Miikka Salomäki
| Miikka Salomäki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
March 9, 1993 Raahe, FIN | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Kärpät | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
52nd overall, 2011 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Miikka Salomäki (born March 9, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Salomäki was drafted 52nd overall by the Predators at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] He was their second pick in the draft, selected from playing with the Finnish Liiga with Oulun Kärpät. Salomäki was recalled to the Predators on January 8th, 2015. He made his NHL debut and scored his first career NHL goal later that night against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars in a game where his team would go on to win 3–2 in overtime.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Kärpät | SM-l | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2010–11 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kärpät | SM-l | 40 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kärpät | SM-l | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 75 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 122 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 153 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 97 | ||||
| NHL totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Finland
| ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2014 Belarus | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Belarus | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | U17 | 10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WJC18 |  |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC |  |
10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||||
References
- ↑ Gover, Jeremy K. "LIVE FORM THE NHL DRAFT: At 52, Preds select winger Miikka Salomaki…". section303.com.
External links
- Miikka Salomäki's career statistics at EliteProspects.com
- Miikka Salomaki's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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