta Sarpsborg | GET | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Sparta Sarpsborg | Norway | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 60 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| KHL totals | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
[edit]| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Finland | U17 | 7th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "NHL draft pick strengthens farm team". Vienna Capitals. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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