Santeri Saari
Born (1994-10-11) October 11, 1994
Helsinki, Finland
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Right
Erste team
Former teams
Gyergyói HK
Jokerit
BIK Karlskoga
HPK
Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Sparta Sarpsborg
NHL Draft 173th overall, 2013
St. Louis Blues
Playing career 2013present

Santeri Saari (born October 18, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Gyergyói HK in the Erste Liga. Saari was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Saari made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.[1]

Following his Liiga stints with Jokerit and HPK, Saari left the Mestis, signing with the farm team of Austrian outfit, the Vienna Capitals, of the Erste Liga on August 1, 2018.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2010–11 Jokerit Jr. A 3 0 0 0 2
2011–12 Jokerit Jr. A 13 2 2 4 10
2012–13 Jokerit Jr. A 6 5 18 23 32
2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 2 0 0 0 0
2012–13 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 7 0 0 0 6
2013–14 Jokerit Jr. A 7 1 5 6 4
2013–14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 25 1 0 1 12
2014–15 Jokerit KHL 9 1 0 1 6
2014–15 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 1 0 0 0 0
2014–15 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 18 0 5 5 12
2014–15 HPK Liiga 13 2 1 3 4
2015–16 HPK Liiga 45 3 6 9 12
2016–17 Peliitat Mestis 7 1 1 2 6
2017–18 Espoo United Mestis 42 2 6 8 26
2018–19 Vienna Capitals Silver Erste 52 10 15 25 38 4 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc FRA 22 1 2 3 45
2019–20 VEU Feldkirch AlpsHL 9 1 7 8 2
2019–20 Sparta Sarpsborg GET 7 1 2 3 0
2020–21 Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 19 1 3 4 10
Liiga totals 60 5 7 12 16
KHL totals 9 1 0 1 6

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2011 Finland U17 7th 5 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 5 0 0 0 0

References

  1. "2012–13 Jokerit player statistics". Eliteprospects.com. April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. "NHL draft pick strengthens farm team". Vienna Capitals. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
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