Santeri Saari

Santeri Saari (born October 18, 1994) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing with the Gyergyói HK in the Erste Liga. Saari was selected by the St. Louis Blues in the 6th round (173rd overall) of the 2013 NHL entry draft.

Saari made his SM-liiga debut playing with Jokerit during the 2012–13 SM-liiga season.

Following his Liiga stints with Jokerit and HPK, Saari left the Mestis, signing with the farm team of Austrian outfit, the Vienna Capitals, of the Erste Liga on August 1, 2018.

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 2010–11 Jokerit Jr. A 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — — 2011–12 Jokerit Jr. A 13 2 2 4 10 — — — — — 2012–13 Jokerit Jr. A 6 5 18 23 32 — — — — — 2012–13 Jokerit SM-l 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2012–13 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 7 0 0 0 6 — — — — — 2013–14 Jokerit Jr. A 7 1 5 6 4 — — — — — 2013–14 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 25 1 0 1 12 — — — — — 2014–15 Jokerit KHL 9 1 0 1 6 — — — — — 2014–15 Kiekko-Vantaa Mestis 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 2014–15 BIK Karlskoga Allsv 18 0 5 5 12 — — — — — 2014–15 HPK Liiga 13 2 1 3 4 — — — — — 2015–16 HPK Liiga 45 3 6 9 12 — — — — — 2016–17 Peliitat Mestis 7 1 1 2 6 — — — — — 2017–18 Espoo United Mestis 42 2 6 8 26 — — — — — 2018–19 Vienna Capitals Silver Erste 52 10 15 25 38 4 0 0 0 02019–20 Pionniers de Chamonix Mont-Blanc FRA 22 1 2 3 45 — — — — — 2019–20 VEU Feldkirch AlpsHL 9 1 7 8 2 — — — — —2019–20 Sparta Sarpsborg GET 7 1 2 3 0 — — — — — 2020–21 Sparta Sarpsborg Norway 19 1 3 4 10 — — — — — Liiga totals 60 5 7 12 16 — — — — — KHL totals 9 1 0 1 6 — — — — —

International Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM 2011 Finland U17 7th 5 0 0 0 0 Junior totals 5 0 0 0 0