Joona Saarelainen
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | April 4, 2006 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Mikkeli, FIN | Height: | 5'9" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 183 |
| Position: | Center | Commit: |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL Entry Draft | 2024 | 5 | 149 | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| unsigned | C | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jukurit U20 | KalPa | F | 2022-12-12 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 Pohjola Camp Roster | Finland | 2021-2022 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team | Finland | 2021-2022 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp MVP | 2021-2022 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Bronze Medal | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 2022-2023 |
| U17 WHC Bronze Medal | U17 WHC | 2022-2023 |
| Finland2 (Mestis) Champion | Mestis | 2023-2024 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | Jukurit U16 | U16 Mestis Q | 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Jukurit U16 | U16 Mestis | 7 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Jukurit U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 29 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 16 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Jukurit U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 64 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Jukurit U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 26 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 8 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Jukurit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Jukurit U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Jukurit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 14 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | Playoffs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 16 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | KalPa U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | Playoffs | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 |
| 2023-2024 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 41 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 20 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | KalPa | Liiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | IPK | Mestis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 17 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | KalPa | Spengler Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | KalPa U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 8 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | KalPa | Liiga | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||||||
