Antti Saarela
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| Antti Saarela | |||
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| Born | 27 June 2001 Laitila, Finland |
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| Liiga team Former teams |
Lukko Ilves |
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| NHL Draft | 123rd overall, 2019 Chicago Blackhawks |
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| Playing career | 2018–present | ||
Antti Saarela (born June 27, 2001) is a Finnish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for Lukko of the Finnish Liiga.[1] He was drafted 123rd overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.[2]
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Playing career
Saarela made his Liiga debut for Lukko, playing one game during the 2017–18 Liiga season. He followed up by playing in twenty-four regular season games for Lukko during the 2018–19 Liiga season, scoring two goals and eight assists for ten points.[3] On April 3, 2019, Saarela signed an optional three-year contract for fellow Liiga club, Ilves.[4]
At the conclusion of his contract with Ilves, Saarela returned to his original club, Lukko, agreeing to a one-year contract on 30 April 2022.[5]
Personal
His father, Pasi Saarela, was a professional hockey player who enjoyed a lengthy career in the SM-liiga, most notably as a star player for local club, Lukko.[6] Antti was also coached through his junior career by Pasi at Lukko. His older brother Aleksi is also a professional hockey player currently playing with the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey League.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Jr. A | 25 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Lukko | Liiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lukko | Jr. A | 21 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Lukko | Liiga | 24 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ilves | Liiga | 40 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 47 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ilves | Liiga | 37 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 149 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 107 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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| 2017 | Finland | U17 | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Finland | HG18 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Finland | U18 | 7th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2020 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 20 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | ||||
References
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- ↑ Antti Saarela profile - eurohockey.com
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External links
Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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