Juuse Saros
Juuse Saros | |||
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Saros with the Predators during the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals | |||
Born |
Forssa, Finland | 19 April 1995||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Catches | Left | ||
NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators HPK | ||
National team |
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NHL Draft |
99th overall, 2013 Nashville Predators | ||
Playing career | 2013–present |
Juuse Saros (born 19 April 1995) is a Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL). Saros was selected by the Predators in the fourth round (99th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
He was born in Forssa, but grew up in Hämeenlinna, He played his entire youth career and first three professional seasons with hometown club, HPK of the Liiga. On 16 June 2015, Saros was signed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators.[1]
Saros was named to the 2012–13 Jr. A SM-Liiga All-Star Team and was a member of Team Finland at the IIHF U18 World Junior Championships where he was named the tournament's Best Goaltender.[2]
Saros was on the Finland Team in the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey Championships.[3]
Saros made his NHL debut on 28 November 2015, against the Buffalo Sabres.[4] He won his first NHL game on 22 October 2016, against the Pittsburgh Penguins.[5] Saros recorded his first NHL shutout on 30 December 2016, making 25 saves against the St. Louis Blues.[6]
Saros set a franchise record for the most saves in a shutout on 14 December 2017, making 46 saves against the Edmonton Oilers.[7]
He was re-signed by the Predators to a three year, $4.5 million dollar contract in July 2018.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T/OT | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | GP | W | L | MIN | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | ||
2013–14 | HPK | Liiga | 44 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 2625 | 77 | 7 | 1.76 | .928 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 367 | 14 | 0 | 2.29 | .903 | ||
2014–15 | HPK | Liiga | 47 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 2834 | 101 | 6 | 2.14 | .929 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 38 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 2248 | 84 | 4 | 2.24 | .920 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 5 | 0 | 2.57 | .891 | ||
2015–16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 3.10 | .870 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 903 | 28 | 1 | 1.86 | .934 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1200 | 47 | 1 | 2.35 | .923 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 3.18 | .824 | ||
2017–18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 26 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1497 | 61 | 3 | 2.44 | .925 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 2 | 0 | 1.05 | .952 | ||
2017–18 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 542 | 26 | 1 | 2.88 | .906 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 91 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 5459 | 178 | 13 | 1.97 | .929 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 367 | 14 | 0 | 2.29 | .903 | ||||
NHL totals | 48 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2755 | 111 | 4 | 2.42 | .923 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 5 | 0 | 1.76 | .915 |
Awards and honours
Honours | Year | |
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Jr. A SM-Liiga All-Star Team | 2012–13 | [8] |
References
- ↑ "Predators sign 2013 draftee Juuse Saros". Nashville Predators. 2015-06-16. Retrieved 2015-06-16.
- ↑ "Finnish goaltender Saros making his mark". National Hockey League. 2013-05-03. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
- ↑ https://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/387/IHM387000_83_135_0_FIN.pdf
- ↑ Bratten, Brooks (29 November 2015). "Saros Makes NHL Debut, Preds Fall to Sabres". NHL.com. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ "Fiala, Arvidsson score 2 each as Predators beat Penguins 5-1". The Bellingham Herald. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Korac, Louie (31 December 2016). "Juuse Saros, Predators blank Blues". NHL.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ Bratten, Brooks (15 December 2017). "Juuse Saros Records 46-Save Shutout in Preds' Win". NHL.com. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ↑ "U20 SM-liiga All-Star Team". eliteprospects.com. 2013-03-01. Retrieved 2013-03-01.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database