Samu Salminen
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Player Information
| Date of Birth: | April 9, 2003 | Shot: | L |
| Hometown: | Helsinki | Height: | 6'2" |
| Nation: | Finland | Weight: | 186 |
| Position: | Center | Commit: | Connecticut | 2022 |
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| Draft Type | Draft Year | Round | Overall | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USHL Entry Draft | 2020 | 7 | 106 | Dubuque Fighting Saints |
| NHL Entry Draft | 2021 | 3 | 68 | New Jersey Devils |
| NHL Rights | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| unsigned | C | New Jersey Devils |
| Transfer From | Transfer To | Position | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Univ. of Connecticut | Univ. of Denver | F | 2024-04-29 |
| Jokerit U20 | Univ. of Connecticut | F | 2022-08-03 |
| Award | League | Season |
|---|---|---|
| U16 Pohjola Camp Roster | Finland | 2017-2018 |
| U16 Pohjola Camp All-Star Team | Finland | 2017-2018 |
| U16 SM-sarja Silver Medal | U16 SM-sarja | 2018-2019 |
| U18 SM-sarja Champion | U18 SM-sarja | 2018-2019 |
| U18 WJC Best Face-Off Percentage | U18 WJC | 2020-2021 |
| U20 SM-sarja First All-Star Team | U20 SM-sarja | 2021-2022 |
| Season Stats | Team | League | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | Playoffs | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-2018 | Jokerit U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 15 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | ||||||
| 2017-2018 | Jokerit U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 18 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 22 | Playoffs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Jokerit U16 | U16 SM-sarja Q | 15 | 16 | 23 | 39 | 6 | ||||||
| 2018-2019 | Jokerit U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | Playoffs | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 2018-2019 | Jokerit U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 33 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 32 | Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | Finland U16 (all) | International-Jr | 14 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 6 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Jokerit U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 7 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 6 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Jokerit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 23 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Finland U17 | WHC-17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| 2019-2020 | Finland U17 (all) | International-Jr | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Jokerit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 17 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | ||||||
| 2020-2021 | Finland U18 | WJC-18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||||||
| 2021-2022 | Jokerit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 44 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 34 | Playoffs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | Finland U20 (all) | International-Jr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Jokerit U20 | U20 SM-sarja | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022-2023 | Univ. of Connecticut | NCAA | 27 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 14 | ||||||
| 2023-2024 | Univ. of Connecticut | NCAA | 35 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 35 | ||||||
| 2024-2025 | Univ. of Denver | NCAA | 18 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | ||||||
