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Finland Santeri Virtanen
#75 Kiekko-Espoo / Liiga - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
May 11, 1999
Position
C
Age
25
Height
6'2" / 188 cm
Place of Birth
Kirkkonummi, FIN
Weight
203 lbs / 92 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Salo HT
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2017 round 4 #105 overall by Winnipeg Jets
Agency
PREMIUM

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Santeri Virtanen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2013-14 TuTo U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 11* 13* 15* 28* 2* -* |
TuTo U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 32* 20* 31* 51* 8* -* |
TUTO Hockey U18 U18 Mestis 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* -* |
2014-15 TPS U16 U16 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 4 3 1 4 0 -
TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 35* 9* 17* 26* 6* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 1* |
Finland U16 (all) “C” International-Jr 11* 6* 7* 13* 0* -* |
2015-16 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 35* 14* 31* 45* 10* -* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 8* 0* 0* 0* 2* -1* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 1* 1* 2* -* |
2016-17 TPS U18 U18 SM-sarja 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 5 0 5 5 12 -
TPS U20 U20 SM-liiga 5* 2* 4* 6* 0* -1* | Playoffs 3 2 0 2 2 -1
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 4* 6* 2* 5* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 5* 5* 10* 4* -* |
2017-18 Dubuque Fighting Saints USHL 29* 8* 8* 16* 4* -11* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 5* 5* 2* -* |
2018-19 SaiPa Liiga 40* 5* 5* 10* 8* 6* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 2* 3* 4* 7* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 12* 6* 3* 9* 4* -* |
2019-20 SaiPa Liiga 35* 6* 4* 10* 6* -5* |
2020-21 SaiPa Liiga 32* 6* 6* 12* 4* -5* |
Ilves Liiga 1* 1* 0* 1* 0* 1* |
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2021-22 Ilves “A” Liiga 22* 4* 7* 11* 2* 3* |
2022-23 Ilves Liiga 43* 4* 9* 13* 10* 11* | Playoffs 12 3 2 5 0 4
2023-24 Ilves Liiga 31* 1* 8* 9* 10* -1* | Playoffs 2 1 0 1 0 0
2024-25 Kiekko-Espoo Liiga 18* 4* 7* 11* 8* 10* |
Projected Liiga 60* 13* 23* 36* 27* 33* |

Santeri Virtanen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2011-12 Finland Selects U13 QC Int PW 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
2016-17 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 1* 2* 2* -1* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2022-23 Ilves Champions HL 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
2023-24 Ilves Champions HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -5* |

Santeri Virtanen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 8* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -7* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 1* 2* 0.50* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 1 2* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 43* 17* 20* 37* 0.86* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 7 222* 31* 46* 77* 0.35* 48* 20* | 3 17 4 * 2 * 6 * 0.35 * 0 * 1 *
QC Int PW 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 2 32* 20* 31* 51* 1.59* 8* -* | 1 4 3 * 1 * 4 * 1.00 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 11* 13* 15* 28* 2.55* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 Mestis 1 1* 1* 0* 1* 1.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 3 70* 23* 48* 71* 1.01* 16* -* | 3 11 0 * 6 * 6 * 0.55 * 12 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 3 17* 2* 4* 6* 0.35* 2* -1* | 1 3 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.67 * 2 * -1 *
USHL 1 29* 8* 8* 16* 0.55* 4* -11* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 2* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 4* 6* 0.86* 2* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 2* 3* 0.43* 4* 7* | 0 * * * * * *

Santeri Virtanen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/07/2024
05/07/2024 Confirmed Ilves Kiekko-Espoo
02/02/2023
02/02/2023 Extension Ilves Ilves
03/01/2021
03/01/2021 Confirmed SaiPa Ilves
01/14/2019
01/14/2019 Extension SaiPa SaiPa
05/03/2018
05/03/2018 Confirmed Dubuque Fighting Saints SaiPa
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2016, 1 #17 overall by Ak Bars Kazan in the KHL Draft

Drafted 2016, 6 #102 overall by Dubuque Fighting Saints in the USHL Entry Draft

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #135 by FCHockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #46 by McKeen's Hockey

2017 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #54 by NHL Central Scouting