Miikka Salomäki
Miikka Salomäki (born 9 March 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Colorado Eagles in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).
| Miika Salomäki | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Salomäki with Kärpät in 2012 | |||
| Born |
9 March 1993 Raahe, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Left Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Eagles (AHL) Kärpät Nashville Predators | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| NHL Draft |
52nd overall, 2011 Nashville Predators | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Playing career
Salomäki was drafted in the second round, 52nd overall. by the Nashville 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 8 January 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.
Heading into his seventh year within the Predators organization, Salomäki continued to play between the NHL and AHL, beginning the 2019–20 season with the Milwaukee Admirals. He was recalled and appeared in 5 games with Nashville before returning to the Admirals. After registering just 15 points through 41 games in the AHL, Salomäki's tenure with the Predators ended as he was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for Ben Harpur on 22 February 2020.[2] He remained in the AHL joining the Maple Leafs' AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies, registering 2 goals and 4 points in 8 games before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As a free agent from his brief tenure within the Maple Leafs organization, Salomäki returned to the Western Conference in agreeing to a one-year, two-way contract to join the Colorado Avalanche on 9 October 2020.[3]
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 | ||
| 2016–17 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 58 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 37 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 122 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 153 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 97 | ||||
| NHL totals | 167 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 76 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||
International
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
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| 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.
- "Maple Leafs acquire Miikka Salomaki from Nashville". Toronto Maple Leafs. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- "Avalanche re-signs Dries, adds three forwards". Colorado Avalanche. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database