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Finland Vili Saarijärvi
#46 SCL Tigers / NL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
2-time Liiga All-Star Team 2
1-time Liiga Best Defenseman (Pekka Rautakallio Award) 1
1-time Liiga Champion 1
1-time NL Media All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
May 15, 1997
Position
D
Age
27
Height
5'10" / 179 cm
Place of Birth
Rovaniemi, FIN
Weight
172 lbs / 78 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
RoKi
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2015 round 3 #73 overall by Detroit Red Wings
Agency
PREMIUM

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Vili Saarijärvi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2010-11 RoKi U16 U16 I-divisioona 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2011-12 RoKi U16 U16 I-divisioona Q 8* 4* 5* 9* 4* -* |
RoKi U16 U16 I-divisioona 25* 4* 11* 15* 47* -* |
2012-13 Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja Q 2* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* |
Kärpät U16 U16 SM-sarja 8* 2* 5* 7* 8* -* | Playoffs 9 5 9 14 10 -
Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 38* 5* 25* 30* 24* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 2 -
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -4* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 4 0
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 11* 1* 3* 4* 24* -8* |
2013-14 Kärpät U18 U18 SM-sarja 8* 3* 7* 10* 2* -* |
Kärpät U20 U20 SM-liiga 40* 7* 21* 28* 10* 15* | Playoffs 12 1 0 1 6 0
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 15* 2* 9* 11* 12* 9* |
2014-15 Green Bay Gamblers USHL 57* 6* 17* 23* 14* -3* |
Finland U18 “A” WJC-18 7* 3* 6* 9* 4* 2* |
Finland U18 (all) International-Jr 12* 4* 8* 12* 6* 2* |
2015-16 Flint Firebirds OHL 59* 12* 31* 43* 32* -15* |
Toledo Walleye ECHL 5* 1* 3* 4* 0* -3* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 0* 4* 4* 2* 0* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 1* 5* 6* 4* 0* |
2016-17 Mississauga Steelheads OHL 34* 11* 20* 31* 14* 20* | Playoffs 20 5 10 15 8 10
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 6* 2* 2* 4* 2* 2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 13* 3* 4* 7* 10* 2* |
2017-18 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 42* 0* 11* 11* 10* -1* | Playoffs 1 0 0 0 0 0
Toledo Walleye ECHL 10* 2* 4* 6* 2* 2* |
2018-19 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 70* 2* 14* 16* 20* 19* | Playoffs 1 1 0 1 0 0
2019-20 Grand Rapids Griffins AHL 13* 0* 1* 1* 2* -5* |
Tucson Roadrunners AHL 25* 0* 6* 6* 4* 0* |
2020-21 Lukko Liiga 50* 9* 27* 36* 26* 25* | Playoffs 11 0 7 7 4 4
Finland (all) International 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* -2* |
2021-22 Lukko Liiga 52* 17* 26* 43* 12* 19* | Playoffs 7 2 1 3 4 1
Finland (all) International 9* 0* 2* 2* 4* 2* |
2022-23 SCL Tigers NL 49* 11* 22* 33* 12* -12* | Relegation 6 0 8 8 4 2
Finland (all) International 10* 1* 3* 4* 2* 7* |
2023-24 SCL Tigers “A” NL 50* 8* 29* 37* 10* -8* |
Finland WC 8* 0* 1* 1* 0* 0* |
Finland (all) International 19* 1* 1* 2* 4* -3* |
2024-25 SCL Tigers NL 29* 2* 13* 15* 4* -6* |
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Projected NL 51* 4* 23* 27* 7* -11* |
2025-26 Genève-Servette HC NL -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Vili Saarijärvi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2014-15 Finland U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 1* 3* 4* 2* -1* |
2020-21 Finland EHT 6* 3* 1* 4* 4* -2* |
2021-22 Lukko Champions HL 8* 4* 3* 7* 2* 3* |
Finland EHT 7* 0* 1* 1* 2* 0* |
2022-23 HC Ambrì-Piotta Spengler Cup 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* |
Finland EHT 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2023-24 Finland EHT 5* 1* 0* 1* 0* -2* |
2024-25 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |

