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Santeri Airola | |||
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Born |
(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24) Imatra, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shoots | Right | ||
Liiga team (P) Cur. team Former teams |
Ilves KOOVEE (Mestis) SaiPa | ||
NHL draft |
211th overall, 2019 Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Santeri Airola (born 29 June 2000) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for KOOVEE in the——Mestis while under contract with Ilves of the Liiga. Airola was drafted 211th overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career※
Airola played as a youth within the SaiPa organization before moving——to hometown Mestis club, Imatran Ketterä. He made his Liiga debut on loan with SaiPa on 29 December 2018 against Ilves. He went onto to play three games for SaiPa during the 2018–19 Liiga season.
On 24 March 2020, Airola left Ketterä agreeing to an optional three-year contract with Liiga club Ilves.
Career statistics※
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2016–17 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Ketterä | Jr. B | 40 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | SaiPa | Jr. A | 41 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2018–19 | SaiPa | Liiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | Ketterä | Mestis | 26 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | SaiPa | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | Ilves | Liiga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | KOOVEE | Mestis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Liiga totals | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
References※
- ^ "Penguins draft Finnish defenceman Airola with final pick". dkpittsburghsports.com. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Game logs #6 Airola, Santeri" (in Finnish). Liiga. 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Santeri Airola player profile" (in Finnish). Liiga. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Ilves announce player contracts" (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
External links※
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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