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Sami Salo

Position: D
Shoots: Right
Height: 6-3    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: September 2, 1974 in Turku, Finland

Drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 9th round (239th overall) of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1998-99 24 Ottawa Senators NHL 61 7 12 19 0.31 7 0.12 68 21 35 8 20 24 5 2 0 1 106 1.74 6.6 1202 19:42
1999-00 25 Ottawa Senators NHL 37 6 8 14 0.38 5 0.15 39 10 30 7 6 2 3 3 0 1 85 2.30 7.1 751 20:18
2000-01 26 Ottawa Senators NHL 31 2 16 18 0.58 6 0.19 44 16 25 6 9 10 1 1 0 0 61 1.97 3.3 612 19:44
2001-02 27 Ottawa Senators NHL 66 4 14 18 0.27 6 0.10 48 11 50 14 1 14 2 1 1 2 122 1.85 3.3 1311 19:52
2002-03 28 Vancouver Canucks NHL 79 9 21 30 0.38 11 0.13 70 19 78 36 9 10 5 4 0 1 126 1.59 7.1 1591 20:08
2003-04 29 Vancouver Canucks NHL 74 7 19 26 0.35 9 0.12 65 22 59 24 8 22 2 5 0 2 143 1.93 4.9 1646 22:14
2005-06 31 Vancouver Canucks NHL 59 10 23 33 0.56 12 0.20 73 32 78 46 9 38 1 9 0 2 140 2.37 7.1 1445 24:30
2006-07 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 67 14 23 37 0.55 13 0.20 77 29 43 16 21 26 9 5 0 6 143 2.13 9.8 1437 21:27
2007-08 33 Vancouver Canucks NHL 63 8 17 25 0.40 9 0.14 64 28 54 26 8 38 2 6 0 1 122 1.94 6.6 1490 23:39
2008-09 34 Vancouver Canucks NHL 21 2 8 10 0.48 3 0.16 2 14 0 2 0 2 37 1.76 5.4
Career 10 Seasons NHL 558 69 161 230 0.41 82 0.15 548 188 452 183 93 198 30 38 1 18 1085 1.94 6.4 11485 21:23

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1998-99 24 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 -3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.50 0.0 86 21:32
1999-00 25 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 -8 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.17 5.3 145 24:11
2000-01 26 Ottawa Senators NHL 4 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.50 0.0 90 22:30
2001-02 27 Ottawa Senators NHL 12 2 1 3 0.25 4 4 2 0 0 0 19 1.58 10.5 245 20:23
2002-03 28 Vancouver Canucks NHL 12 1 3 4 0.33 -2 0 1 0 0 0 19 1.58 5.3 250 20:52
2003-04 29 Vancouver Canucks NHL 7 1 2 3 0.43 -3 2 0 1 0 0 19 2.71 5.3 161 22:59
2006-07 32 Vancouver Canucks NHL 10 0 1 1 0.10 0 4 0 0 0 0 27 2.70 0.0 259 25:53
Career 7 Seasons NHL 55 5 8 13 0.24 -12 10 3 2 0 0 127 2.31 3.9 1236 22:28

Other Regular Season

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G GC GC/G TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1991-92 17 Kiekko-67 Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 23 4 5 9 0.39 26
1992-93 18 Kiekko-67 Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 21 9 4 13 0.62 4
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 36 7 13 20 0.56 16
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 14 1 3 4 0.29 6
1994-95 20 Kiekko-67 Turku Finland-2 19 4 2 6 0.32 4
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 7 1 2 3 0.43 6
1995-96 21 TPS Turku Finland 47 7 14 21 0.45 32
1996-97 22 TPS Turku Finland 48 9 6 15 0.31 10
1996-97 22 TPS Turku EuroHL 6 0 2 2 0.33 6
1997-98 23 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 35 3 5 8 0.23 24
1997-98 23 Jokerit Helsinki EuroHL 6 1 1 2 0.33 2
1998-99 24 Detroit Vipers IHL 5 0 2 2 0.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.40 0.0
2000-01 26 Finland WC-A 9 3 6 9 1.00 6
2001-02 27 Finland Olympics 4 0 0 0 0.00 0
2003-04 29 Finland WC-A 7 0 3 3 0.43 0
2004-05 30 Finland W-Cup 6 0 1 1 0.17 2
2004-05 30 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 41 6 8 14 0.34 18
2005-06 31 Finland Olympics 6 1 3 4 0.67 0
Career 2 Seasons EuroHL 12 1 3 4 0.33 8
Career 4 Seasons Fin-Jr. 94 21 25 46 0.49 52
Career 4 Seasons Finland 137 20 27 47 0.34 72
Career 1 Season Finland-2 19 4 2 6 0.32 4
Career 1 Season IHL 5 0 2 2 0.40 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.40 0.0
Career 2 Seasons Olympics 10 1 3 4 0.40 0
Career 1 Season Sweden 41 6 8 14 0.34 18
Career 1 Season W-Cup 6 0 1 1 0.17 2
Career 2 Seasons WC-A 16 3 9 12 0.75 6

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS PTS/G +/- PIM ESG PPG SHG GWG SOG SOG/G SPCT TOI ATOI
1993-94 19 TPS Turku Jr. Fin-Jr. 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 10 0 0.00
1994-95 20 TPS Turku Finland 1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00
1995-96 21 TPS Turku Finland 11 1 3 4 0.36 0 8 0 0.00
1996-97 22 TPS Turku EuroHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
1996-97 22 TPS Turku Finland 10 2 3 5 0.50 0 4 0 0.00
1997-98 23 Jokerit Helsinki Finland 8 0 1 1 0.13 0 2 0 0.00
2004-05 30 Frolunda HC Goteborg Sweden 14 1 6 7 0.50 0 2 0 0.00
Career 1 Season EuroHL 2 0 0 0 0.00 2
Career 1 Season Fin-Jr. 7 0 1 1 0.14 0 10 0 0.00
Career 4 Seasons Finland 30 3 7 10 0.33 0 14 0 0.00
Career 1 Season Sweden 14 1 6 7 0.50 0 2 0 0.00

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Honors

1998-99 NHL NHL All-Rookie Team (1st)

Transactions

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November 28, 1999: Missed majority of 1999-2000 season recovering from wrist injury suffered in game vs. Philadelphia, November 28, 1999.

December 14, 2000: Missed majority of 2000-01 season recovering from shoulder injury suffered in game vs. Atlanta, December 14, 2000.

September 21, 2002: Traded to Vancouver by Ottawa for Peter Schaefer, September 21, 2002.

September 24, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Frolunda (Sweden), September 24, 2004.