Juuse Saros

Juuse Saros
Born (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995
Forssa, Finland
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team
Former teams		 Nashville Predators
Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
HPK
National team  Finland
NHL Draft 99th overall, 2013
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2013–present
Medal record
World Championships
2014 Belarus
World Junior Championships
2014 Sweden
IIHF World U18 Championships
2013 Russia

Juuse Saros (born 19 April 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey Goaltender. He is currently a prospect within the Nashville Predators organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). Saros was selected by the Predators in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

He was born in Forssa, but grew up in Hämeenlinna, He played his entire youth career and first three professional seasons with hometown club, HPK of the Liiga. On 16 June 2015, Saros was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators.[1]

Saros was named to the 2012–13 Jr. A SM-Liiga All-Star Team and was a member of Team Finland at the IIHF U18 World Junior Championships where he was named the tournament's Best Goaltender.[2]

Saros made his NHL debut on November 28, 2015, against the Buffalo Sabres.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2013–14 HPK Liiga 44 17 16 9 2625 77 7 1.76 .928 6 2 4 367 14 0 2.29 .903
2014–15 HPK Liiga 47 13 18 16 2834 101 6 2.14 .929 — — — — — — — —
Liiga totals 91 30 34 25 5459 178 13 1.97 .929 6 2 4 367 14 0 2.29 .903

Awards and honours

Honours Year
Jr. A SM-Liiga All-Star Team 2012–13 [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Predators sign 2013 draftee Juuse Saros". Nashville Predators. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  2. ↑ "Finnish goaltender Saros making his mark". National Hockey League. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  3. ↑ "U20 SM-liiga All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-01.

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