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Finland Sami Salo

#6 Tampa Bay Lightning / NHL - 13/14

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# Player GP G A TP
1. Oscar Lindberg 50 18 33 51
2. Ty Rattie 52 21 26 47
3. David Tomasek 52 25 20 45
4. Janne Kuokkanen 43 18 26 44
5. Max Friberg 51 16 27 43
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Sami Salo Facts

Date of Birth
Position
D
Age
49
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Status
Retired
Highlights
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
2-time Olympic Bronze Medal 2
1-time Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
1-time SHL Champion 1

Salo was a big defenseman with an even bigger shot. Known for his howitzer and injury trouble, he was also a skilled two-way player and solid in his own end.

Son: Oliver Salo

Team Staff profile of Sami Salo also available

Sami Salo Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1992-93 Kiekko-67 U20 U20 I-divisioona 21* 9* 4* 13* 4* -* |
1993-94 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 7* 13* 20* 16* 19* | Playoffs 7 0 1 1 10 -4
1994-95 TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 14* 1* 3* 4* 6* -* |
TPS SM-liiga 7* 1* 2* 3* 6* 2* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kiekko-67 I-divisioona 19* 4* 2* 6* 4* -* |
1995-96 TPS SM-liiga 47* 7* 14* 21* 32* -2* | Playoffs 11 1 3 4 8 3
1996-97 TPS SM-liiga 48* 9* 6* 15* 10* 17* | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 4 9
1997-98 Jokerit SM-liiga 35* 3* 5* 8* 10* -4* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 2 -1
1998-99 Ottawa Senators NHL 61* 7* 12* 19* 24* 20* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 -3
Detroit Vipers IHL 5* 0* 2* 2* 0* 1* |
1999-00 Ottawa Senators NHL 37* 6* 8* 14* 2* 6* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 0 -8
2000-01 Ottawa Senators NHL 31* 2* 16* 18* 10* 9* | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 0 0
Finland WC 9* 3* 6* 9* 6* 9* |
2001-02 Ottawa Senators NHL 66* 4* 14* 18* 14* 1* | Playoffs 12 2 1 3 4 4
Finland OG 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
2002-03 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79* 9* 21* 30* 10* 9* | Playoffs 12 1 3 4 0 -2
2003-04 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74* 7* 19* 26* 22* 8* | Playoffs 7 1 2 3 2 -3
Finland WC 7* 0* 3* 3* 0* 1* |
2004-05 Frölunda HC Elitserien 41* 6* 8* 14* 18* 10* | Playoffs 14 1 6 7 2 17
Finland WCup 6* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2005-06 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59* 10* 23* 33* 38* 9* |
Finland OG 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* 4* |
2006-07 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67* 14* 23* 37* 26* 21* | Playoffs 10 0 1 1 4 0
2007-08 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63* 8* 17* 25* 38* 8* |
2008-09 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 60* 5* 20* 25* 26* 5* | Playoffs 7 3 4 7 2 0
2009-10 Vancouver Canucks “A” NHL 68* 9* 19* 28* 18* 14* | Playoffs 12 1 5 6 2 2
Finland OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 4* 2* |
2010-11 Vancouver Canucks NHL 27* 3* 4* 7* 14* -3* | Playoffs 21 3 2 5 2 -4
Manitoba Moose AHL 3* 2* 0* 2* 2* -2* |
2011-12 Vancouver Canucks NHL 69* 9* 16* 25* 10* 7* | Playoffs 5 0 0 0 2 -3
2012-13 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 46* 2* 15* 17* 16* 5* |
2013-14 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 71* 4* 13* 17* 18* 11* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -2
Finland OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |

Sami Salo Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1996-97 TPS Euro HL 6* 0* 2* 2* 6* 2* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
2016-17 Finland U20 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2017-18 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
Finland U20 WJC-20 Asst. Coach
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr Asst. Coach
2018-19 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
2019-20 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
2020-21 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
2021-22 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
2022-23 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
2023-24 TPS Liiga Asst. Coach
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Sami Salo Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 3* 2* 0* 2* 0.67* 2* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Euro HL 1 6* 0* 2* 2* 0.33* 6* 2* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * - *
I-divisioona 1 19* 4* 2* 6* 0.32* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 5* 0* 2* 2* 0.40* 0* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 4 22* 2* 5* 7* 0.32* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 137* 20* 27* 47* 0.34* 58* 13* | 4 30 3 * 7 * 10 * 0.33 * 14 * 11 *
NHL 15 878* 99* 240* 339* 0.39* 286* 130* | 12 102 12 * 19 * 31 * 0.30 * 18 * -19 *
OG 4 22* 2* 5* 7* 0.32* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
Elitserien (SHL) 1 41* 6* 8* 14* 0.34* 18* 10* | 1 14 1 * 6 * 7 * 0.50 * 2 * 17 *
U20 I-divisioona 1 21* 9* 4* 13* 0.62* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 50* 8* 16* 24* 0.48* 22* 19* | 1 7 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.14 * 10 * -4 *
WC 2 16* 3* 9* 12* 0.75* 6* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Sami Salo Connections

Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/13/2015
08/13/2015 Confirmed No team Retired
07/01/2012
07/01/2012 Confirmed Vancouver Canucks Tampa Bay Lightning

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Sami Salo Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Finland

Cult/Star player for Frölunda HC

Cult/Star player for TPS

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Career transactions
- 2015-08-13 • Announced his retirement
- 2012-07-01 • Signed by the Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2004-09-24 • Signed to a lockout contract by Frölunda
- 2002-09-21 • Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Peter Schaefer
- 1996-06-22 • Drafted by the Ottawa Senators

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