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Sami Salo

D · FIN
+ 11 other teams
Status
Retired 11 yrs ago
Career
2004–2015 (11 yrs)
Age
52 (40 in 2015)
Vitals
6'3" · 215 lb
Drafted
Undrafted

Trophy Case

Stanley Cup Stanley Cup
as League Champion
2011-12 CLB
Unsung Hero Unsung Hero
as Unsung Hero
2010-11 CAR

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 COL 76 7 23 30 0.39 +10 72 0 1 0 107 6.5% 61
2005-06 COL 80 3 14 17 0.21 -24 103 0 1 0 100 3.0% 54
2006-07 TBL 83 4 18 22 0.27 -14 60 2 2 1 126 3.2% 81
2007-08 OTT 81 4 30 34 0.42 -13 33 1 0 0 145 2.8% 89
2008-09 OTT / VAN 82 17 27 44 0.54 -24 72 2 10 0 117 14.5% 93
2009-10 VAN 82 9 41 50 0.61 -11 20 3 4 0 115 7.8% 30
2010-11 VAN / CAR 83 16 41 57 0.69 +22 27 2 6 1 125 12.8% 35
2011-12 ANH / NYI / PIT / CLB 73 3 11 14 0.19 0 43 0 2 1 61 4.9% 40
2012-13 PIT 67 6 18 24 0.36 -12 39 0 3 1 82 7.3% 57
2013-14 WPG / OTT 81 7 14 21 0.26 +5 87 1 1 0 51 13.7% 88
2014-15 WPG / BUF / SJS 77 7 17 24 0.31 +7 68 2 3 0 63 11.1% 77
CAREER 11 yrs 865 83 254 337 0.39 -54 624 13 33 4 -- 7.6% 705
OTHL Playoffs
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2004-05 COL 6 0 4 4 0.67 +2 4 0 0 0 13 0.0% 7
2006-07 TBL 5 0 1 1 0.20 -2 2 0 0 0 5 0.0% 12
2009-10 VAN 4 0 3 3 0.75 +2 0 0 0 0 7 0.0% 4
2010-11 CAR 13 2 4 6 0.46 +6 16 0 0 0 27 7.4% 12
2011-12 CLB 22 1 5 6 0.27 -2 2 1 0 0 16 6.3% 11
2013-14 OTT 6 0 1 1 0.17 -4 2 0 0 0 7 0.0% 4
2014-15 SJS 10 0 1 1 0.10 -2 16 0 0 0 5 0.0% 18
CAREER 7 app. 66 3 19 22 0.33 0 42 1 0 0 -- 3.8% 68
NHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
1998-99 OTT 61 7 12 19 0.31 20 24 1 2 8 6.6% 19:42
1999-00 OTT 37 6 8 14 0.38 6 2 1 3 5 7.1% 20:18
2000-01 OTT 31 2 16 18 0.58 9 10 0 1 12 3.3% 19:44
2001-02 OTT 66 4 14 18 0.27 1 14 2 1 6 3.3% 19:52
2002-03 VAN 79 9 21 30 0.38 9 10 1 4 9 7.1% 20:08
2003-04 VAN 74 7 19 26 0.35 8 22 2 5 15 4.9% 22:14
2005-06 VAN 59 10 23 33 0.56 9 38 2 9 20 7.1% 24:30
2006-07 VAN 67 14 23 37 0.55 21 26 6 5 18 9.8% 21:27
2007-08 VAN 63 8 17 25 0.40 8 38 1 6 17 6.6% 23:39
2008-09 VAN 60 5 20 25 0.42 5 26 2 5 14 4.5% 20:11
2009-10 VAN 68 9 19 28 0.41 14 18 3 6 13 7.6% 20:41
2010-11 VAN 27 3 4 7 0.26 -3 14 0 1 3 7.7% 20:21
2011-12 VAN 69 9 16 25 0.36 7 10 3 7 14 6.6% 20:27
2012-13 TBL 46 2 15 17 0.37 5 16 0 1 7 4.2% 20:59
2013-14 TBL 71 4 13 17 0.24 11 18 0 0 6 4.9% 18:11
Career NHL 878 99 240 339 0.39 130 286 24 56 167 6.3% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 30 D COL - - 75 69 72 77 82 - - 66 54 72 - 52 54 72