Vili Saarijärvi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 3 150* 2* 32* 34* 0.23* 36* 13* | 2 2 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.50 * 0 * 0 *
Champions HL 1 8* 4* 3* 7* 0.88* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
ECHL 2 15* 3* 7* 10* 0.67* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 5 26* 5* 4* 9* 0.35* 8* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 1* 3* 4* 1.00* 2* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
International 5 47* 5* 7* 12* 0.26* 14* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 5 64* 11* 29* 40* 0.63* 56* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 2 102* 26* 53* 79* 0.77* 38* 44* | 2 18 2 * 8 * 10 * 0.56 * 8 * 5 *
NL 4 128* 21* 64* 85* 0.66* 26* -26* | 1 6 0 * 8 * 8 * 1.33 * 4 * 2 *
OHL 2 93* 23* 51* 74* 0.80* 46* 5* | 1 20 5 * 10 * 15 * 0.75 * 8 * 10 *
Spengler Cup 1 4* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona 2 28* 5* 12* 17* 0.61* 47* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 I-divisioona Q 1 8* 4* 5* 9* 1.13* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U16 SM-sarja 1 8* 2* 5* 7* 0.88* 8* -* | 1 9 5 * 9 * 14 * 1.56 * 10 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 2* 2* 2* 4* 2.00* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 46* 8* 32* 40* 0.87* 26* -* | 1 3 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.33 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 2 43* 7* 22* 29* 0.67* 10* 11* | 2 14 1 * 0 * 1 * 0.07 * 10 * 0 *
USHL 1 57* 6* 17* 23* 0.40* 14* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 1 8* 0* 1* 1* 0.13* 0* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 3* 6* 9* 1.29* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 13* 2* 6* 8* 0.62* 4* 2* | 0 * * * * * *

Vili Saarijärvi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/06/2024
11/06/2024 Confirmed SCL Tigers Genève-Servette HC
10/09/2023
10/09/2023 Extension SCL Tigers SCL Tigers
03/01/2023
03/01/2023 Confirmed Arizona Coyotes Chicago Blackhawks
12/05/2022
12/05/2022 Loan SCL Tigers HC Ambrì-Piotta
02/17/2022
02/17/2022 Confirmed Lukko SCL Tigers
05/15/2020
05/15/2020 Confirmed Tucson Roadrunners Lukko
11/30/2019
11/30/2019 Confirmed Detroit Red Wings Arizona Coyotes
06/24/2016
06/24/2016 Confirmed Flint Firebirds Mississauga Steelheads
08/12/2015
08/12/2015 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Flint Firebirds
07/04/2015
07/04/2015 Confirmed Green Bay Gamblers Detroit Red Wings
07/21/2014
07/21/2014 Confirmed Kärpät Green Bay Gamblers
05/19/2014
05/19/2014 Extension Kärpät U20 Kärpät
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2015, 1 #9 overall by Flint Firebirds in the CHL Import Draft

Drafted 2014, 5 #207 overall by Jokerit in the KHL Draft


Career transactions
- 2015-08-12 • Signed to a contract with the Flint Firebirds (OHL), reassignment by the Detroit Redwings
- 2015-07-03 • Signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Detroit Redwings
- 2014-07-21 • Transferred from Kärpät to Green Bay Gamblers(USHL), still contracted to Kärpät
- 2014-05-19 • Signed to a three-year contract with Kärpät
- 2012-Sum. • Transferred from RoKi U16 to Kärpät U16

Other memorable dates
- 2016-01-05 • Won World Junior Championship gold medal
- 2015-12-23 • Selected to U20 World Junior Championship roster
- 2015-10-16 • Scored first OHL goal (assisted by W.Bitten and Z.Grzelewski), vs. the Ottawa 67’s(L.Herbst)
- 2015-09-24 • Made OHL debut (vs. Saginaw Spirit) and scored first OHL assist point at the same game. +/-: 0 PIM: 0 S: 2
- 2015-04-16 • Selected to U18 World Junior Championship roster