Sami Salo

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Sami Salo
Date of birth 2nd September 1974
place of birth Turku , Finland
size 191 cm
Weight 98 kg
position defender
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1996 , 9th lap, 239th position
Ottawa Senators
Career stations
1992-1993 Karhu-Kissat
1993-1997 TPS Turku
1997-1998 Jokerite
1998-2002 Ottawa Senators
2004-2005 Frölunda HC
2002–2012 Vancouver Canucks
2012-2014 Tampa Bay Lightning

Sami Sakari Salo (born September 2, 1974 in Turku ) is a former Finnish ice hockey player and current coach . The defender played 980 games for the Ottawa Senators , Vancouver Canucks and Tampa Bay Lightning in the National Hockey League between 1992 and 2014 . With the Finnish national team , Salo took part in four Winter Olympics, winning one silver and two bronze medals.

Career

Sami Salo started his career in the 1994/95 season with the TPS ice hockey club in the Finnish SM-liiga . After three seasons he moved to Jokerit , where he played one season. He was selected in the ninth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft as the 239th player by the Ottawa Senators . In the 1998/99 season he then moved to the NHL for the Ottawa Senators. After four more seasons, Salo moved to the Vancouver Canucks . During the NHL lockout in the 2004/05 season he played for the Swedish club Frölunda HC and then returned to Vancouver. After ten years with the Vancouver Canucks, Salo signed a two-year contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning in July 2012 .

Most recently, Salo was on the ice in the 2013-14 season when he completed 71 appearances for the Tampa Bay Lightning. In October 2014 he underwent an operation on his wrist , as a result of which he missed the entire 2014/15 season and declared his active career over in August 2015.

International

At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin , Salo played for the Finnish national team and won the silver medal. Four years later at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver , he won the bronze medal. He also won the bronze medal with the Finnish national team at the 2014 Olympic Games.

Achievements and Awards

  • 1994 Finnish U20 junior runner-up with TPS Turku
  • 1995 Finnish champion with TPS Turku
  • 1996 Finnish runner-up with TPS Turku

International

Career statistics

Salo in the jersey of the Vancouver Canucks (2012)
Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1994/95 TPS Turku SM-liiga 7th 1 2 3 6th 1 0 0 0 0
1995/96 TPS Turku SM-liiga 47 7th 14th 21st 32 11 1 3 4th 8th
1996/97 TPS Turku SM-liiga 48 9 6th 15th 10 10 2 3 5 4th
1997/98 Jokerit Helsinki SM-liiga 35 3 5 8th 10 8th 0 1 1 2
1998/99 Ottawa Senators NHL 61 7th 12 19th 24 4th 0 0 0 0
1998/99 Detroit Vipers IHL 5 0 2 2 0 - - - - -
1999/00 Ottawa Senators NHL 37 6th 8th 14th 2 6th 1 1 2 0
2000/01 Ottawa Senators NHL 31 2 16 18th 10 4th 0 0 0 0
2001/02 Ottawa Senators NHL 66 4th 14th 18th 14th 12 2 1 3 4th
2002/03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 9 21st 30th 10 12 1 3 4th 0
2003/04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74 7th 19th 26th 22nd 7th 1 2 3 2
2004/05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 41 6th 8th 14th 18th 14th 1 6th 7th 2
2005/06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 10 23 33 38 - - - - -
2006/07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 14th 23 37 26th 10 0 1 1 4th
2007/08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 8th 17th 25th 38 - - - - -
2008/09 Vancouver Canucks NHL 60 5 20th 25th 26th 7th 3 4th 7th 2
2009/10 Vancouver Canucks NHL 68 9 19th 28 18th 12 1 5 6th 2
2010/11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 27 3 4th 7th 14th 21st 3 2 5 2
2010/11 Manitoba mosses AHL 3 2 0 2 2 - - - - -
2011/12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69 9 16 25th 10 5 0 0 0 2
2012/13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 46 2 15th 17th 16 - - - - -
2013/14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 71 4th 13 17th 18th 2 0 0 0 0
SM-liiga total 137 20th 27 47 58 30th 3 7th 10 14th
NHL overall 878 99 240 339 286 102 12 19th 31 18th

International

Represented Finland at:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
2001 Finland WM 2nd place, silver 9 3 6th 9 6th
2002 Finland Olympia 6th place 4th 0 0 0 0
2004 Finland WM 6th place 7th 0 3 3 0
2004 Finland World cup 2nd place 6th 0 1 1 2
2006 Finland Olympia 2nd place, silver 6th 1 3 4th 0
2010 Finland Olympia 3rd place, bronze 6th 1 1 2 4th
2014 Finland Olympia 3rd place, bronze 6th 0 1 1 0
Men overall 44 5 15th 20th 12

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Web links

Commons : Sami Salo  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wrist injury forces defenseman Salo to retire. nhl.com, August 13, 2015, accessed August 14, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME Salo, Sami
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Salo, Sami Sakari (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish ice hockey player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd September 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Turku , Finland