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Finland Aleksi Heimosalmi
#34 Chicago Wolves / AHL - 24/25
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Defenseman 1
Date of Birth
May 08, 2003
Position
D
Age
21
Height
5'11" / 181 cm
Place of Birth
Pori, FIN
Weight
181 lbs / 82 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
Ässät
Contract
25/26
Cap Hit
$805,833 Powered by
NHL Rights
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes / Signed
Drafted
2021 round 2 #44 overall by Carolina Hurricanes
Agency
PREMIUM

The skating base that informs much of his value is sound. He starts with a strong posture, pushing his knees over his toes, tilting his hips backwards, and settling comfortably into each forward stride, with a toe snap to mark each extension. He employs linear crossovers to accelerate with ease, and he just flies out there with a little runway. -EliteProspects 2021 NHL Draft Guide

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Aleksi Heimosalmi Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2017-18 Ässät U16 U16 SM-sarja 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 2 2 0 2 0 -
2018-19 Ässät U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja Q 13* 0* 4* 4* 8* -* |
Ässät U16 “A” U16 SM-sarja 7* 0* 3* 3* 14* -* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -
Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 35* 1* 8* 9* 12* -* | Playoffs 7 0 0 0 2 -
Finland U16 (all) International-Jr 14* 2* 4* 6* 10* -* |
2019-20 Ässät U18 U18 SM-sarja 25* 7* 8* 15* 12* -* |
Ässät U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Finland U17 WHC-17 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* -* |
Finland U17 (all) International-Jr 9* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
2020-21 Ässät U20 “A” U20 SM-sarja 35* 4* 17* 21* 22* 7* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 0
Finland U18 WJC-18 7* 2* 6* 8* 2* 3* |
2021-22 Ässät U20 U20 SM-sarja 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -2* | Playoffs 3 1 1 2 0 -2
Ässät Liiga 47* 0* 3* 3* 24* -14* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 6* 7* 2* 4* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 8* 0* 2* 2* 8* -* |
2022-23 Ässät Liiga 45* 4* 11* 15* 12* -15* | Playoffs 8 1 2 3 2 3
Finland U20 “A” WJC-20 5* 0* 2* 2* 6* -2* |
Finland U20 (all) International-Jr 10* 1* 3* 4* 10* 5* |
2023-24 Ässät Liiga 47* 2* 14* 16* 12* -9* |
2024-25 Chicago Wolves AHL 12* 1* 2* 3* 6* -6* |
Projected AHL 72* 6* 12* 18* 36* -36* |

Aleksi Heimosalmi Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2021-22 Finland U20 (all) WJC-20 Cancelled 2* 0* 2* 2* 0* 3* |

Aleksi Heimosalmi Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 1 12* 1* 2* 3* 0.25* 6* -6* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 4 41* 3* 12* 15* 0.37* 28* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
Liiga 3 139* 6* 28* 34* 0.24* 48* -38* | 1 8 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.38 * 2 * 3 *
U16 SM-sarja 2 9* 0* 3* 3* 0.33* 14* -* | 2 4 2 * 0 * 2 * 0.50 * 0 * - *
U16 SM-sarja Q 1 13* 0* 4* 4* 0.31* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 2 60* 8* 16* 24* 0.40* 24* -* | 1 7 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 2 * - *
U20 SM-sarja (U20 SM-liiga) 3 41* 4* 18* 22* 0.54* 22* 5* | 2 5 1 * 1 * 2 * 0.40 * 0 * -2 *
WHC-17 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 7* 2* 6* 8* 1.14* 2* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 12* 1* 8* 9* 0.75* 8* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 Cancelled 1 2* 0* 2* 2* 1.00* 0* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Aleksi Heimosalmi Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
08/15/2021
08/15/2021 Confirmed Ässät Carolina Hurricanes
04/30/2021
04/30/2021 Extension Ässät U20 Ässät
Player Biography and Trivia

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #59 by Elite Prospects

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #36 by FCHockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #72 by TSN/Craig Button

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #45 by McKeen's Hockey

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #56 by TSN/McKenzie

2021 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #26 by NHL Central Scouting