Eliteprospects
Finland Sami Lepistö
#18 SCL Tigers / NL - 22/23
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time World Championship Bronze Medal 1
2-time Olympic Bronze Medal 2
1-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U20 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
Oct 17, 1984
Position
D
Age
39
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Espoo, FIN
Weight
190 lbs / 86 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Jokerit
Status
Retired
Drafted
2004 round 3 #66 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
PREMIUM

Father: Jussi Lepistö

© Photo: Peter Eggimann

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Sami Lepistö Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1998-99 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1999-00 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 14* 3* 9* 12* 22* -* | Playoffs 7 1 3 4 16 -
2000-01 Jokerit U16 U16 SM-sarja 12* 1* 10* 11* 26* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 2 -
2001-02 Jokerit U18 U18 SM-sarja 20* 8* 14* 22* 36* -* | Playoffs 8 4 8 12 12 -
Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 14* 0* 5* 5* 2* -* |
2002-03 Jokerit U20 U20 SM-liiga 36* 5* 14* 19* 34* 18* | Playoffs 11 1 5 6 8 2
2003-04 Jokerit SM-liiga 53* 3* 4* 7* 20* 4* | Playoffs 8 0 1 1 4 0
Suomi U20 Mestis 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -2* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 4* 8* 10* 10* |
2004-05 Jokerit SM-liiga 55* 7* 18* 25* 44* 13* | Playoffs 12 1 7 8 12 6
2005-06 Jokerit SM-liiga 56* 8* 21* 29* 68* 8* |
2006-07 Jokerit SM-liiga 26* 1* 9* 10* 32* 12* | Playoffs 10 2 2 4 4 2
2007-08 Washington Capitals NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 12* -1* |
Hershey Bears AHL 55* 4* 41* 45* 51* 29* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 -4
Finland WC 7* 1* 1* 2* 10* 2* |
2008-09 Washington Capitals NHL 7* 0* 4* 4* 6* -3* |
Hershey Bears AHL 70* 4* 38* 42* 80* 24* |
2009-10 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 66* 1* 10* 11* 60* 14* | Playoffs 7 1 0 1 6 -1
Finland OG 6* 0* 1* 1* 6* -3* |
2010-11 Phoenix Coyotes NHL 51* 4* 7* 11* 37* 7* |
Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 19* 0* 5* 5* 18* 3* |
Finland WC 9* 0* 3* 3* 6* 3* |
2011-12 Chicago Blackhawks NHL 26* 1* 2* 3* 4* 3* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -3
2012-13 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 26* 0* 3* 3* 30* -2* |
HC Lev Praha KHL 11* 0* 5* 5* 20* 0* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 2 -2
Finland WC 10* 0* 4* 4* 2* 3* |
Finland (all) International 21* 0* 5* 5* 6* 9* |
2013-14 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg “A” KHL 53* 6* 19* 25* 67* 6* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 6 2
Finland OG 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 5* |
Finland (all) International 12* 1* 5* 6* 29* 6* |
2014-15 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg KHL 60* 7* 16* 23* 44* -2* | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 4 1
Finland “A” WC 8* 0* 2* 2* 4* 1* |
Finland (all) International 18* 2* 7* 9* 6* 6* |
2015-16 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 60* 11* 19* 30* 33* 12* | Playoffs 19 6 7 13 16 6
Finland (all) International 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Salavat Yulaev Ufa KHL 53* 6* 25* 31* 22* -1* | Playoffs 5 0 3 3 4 0
Finland WCup 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Finland (all) International 6* 0* 2* 2* 6* -6* |
2017-18 Jokerit “A” KHL 56* 7* 22* 29* 34* 9* | Playoffs 11 0 7 7 8 6
Finland “A” OG 5* 2* 3* 5* 4* 4* |
Finland (all) International 8* 3* 4* 7* 10* 4* |
2018-19 Jokerit “A” KHL 59* 8* 28* 36* 65* 1* | Playoffs 6 0 3 3 0 -1
2019-20 Jokerit “A” KHL 61* 8* 17* 25* 58* 0* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 2 4
2020-21 Jokerit KHL 27* 1* 7* 8* 18* 9* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 6 -3
2021-22 Luleå HF SHL 39* 4* 25* 29* 24* 5* | Playoffs 17 2 13 15 20 6
2022-23 SCL Tigers NL 52* 5* 15* 20* 34* 4* | Relegation 6 2 3 5 2 3
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |

