Veli-Matti Savinainen
| Veli-Matti Savinainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
5 January 1986 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Tappara Ässät HC Yugra Leksands IF Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kunlun Red Star Jokerit | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Veli-Matti Savinainen (born 5 January 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Tappara of the Liiga.
Playing career[edit]
Savinainen has previously played for the Liiga clubs, Ässät and Tappara, and for HC Ugra, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Russian KHL, as well as Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He Joined Leksands IF on a one-year contract on 30 August 2014 after spending the 2013–14 season with Ugra.[1]
After completing his second stint with HC Yugra following the 2017–18 season, posting 17 points in 50 games, Savinainen left as a free agent but opted to continue in the KHL, in joining Chinese outfit Kunlun Red Star on a one-year contract on May 2, 2018.[2]
Following his lone season in China in the 2018–19 season, Savinainen returned to Finland to continue in the KHL, signing a two-year contract Jokerit on May 4, 2019.[3]
International play[edit]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2019 Slovakia | |
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2014 Belarus | |
Savinainen was named to the Finland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Blues | FIN U16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | FoPS | FIN.2 U20 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | FoPS | FIN.2 U20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | FoPS | FIN.3 U20 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | ||
| 2005–06 | FoPS | FIN.3 U20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | FPS | Mestis | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | FPS | Mestis | 44 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | SM-l | 48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | KooKoo | Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ässät | SM-l | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ässät | SM-l | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ässät | SM-l | 55 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-l | 60 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | SM-l | 46 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Yugra | KHL | 49 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tappara | Liiga | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Liiga | 55 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 50 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 37 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Jokerit | KHL | 44 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 52 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 409 | 99 | 117 | 216 | 316 | 61 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 70 | ||||
| KHL totals | 302 | 63 | 56 | 119 | 225 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| SHL totals | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International[edit]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 50 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 18 | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Savinainen ready for LIF". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Kunlun announce squad signings" (in Russian). Kunlun Red Star. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "National winger Savinainen to wear Jokerit jersey" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Porin Ässät (men's ice hockey) players
- Finnish ice hockey forwards
- FoPS players
- Leksands IF players
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in China
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Russia
- Finnish expatriate ice hockey players in Sweden
- Jokerit players
- KooKoo players
- HC Kunlun Red Star players
- Ice hockey players at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Finland
- Ice hockey people from Espoo
- Tappara players
- Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod players
- HC Yugra players
- Finnish ice hockey winger stubs