Santeri Alatalo

Santeri Alatalo (born May 9, 1990)[1][2] is a Finnish-Swiss professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EV Zug of the National League (NL).

Santeri Alatalo
Born (1990-05-09) May 9, 1990
Tampere, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
NL team
Former teams		 EV Zug
HPK
HC Davos
Playing career 2008–present

Playing career

Alatalo came through the youth ranks of Finnish team JYP. He moved to HPK youth program in 2007 and made his debut in the country's top-tier SM-liiga during the 2008-09 season. He helped HPK to a trip to the finals in 2010, where they were defeated by HC TPS.

Aatalo made his debut in the Swiss National League A (NLA) in the 2012–13 season with HC Davos after a mid-season transfer from HPK. On December 20, 2012, it was announced that Alatalo signed a two-year contract with NLA rivals EV Zug to begin the following season.[3] In October 2014, he was handed a contract extension through 2017.[4]

In 2020 Alatalo received a Swiss passport and with it he has the opportunity to represent the Swiss national team.

Career statistics
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2008–09 HPK SM-l 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2009–10 HPK SM-l 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2
2009–10 SaPKo Mestis 9 0 1 1 4 — — — — —
2010–11 HPK SM-l 59 3 7 10 48 2 0 0 0 0
2011–12 HPK SM-l 40 1 5 6 30 — — — — —
2012–13 HPK SM-l 4 0 2 2 0 — — — — —
2012–13 HC Davos NLA 36 0 7 7 16 3 0 0 0 2
2013–14 EV Zug NLA 49 3 12 15 40 — — — — —
2014–15 EV Zug NLA 47 3 6 9 69 6 0 1 1 6
2015–16 EV Zug NLA 50 1 9 10 18 4 0 0 0 6
2016–17 EV Zug NLA 38 7 8 15 50 16 1 5 6 6
2017–18 EV Zug NL 31 0 8 8 22 5 0 1 1 6
2018–19 EV Zug NL 50 9 14 23 90 14 0 11 11 18
2019–20 EV Zug NL 50 4 23 27 32 — — — — —
NL totals 351 27 87 114 337 48 1 18 19 44

Personal life

Alatalo's father Matti Alatalo is an ice hockey coach.[5]

In 2020, Alatalo received Swiss citizenship.[5]

References
  1. "Santeri Alatalo player profile". jatkoaika.com (in Finnish). 2014-05-16. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  2. "Alatalo signs from Finland". hockeyfans.ch (in German). 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.
  3. "Zug agree to terms with Santeri Alatalo". EV Zug (in German). 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  4. "Santeri Alatalo bleibt beim EVZ | EVZ". www.evz.ch. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  5. Gürler, Eren (20 December 2020). "HäSa: Huippukautta Sveitsin kiekkoliigassa pelaavalta suomalaispuolustajalta yllätysratkaisu: valitsi Sveitsin maajoukkueen". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 December 2020.


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