Veli-Matti Savinainen
| Veli-Matti Savinainen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
5 January 1986 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 181 lb (82 kg; 12 st 13 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Tappara Ässät HC Yugra Leksands IF Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod Kunlun Red Star Jokerit | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2005–present | ||
Veli-Matti Savinainen (born 5 January 1986) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward who currently plays for Tappara of the Liiga.
Playing career
Savinainen has previously played for the
2013–14 season with Ugra.[1]
After completing his second stint with HC Yugra following the
2017–18 season, posting 17 points in 50 games, Savinainen left as a free agent but opted to continue in the KHL, in joining Chinese outfit Kunlun Red Star on a one-year contract on May 2, 2018.[2]
Following his lone season in China in the
2018–19 season, Savinainen returned to Finland to continue in the KHL, signing a two-year contract Jokerit on May 4, 2019.[3]
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Finland
| ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
2019 Slovakia | |
 |
2014 Belarus | |
Savinainen was named to the Finland men's national ice hockey team for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[4]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
|
Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2001–02 | Blues
|
FIN U16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | FoPS | FIN.2 U20 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | FoPS | FIN.2 U20 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | FoPS | FIN.3 U20 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 32 | ||
| 2005–06 | FoPS | FIN.3 U20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | FPS | Mestis | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | FPS | Mestis | 44 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Ässät | SM-l
|
48 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | KooKoo
|
Mestis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Ässät | SM-l | 51 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Ässät | SM-l | 50 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Ässät | SM-l | 55 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Ässät | SM-l | 60 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | Ässät | SM-l | 46 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 43 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||
| 2013–14 | HC Yugra | KHL | 49 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod | KHL | 25 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| 2015–16 | Tappara | Liiga | 44 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 | ||
| 2016–17 | Tappara | Liiga | 55 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 36 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | ||
| 2017–18 | HC Yugra | KHL | 50 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 37 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Jokerit | KHL | 44 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2020–21 | Jokerit | KHL | 52 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Jokerit | KHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 409 | 99 | 117 | 216 | 316 | 61 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 70 | ||||
| KHL totals | 302 | 63 | 56 | 119 | 225 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| SHL totals | 24 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Finland | WC
|
4th | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | OG | 6th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Finland | WC | 5th | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2019 | Finland | WC | 
|
10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 50 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 18 | ||||
References
- ^ "Savinainen ready for LIF". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 30 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Kunlun announce squad signings" (in Russian). Kunlun Red Star. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "National winger Savinainen to wear Jokerit jersey" (in Finnish). Jokerit. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Roster forming – 2014 WM – International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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