Kim Saarinen
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | July 22, 2006 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Hameenlinna, FIN | Height: | 6'4" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 174 |
| Position: | Goalie | Commit: |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHL Entry Draft | 2024 | 3 | 88 | Seattle Kraken |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| signed | G | Seattle Kraken |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Kraken | HPK | G | 2026-04-24 |
| HPK | Seattle Kraken | G | 2024-07-14 |
| HPK U20 | HPK | G | 2023-02-26 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 Pohjola Camp Roster | Finland | 2021-2022 |
| U17 WHC Bronze Medal | U17 WHC | 2022-2023 |
| U20 SM-sarja Best Goalie (Jorma Valtonen Award) | U20 SM-sarja | 2023-2024 |
| U20 SM-sarja First All-Star Team | U20 SM-sarja | 2023-2024 |
| U20 WJC Silver Medal | U20 WJC | 2024-2025 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | GAA | SVS% | Playoffs | GP | GAA | SVS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | HPK U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 2 | 1.5 | 93.3 | ||||
| 2021-2022 | HPK U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 26 | 3.18 | 91 | Playoffs | 3 | 3.55 | 92.2 |
| 2021-2022 | HPK U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 0 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 2 | 3 | 89.5 | ||||
| 2022-2023 | HPK U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 24 | 2.96 | 91.1 | Playoffs | 2 | 4.02 | 87.5 |
| 2022-2023 | HPK U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 3 | 4.62 | 85.4 | ||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 2 | 3.01 | 89.7 | ||||
| 2022-2023 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 6 | 3.41 | 87.7 | ||||
| 2023-2024 | HPK U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 9 | 1.67 | 94.5 | ||||
| 2023-2024 | HPK U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 23 | 2.41 | 91.7 | Playoffs | 3 | 3.06 | 89.8 |
| 2023-2024 | HPK | Liiga | 2 | 2.46 | 90.9 | ||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 2 | 0.77 | 95.2 | ||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 (all) | International-Jr | 9 | 3.08 | 86 | ||||
| 2023-2024 | Finland U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | 2 | 5.85 | 74.2 | ||||
| 2024-2025 | HPK U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 2 | 1.47 | 93 | ||||
| 2024-2025 | HPK | Liiga | 30 | 2.49 | 91.1 | Playoffs | 3 | 3.02 | 88.6 |
| 2024-2025 | Finland U19 (all) | International-Jr | 2 | 2.54 | 88.9 | ||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 9 | 2.61 | 89.6 | ||||
| 2025-2026 | HPK | Liiga | 38 | 2.11 | 91.6 | Playoffs | 9 | 1.68 | 94.4 |
| 2025-2026 | Finland U20 | WJC-20 | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Coachella Valley Firebirds | AHL | 0 | ||||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland (all) | International | 1 | 5 | 78.3 | ||||
| 2025-2026 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 6 | 3.04 | 87.1 | ||||
| 2026-2027 | HPK | Liiga | |||||||