2005-06 31 D COL - - 75 69 72 77 82 - - 66 54 72 - 52 54 72
2006-07 32 D TBL - - 75 71 72 77 78 - - 72 61 76 - 52 54 74
2007-08 33 D OTT - - 81 72 77 81 72 - - 70 65 77 - 56 57 76
2008-09 34 D VAN 57 50 82 71 82 - 87 64 25 76 70 78 - 90 75 -
2009-10 35 D VAN 61 40 85 70 82 - 77 79 40 79 70 79 - 92 77 72
2010-11 36 D CAR 59 40 87 70 82 - 79 76 40 76 70 80 - 96 81 73
2011-12 37 D CLB 51 40 86 72 80 87 80 71 40 72 70 77 58 83 83 72
2012-13 38 D PIT 51 35 83 70 80 70 74 63 30 55 63 75 64 88 81 67
2013-14 39 D OTT 57 37 81 67 80 74 84 58 30 60 54 83 56 90 81 69
2014-15 40 D SJS 58 38 81 66 80 64 79 54 30 56 53 82 61 92 81 67
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2004-05 30 D COL - - 75 69 72 77 82 - - 66 54 72 - 52 54 72
2005-06 31 D COL - - · · · · · - - · · · - · · ·
2006-07 32 D TBL - - · +2 · · −4 - - +6 +7 +4 - · · +2
2007-08 33 D OTT - - +6 +1 +5 +4 −6 - - −2 +4 +1 - +4 +3 +2
2008-09 34 D VAN 57 50 +1 −1 +5 - +15 64 25 +6 +5 +1 - +34 +18 -
2009-10 35 D VAN +4 −10 +3 −1 · - −10 +15 +15 +3 · +1 - +2 +2 72
2010-11 36 D CAR −2 · +2 · · - +2 −3 · −3 · +1 - +4 +4 +1
2011-12 37 D CLB −8 · −1 +2 −2 87 +1 −5 · −4 · −3 58 −13 +2 −1
2012-13 38 D PIT · −5 −3 −2 · −17 −6 −8 −10 −17 −7 −2 +6 +5 −2 −5
2013-14 39 D OTT +6 +2 −2 −3 · +4 +10 −5 · +5 −9 +8 −8 +2 · +2
2014-15 40 D SJS +1 +1 · −1 · −10 −5 −4 · −4 −1 −1 +5 +2 · −2
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Status
2004-05 COL $1,675,000 3 yr 3.4% 30 UFA
2005-06 COL $1,390,250 2 yr 2.8% 31 UFA
2006-07 TBL $1,279,030 1 yr 3.3% 32 UFA
2007-08 OTT $5,000,000 5 yr 9.9% 33 UFA
2012-13 PIT $4,000,000 2 yr 5.7% 38 UFA
2014-15 WPG $3,190,000 1 yr 4.6% 40 UFA
2004-05
Jul 18 2004
2004-05
to SENATORS
Jul 26 2004
2004-05
to BLUES
to SENATORS
Nov 27 2004
2004-05
to AVALANCHE
2005-06
Jul 31 2005
2005-06
to KINGS
Sep 13 2005
2005-06
to AVALANCHE
2006-07
Mar 7 2007
2006-07
to LIGHTNING
  • Sami Salo 74
to AVALANCHE
2008-09
Jan 10 2009
2008-09
to CANUCKS
  • Sami Salo
to SENATORS
2010-11
Feb 21 2011
2010-11
to HURRICANES
2011-12
Sep 4 2011
2011-12
to DUCKS
to HURRICANES
Dec 18 2011
2011-12
to ISLANDERS
Jan 24 2012
2011-12
to BLUE JACKETS
2013-14
Oct 29 2013
2013-14
to PREDATORS
  • Sami Salo 69
Nov 2 2013
2013-14
to BLUES
Nov 4 2013
2013-14
to JETS
  • Sami Salo 69
to BLUES
Feb 21 2014
2013-14
to SENATORS
to JETS
2014-15
Jan 25 2015
2014-15
to SHARKS
to SABRES

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