SAMI SALO

'Sami Salo' (born September 2, 1974, in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. 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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Awards

Movements

Career statistics

International play

External links

Awards

★ 1998-99 - Named to the NHL all-rookie team

★ 2005-06 - Won Olympic silver medal (FIN)

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.

Career statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1994-95	TPS Turku	SM-l		7	1	2	3	6		1	0	0	0	0
1995-96	TPS Turku	SM-l		47	7	14	21	32		11	1	3	4	8
1996-97	TPS Turku	SM-l		48	9	6	15	10		10	2	3	5	4
1997-98	Jokerit	SM-l		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		--	--	--	--	--
2006-07	Vancouver Canucks	NHL		67	14	23	37	26		10	0	1	1	4
NHL Totals				474	59	136	195	146		55	5	8	13	10

International play

'International statistics'

Year	Team	Comp		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Finland	WCh		9	3	6	9	9
2002	Finland	Oly		4	0	0	0	0
2004	Finland	WCh		7	0	3	3	0
2004	Finland	WCp		6	0	1	1	2
2006	Finland	Oly		6	1	3	4	0
Senior Int'l Totals				32	4	13	17	11

External links

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★ Sami Salo at Hockey News