Tomi Sallinen

Tomi Sallinen (born 11 February 1989) is a Finnish professional ice hockey center who currently plays for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Sallinen previously played in the KHL for Kunlun Red Star and Neftekhimik Nijnekamsk.

Tomi Sallinen
Born (1989-02-11) 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		 Brynäs IF
Espoo Blues
Leksands IF
Djurgårdens IF
Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
Kunlun Red Star
EHC Kloten
Färjestad BK
National team  Finland
Playing career 2007–present

Playing career

Sallinen 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 September 14, 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 May 22, 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 December 18, 2018. He remained in the SHL, transferring as a free agent to join Brynäs IF on December 28, 2018.[8]

International play
Medal record
Representing  Finland
Ice hockey
World Championships
2016 Russia
2014 Belarus
World Junior Championships
2016 Finland

Sallinen won silver representing Finland at the 2014 and 2016 World Championships.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2007–08 Espoo Blues Liiga 293252 171342
2007–08 Suomi U20 Mestis 51340 —————
2008–09 Espoo Blues Liiga 51491318 110220
2008–09 Suomi U20 Mestis 11120 —————
2009–10 Espoo Blues Liiga 57713208 31120
2010–11 Espoo Blues Liiga 4155104 1823516
2011–12 Espoo Blues Liiga 47510158 100330
2012–13 Espoo Blues Liiga 5812233555 —————
2013–14 Espoo Blues Liiga 5814132737 738110
2014–15 Leksands IF SHL 541917364 75162
2015–16 Djurgårdens IF SHL 468243230 70110
2016–17 Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk KHL 192138 —————
2016–17 Kunlun Red Star KHL 30641010 20000
2017–18 EHC Kloten NL 468142218 —————
2018–19 Färjestad BK SHL 91340 —————
2018–19 Brynäs IF SHL 2438114 —————
2019–20 Brynäs IF SHL 5211162712 —————
Liiga totals 341 50 75 125 132 66 7 20 27 18
SHL totals 185 42 68 110 50 14 5 2 7 2

International
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 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
  1. "Espoo Blues 2013-14 Roster". Espoo Blues (in Finnish). 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  2. "Two new acquisitions and two extensions". Leksands IF (in Swedish). 11 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. "Tomi Sallinen klar för Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  4. "Нефтехимик | Клубная жизнь". hcneftekhimik.ru. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  5. "Кашпар, Лингле и Краичек в списке отказов и другие трансферы 18 ноября". Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. "EHC Kloten signs Finnish forward Tomi Sallinen". Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. "Tomi Sallinen signs with Farjestad BK". Färjestad BK (in Swedish). 22 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  8. "Brynas strengthen squad with Sallinen addition" (in Swedish). Brynäs IF. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.