Sami Salo
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| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Finnish MacInnis |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) |
| NHL Team F. Teams |
Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators TPS |
| Nationality |  Finland |
| Born | September 2, 1974, Turku, FIN |
| NHL Draft | 239th overall, 1996 Ottawa Senators |
| Pro Career | 1994 – present |
| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Ice Hockey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2006 | Ice Hockey | |
Sami Salo (born September 2, 1974, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft as their ninth-round pick.
Salo started his pro career with TPS in the Finnish SM-liiga. After a season with Jokerit, Salo left for North America and the Ottawa Senators. After four seasons with Ottawa, Salo was traded to the Vancouver Canucks. He spent the lockout season playing for Frölunda HC in the Swedish Elitserien, and returned to Vancouver for the 2005-06 NHL season.
Goalie Curtis Joseph has nicknamed Salo the "Finnish MacInnis" for the devastating slapshot he shares with retired NHL defenseman Al MacInnis. In the October 29th, 2006 Vancouver Canucks Superskills contest, Salo topped the team in the "Hardest Shot" with an 100.0 mph slapper.
After scoring, he has been known to make a hand gesture dubbed "The Tickler," to the amusement of his teammates.
Salo represented Team Finland at the 2006 Winter Olympics, but was forced to retire from the tournament after injuring his shoulder in a collision with teammate Ville Peltonen.
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[edit] Movements
- June 22, 1996 - Drafted by Ottawa Senators in the 9th round, 239th overall.
- September 21, 2002 - Traded to the Vancouver Canucks for Peter Schaefer.
- March 29, 2007 - Signed a contract extension with the Canucks for 4 years.
[edit] Career statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994-95 | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1995-96 | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | 47 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 1996-97 | TPS Turku | SM-liiga | 48 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1997-98 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 61 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998-99 | Detroit Vipers | IHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999-00 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 37 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2000-01 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 31 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001-02 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 66 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2002-03 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 79 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2003-04 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 74 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2004-05 | Frölunda HC | SEL | 41 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2005-06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 59 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 32 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 407 | 45 | 113 | 158 | 110 | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 6 | ||||
[edit] International play
International statistics
| Year | Team | Comp | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Finland | Worlds | 9 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| 2002 | Finland | Olympics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Finland | Worlds | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2004 | Finland | World Cup | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | Finland | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Senior Int'l Totals | 32 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 11 | |||
[edit] References
Categories: 1974 births | Finnish ice hockey players | Frölunda HC players | Hockey players at the 2006 Winter Olympics | Living people | Olympic competitors for Finland | Ottawa Senators draft picks | Ottawa Senators players | People from Turku | Jokerit players | TPS players | Vancouver Canucks players | Winter Olympics medalists
