Ilpo Salmivirta

Ilpo Salmivirta (born October 17, 1983) is a Finnish former ice hockey left winger.

Salmivirta played 31 games in the SM-liiga for Tappara between 2004 and 2006 and scored zero points. He also played in the French Ligue Magnus between 2007 and 2017, playing for Dauphins d'Épinal, Dragons de Rouen, Gothiques d'Amiens, Ducs de Dijon, Chamonix HC and Boxers de Bordeaux. He also had a month-loan trial with the Sheffield Steelers of the Elite Ice Hockey League in September 2013, playing five league games and three cup games before returning to France.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 32 2 1 3 6 — — — — — 2000–01 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 35 5 16 21 24 — — — — — 2000–01 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2001–02 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 42 7 4 11 10 2 0 1 1 0 2002–03 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 27 1 4 5 16 5 0 0 0 4 2003–04 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 40 15 17 32 47 14 6 5 11 12 2004–05 Tappara SM-liiga 13 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2004–05 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 7 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2004–05 FPS Mestis 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2004–05 HC Salamat Mestis 18 11 8 19 10 3 1 0 1 0 2005–06 Tappara SM-liiga 18 0 0 0 4 — — — — — 2005–06 KooKoo Mestis 7 1 3 4 6 — — — — — 2005–06 Jukurit Mestis 9 5 1 6 6 11 3 1 4 8 2006–07 Vaasan Sport Mestis 45 12 19 31 63 7 1 0 1 6 2007–08 Dauphins d'Épinal Ligue Magnus 26 16 8 24 26 2 1 0 1 2 2008–09 Dauphins d'Épinal Ligue Magnus 18 18 12 30 6 6 3 4 7 4 2009–10 Dragons de Rouen Ligue Magnus 26 15 15 30 14 11 8 7 15 6 2010–11 Dragons de Rouen Ligue Magnus 25 14 20 34 20 9 2 4 6 4 2011–12 Dragons de Rouen Ligue Magnus 25 10 7 17 4 15 5 7 12 6 2012–13 Dragons de Rouen Ligue Magnus 23 9 9 18 12 13 4 1 5 18 2013–14 Sheffield Steelers EIHL 5 0 3 3 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Gothiques d'Amiens Ligue Magnus 18 8 11 19 24 5 5 2 7 4 2014–15 Ducs de Dijon Ligue Magnus 26 7 16 23 26 13 6 3 9 8 2015–16 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc Ligue Magnus 26 8 7 15 18 — — — — — 2016–17 Boxers de Bordeaux Ligue Magnus 36 8 11 19 26 11 2 1 3 8 Mestis totals 87 29 31 60 93 21 5 1 6 14 Ligue Magnus totals 249 113 116 229 176 91 40 31 71 64