Miikka Salomäki

Miikka Salomäki
Born (1993-03-09) 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 2010present

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 8, 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
2015–16 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 4 1 1 2 4
2015–16 Nashville Predators NHL 61 5 5 10 28 14 1 1 2 6
Liiga totals 122 25 25 50 153 13 3 1 4 97
NHL totals 62 6 5 11 28 14 1 1 2 6

International

Medal record
Representing Finland Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2014 Belarus
IIHF World U18 Championships
2010 Belarus
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2010 Finland U17 10th 5 2 1 3 8
2010 Finland WJC18 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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 2nd, silver medalist(s) 10 1 1 2 18
Junior totals 35 14 13 27 38
Senior totals 10 1 1 2 18

References


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