Pekka Saravo

Pekka Saravo (born 13 November 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defender. He played for the Tappara of the SM-liiga between 2000-2006 and 2009-2017.

Playing career Saravo played five full seasons for Tappara in 2000-2006 before moving to Luleå HF in Sweden. After three years there he played one season with another Elitserien team, Linköpings HC. In 2009 he returned to Tappara, signing a six-year contract with the club. Saravo has also played for the Finland men's national ice hockey team. After the 2016-2017 season, Saravo ended his player career.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1994–95 Tappara U16 U16 SM-sarja 31 3 1 4 4 5 0 0 0 2 1995–96 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 29 0 1 1 26 6 0 1 1 2 1996–97 Tappara U18 U18 SM-sarja 27 6 6 12 45 — — — — — 1996–97 Tappara U20 U20 I-Divisioona 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1997–98 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 36 7 7 14 24 6 0 0 0 2 1998–99 Diskos U20 U20 II-Divisioona — — — — — — — — — — 1998–99 Diskos I-Divisioona 48 5 7 12 34 4 0 0 0 0 1999–00 Tappara U20 U20 SM-liiga 38 9 11 20 52 8 1 4 5 4 2000–01 Tappara SM-liiga 56 1 3 4 38 10 0 2 2 4 2001–02 Tappara SM-liiga 53 3 1 4 12 10 0 0 0 6 2002–03 Tappara SM-liiga 55 4 4 8 42 15 1 2 3 8 2003–04 Tappara SM-liiga 47 7 8 15 30 3 0 0 0 2 2004–05 Tappara SM-liiga 56 6 11 17 30 8 1 0 1 2 2005–06 Luleå HF Elitserien 44 8 9 17 52 6 1 0 1 6 2006–07 Luleå HF Elitserien 55 6 17 23 62 4 0 0 0 4 2007–08 Luleå HF Elitserien 55 8 10 18 52 — — — — — 2008–09 Linköping HC Elitserien 54 4 4 8 50 6 0 2 2 4 2009–10 Tappara SM-liiga 52 7 12 19 46 9 0 1 1 8 2010–11 Tappara SM-liiga 48 7 12 19 36 — — — — — 2011–12 Tappara SM-liiga 48 4 4 8 32 — — — — — 2012–13 Tappara SM-liiga 56 1 7 8 26 15 0 1 1 10 2013–14 Tappara Liiga 56 4 4 8 36 20 0 2 2 2 2014–15 Tappara Liiga 59 2 2 4 30 20 0 0 0 27 2015–16 Tappara Liiga 60 3 7 10 32 15 0 0 0 8 2016–17 Tappara Liiga 56 1 3 4 24 18 0 3 3 2 SM-liiga totals 702 50 78 128 414 143 2 11 13 79 Elitserien totals 208 26 40 66 216 16 1 2 3 14

Honours

Finnish championship with Tappara (2003, 2016, 2017) Finnish silver medal with Tappara (2001, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2015) Silver medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships (2007) Bronze medal at the Ice Hockey World Championships (2006)