Tomi Sallinen (born 11 February 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center who currently plays for Luleå HF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Sallinen previously played in the KHL for Kunlun Red Star and Neftekhimik Nijnekamsk.
| Tomi Sallinen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
11 February 1989 Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Center | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| SHL team Former teams |
Luleå HF Espoo Blues Leksands IF Djurgårdens IF Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk Kunlun Red Star EHC Kloten Färjestad BK Brynäs IF HC Kometa Brno | ||
| National team |
 Finland | ||
| Playing career | 2007–present | ||
Playing career
editSallinen started his Liiga career with his hometown club, Espoo Blues.[1] In 2008 and 2011, he made the Liiga finals with the Blues, but did not capture the title. On 11 April 2014, Sallinen left the Blues to sign a one-year contract in Sweden with Leksands IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL).[2] Leksand was relegated in the 2014–15 SHL season, and Sallinen signed with SHL rivals Djurgårdens IF in April 2015.[3]
He left Sweden at the conclusion of the 2015-16 campaign to further his career in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), landing a deal with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk.[4] In November 2016, he transferred to fellow KHL side HC Kunlun Red Star.[5]
On 14 September 2017 Sallinen was signed to a one-month contract by EHC Kloten, valid through October 15. He was signed as an injury replacement for fellow countryman, Tommi Santala.[6]
As a free agent prior to the 2018–19 season, Sallinen returned for a second stint in Sweden, initially agreeing to a contract with Färjestad BK of the SHL on 22 May 2018.[7] Unable to fully integrate into Farjestad's squad, Sallinen posted 4 points in 9 games before he was released from his contract on 18 December 2018. He remained in the SHL, transferring as a free agent to join Brynäs IF on 28 December 2018.[8]
International play
edit| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Finland
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
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2016 Russia | |
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2014 Belarus | |
Sallinen won silver representing Finland at the 2014 and 2016 World Championships.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2007–08 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2007–08 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 51 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 57 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 41 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | ||
| 2011–12 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 47 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 58 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Espoo Blues | Liiga | 58 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 37 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Leksands IF | SHL | 54 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Djurgårdens IF | SHL | 46 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk | KHL | 19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Kunlun Red Star | KHL | 30 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | EHC Kloten | NL | 46 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Färjestad BK | SHL | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 24 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 52 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 41 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Brynäs IF | SHL | 48 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | HC Kometa Brno | ELH | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Liiga totals | 341 | 50 | 75 | 125 | 132 | 66 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 18 | ||||
| SHL totals | 274 | 55 | 90 | 145 | 74 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Finland | WJC18 | 7th | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | 
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Finland | WC |
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10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Finland | WC | 4th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Senior totals | 21 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues (in Finnish). 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
- ^ "Two new acquisitions and two extensions". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Tomi Sallinen klar för Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Нефтехимик | Клубная жизнь". hcneftekhimik.ru. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ "Кашпар, Лингле и Краичек в списке отказов и другие трансферы 18 ноября". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "EHC Kloten signs Finnish forward Tomi Sallinen". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Tomi Sallinen signs with Farjestad BK". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). 22 May 2018. Archived from the original on 22 January 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ "Brynas strengthen squad with Sallinen addition" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
External links
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