Sami Lepistö Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2005-06 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 4* -* |
2006-07 Finland EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 6* 2* |
2010-11 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 6* 0* |
2012-13 Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 0* 3* |
2013-14 Finland EHT 6* 0* 4* 4* 29* 1* |
2014-15 Finland EHT 6* 2* 3* 5* 2* 3* |
2015-16 Finland “A” EHT 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 0* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 3* 0* 2* 2* 4* -3* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 2* 1* 1* 2* 6* 0* |
2022-23 Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 2* 3* |

Sami Lepistö Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 125* 8* 79* 87* 0.70* 131* 53* | 1 5 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.20 * 4 * -4 *
EHT 10 39* 4* 15* 19* 0.49* 59* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
International 7 71* 7* 26* 33* 0.46* 59* 22* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 9 466* 54* 161* 215* 0.46* 391* 32* | 9 63 9 * 24 * 33 * 0.52 * 48 * 13 *
SM-liiga (Liiga) 4 190* 19* 52* 71* 0.37* 164* 37* | 3 30 3 * 10 * 13 * 0.43 * 20 * 8 *
Mestis 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 5 176* 6* 29* 35* 0.20* 137* 23* | 2 10 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.10 * 6 * -4 *
NL 1 52* 5* 15* 20* 0.38* 34* 4* | 1 6 2 * 3 * 5 * 0.83 * 2 * 3 *
OG 3 17* 3* 5* 8* 0.47* 10* 6* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL 1 39* 4* 25* 29* 0.74* 24* 5* | 1 17 2 * 13 * 15 * 0.88 * 20 * 6 *
U16 SM-sarja 3 26* 4* 19* 23* 0.88* 48* -* | 2 9 1 * 3 * 4 * 0.44 * 18 * - *
U18 SM-sarja 1 20* 8* 14* 22* 1.10* 36* -* | 1 8 4 * 8 * 12 * 1.50 * 12 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 50* 5* 19* 24* 0.48* 36* 18* | 1 11 1 * 5 * 6 * 0.55 * 8 * 2 *
WC 4 34* 1* 10* 11* 0.32* 22* 9* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 4* 4* 8* 1.14* 10* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Sami Lepistö Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/01/2023
08/01/2023 Confirmed HIFK Retired
06/05/2023
06/05/2023 Confirmed SCL Tigers HIFK
05/23/2022
05/23/2022 Confirmed Luleå HF SCL Tigers
10/27/2021
10/27/2021 Confirmed No team Luleå HF
12/01/2020
12/01/2020 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
06/05/2019
06/05/2019 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
04/13/2018
04/13/2018 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
05/22/2017
05/22/2017 Confirmed Salavat Yulaev Ufa Jokerit
04/14/2016
04/14/2016 Extension Salavat Yulaev Ufa Salavat Yulaev Ufa
05/01/2015
05/01/2015 Confirmed Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg Salavat Yulaev Ufa
06/10/2013
06/10/2013 Confirmed HC Lev Praha Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
01/13/2013
01/13/2013 Confirmed Lokomotiv Yaroslavl HC Lev Praha
06/04/2012
06/04/2012 Confirmed Chicago Blackhawks Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
07/15/2011
07/15/2011 Confirmed Columbus Blue Jackets Chicago Blackhawks
02/28/2011
02/28/2011 Confirmed Phoenix Coyotes Columbus Blue Jackets
07/01/2010
07/01/2010 Extension Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes
07/08/2009
07/08/2009 Extension Phoenix Coyotes Phoenix Coyotes
06/27/2009
06/27/2009 Confirmed Washington Capitals Phoenix Coyotes
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Jokerit

Cult/Star player for Salavat Yulaev Ufa

Career transactions
- 2011-02-28 • Traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets with Scottie Upshall for Rostislav Klesla
- 2010-06-05 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2009-07-08 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the Phoenix Coyotes
- 2009-06-27 • Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2010 5th round pick (Caleb Herbert)
- 2007-05-31 • Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by the Washington Capitals