| Miikka Salomaki | |
|---|---|
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| Born | March 9, 1993 Raahe, Finland |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Left Wing |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team Former teams |
Nashville Predators Kärpät |
| National team | Template:Country data FIN |
| NHL Draft | 52nd overall, 2011 Nashville Predators |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
Miikka Salomaki (born on March 9, 1993) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing with the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Playing Career[]
Miikka was drafted 52nd overall by the Predators at the 2011 NHL Entry Draft as their second pick in the draft, selected from playing with the Finnish Liiga with Oulun Kärpät. He was recalled to the Predators on January 8, 2015.
Miikka made his NHL debut and scored his first career NHL goal later that night against Kari Lehtonen of the Dallas Stars in a game where his team would go on to win 3–2 in overtime.
Career Statistics[]
Regular season and playoffs[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2010–11 | Kärpät | SM-l | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2010–11 | Suomi U20 | Mestis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Kärpät | SM-l | 40 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 56 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||
| 2012–13 | Kärpät | SM-l | 42 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | ||
| 2013–14 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 75 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 38 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 61 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Liiga totals | 122 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 153 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 97 | ||||
| NHL totals | 62 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
International[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Template:Country data FIN Finland | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2014 Belarus | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| Bronze | 2010 Belarus | |
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Finland | U17 | 10th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Finland | WJC18 | Template:Brca | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC18 | 5th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Finland | WJC | 6th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| 2012 | Finland | WJC | 4th | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Finland | WJC | 7th | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2014 | Finland | WC | Template:Sica | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| Junior totals | 35 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 38 | ||||
| Senior totals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | ||||