Sami Venäläinen

Sami Venäläinen (born 14 October 1981) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays professionally in Germany for the Fischtown Pinguins.

Sami Venäläinen
Born (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981
Kangasala, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Right
DEL team
Former teams
Fischtown Pinguins
Tappara
TPS
SaiPa
NHL Draft 249th overall, 2000
Phoenix Coyotes
Playing career 20002016

Career

Venäläinen is a product of the Tappara youth system and logged his first minutes for the club's men's team in the Liiga, the highest level professional competition in Finland, during the 2000–01 season. In 2008, he left Tappara and embarked on a three-year stint with fellow Liiga side HC TPS. In 2011, he was back at Tappara and spent another two season with the team. From 2013 to 2016, he played for SaiPa.

After 16 years in the Finnish top-tier, Venäläinen took his game abroad and on July 3, 2016, was signed by the Fischtown Pinguins of the German top-flight Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[1]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1997–98 Tappara FIN U18 331872512
1998–99 Tappara FIN U18 3127174445
1998–99 Tappara FIN U20 1032529
1999–2000 Tappara FIN U20 37891718 103476
2000–01 Tappara FIN U20 216131912 93140
2000–01 Tappara SM-liiga 360112 10000
2001–02 Tappara SM-liiga 56581324 100118
2002–03 Tappara SM-liiga 55591448 1300010
2003–04 Tappara SM-liiga 5618153322 31010
2004–05 Tappara SM-liiga 55561132 81236
2005–06 Tappara SM-liiga 5610122248 610112
2006–07 Tappara SM-liiga 541472167 50004
2007–08 Tappara SM-liiga 541682452 1102210
2008–09 TPS SM-liiga 567182542 81346
2009–10 TPS SM-liiga 4310102066 151674
2010–11 TPS SM-liiga 5810243432
2011–12 Tappara SM-liiga 588172555
2012–13 Tappara SM-liiga 3034726 102026
2012–13 LeKi Mestis 83252
2013–14 LeKi Mestis 114592
2013–14 SaiPa Liiga 453121549 131122
2014–15 SaiPa Liiga 58491338 71122
2015–16 SaiPa Liiga 5910142449 61122
Liiga totals 829 128 174 302 652 116 10 17 27 72

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1999 Finland WJC18 70332
2001 Finland WJC 71120
Junior totals 14 1 4 5 2

References

  1. "Fischtown Pinguins : "Hulk" auf Bremerhavener Eis". www.fischtown-pinguins.de. Retrieved 2016-07-04.


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