Sakari Salminen
| Sakari Salminen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 31, 1988 Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 159 lb (72 kg; 11 st 5 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| KHL team Former teams |
Jokerit Ässät KalPa Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod HC Fribourg-Gottéron Växjö Lakers | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Sochi | |
Sakari Jalmari Salminen (born May 31, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for KHL outfit Jokerit.
Career
He played in his native Finland for Liiga clubs, Porin Ässät and KalPa before signing a two-year contract with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) on May 21, 2013.[1] When his contract with Nizhny Novgorod was up, he moved to HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the Swiss National League A (NLA) for the 2015-16 season.[2] He parted company with the club in late January 2016[3] and signed with the Växjö Lakers of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL) shortly after[4] to finish the season with the team.
In April 2016, he inked a two-year deal with Jokerit of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[5]
National Team
Salminen was selected to the Finnish National Team that won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
References
- ↑ "Finn, Sakari Salminen will play for Torpedo". Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-05-21.
- ↑ "Sakari Salminen avec Fribourg-Gottéron pour 2015/2016 | HC Fribourg-Gottéron". www.gotteron.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Salminen n'est plus un Dragon". www.laliberte.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Sakari Salminen är klar för Växjö Lakers". Expressen. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ "Sakari Salminen Jokereihin". Jokerit.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.